Hokey Pokey Ice Cream

Hokey Pokey Ice Cream

Hokey Pokey (HOH-kee POH-kee)

Vanilla Ice Cream with Honeycomb Toffee

Prep Time 5 hours
📈 Difficulty Medium
👥 Servings
8
🔥 Calories 325 kcal

Creamy vanilla ice cream studded with crunchy golden nuggets of hokey pokey honeycomb toffee, New Zealand's most beloved ice cream flavour.

Nutrition & Info

320 kcal per serving
Protein 5.0g
Carbs 38.0g
Fat 17.0g
Protein Carbs Fat

Dietary

vegetarian gluten-free nut-free

Allergen Warnings

⚠ dairy ⚠ eggs

Equipment Needed

ice cream maker saucepan baking tray

Presentation Guide

Vessel: bowl or cone

Garnishes: honeycomb pieces on top

Accompaniments: waffle cone, chocolate sauce

Instructions

  1. 1

    Make hokey pokey by heating sugar and golden syrup until amber. Remove from heat, stir in baking soda quickly, and pour onto a lined tray. Let set completely.

  2. 2

    Heat cream and milk in a saucepan until steaming. Whisk egg yolks and sugar until pale, then slowly pour in the hot cream mixture, whisking constantly.

  3. 3

    Return custard to the pan and cook over low heat, stirring continuously, until it coats the back of a spoon. Do not let it boil.

  4. 4

    Strain custard through a sieve, stir in vanilla, and cool completely. Refrigerate for at least four hours or overnight.

  5. 5

    Churn the cold custard in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer instructions until thick and creamy.

  6. 6

    Break hokey pokey into small chunks and fold through the churned ice cream. Transfer to a container and freeze until firm.

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Did You Know?

Hokey pokey ice cream accounts for nearly one-third of all ice cream sold in New Zealand, outselling every other flavour including chocolate and strawberry.

Chef's Notes

Equipment Tips

  • ice cream maker
  • saucepan
  • baking tray

Garnishing

honeycomb pieces on top

Accompaniments

waffle cone, chocolate sauce

The Story Behind Hokey Pokey Ice Cream

Hokey pokey ice cream is as Kiwi as it gets. The honeycomb toffee pieces folded through vanilla ice cream first appeared in New Zealand dairies and ice cream parlours in the 1940s. The name hokey pokey itself may derive from the Italian ice cream vendors who sold "gelati, ecco un poco" (ice cream, here is a little) on New Zealand streets. Today it is the undisputed national ice cream flavour, and no Kiwi childhood is complete without it.

🕐 Traditionally enjoyed dessert, summer treat 📜 Origins: 1940s New Zealand

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