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Hokey Pokey Ice Cream
New Zealand
New Zealand's ice cream identity. Hokey pokey is the local word for honeycomb. Every New Zealand child grows up eating it.
New Zealand's favourite ice cream — vanilla ice cream with chunks of golden honeycomb toffee. The nation's best-selling flavour since the 1950s.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
0 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
445 kcal
Serves
6
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
150gcaster sugar
60mlgolden syrup
2 tspbicarbonate of soda
1Lgood vanilla ice cream, softened slightly
Method
1
Heat sugar and golden syrup in a saucepan until golden caramel, 5 minutes.
2
Remove from heat. Add bicarb. Stir — it will foam dramatically.
3
Pour onto a lined tray. Cool completely. Crush into chunks.
4
Fold into softened ice cream. Refreeze.
Chef's Tip
Add the bicarb the moment the caramel is golden — too dark and it will taste bitter.
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