:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/hokey-pokey-ice-cream-256083-hero-01-aeda9f2dda7f4dd384d7289c9198a248.jpg)
The Spruce / Cara Cormack
Nutritional Guidelines (per serving) | |
---|---|
266 | Calories |
5g | Fat |
57g | Carbs |
1g | Protein |
Nutrition Facts | |
---|---|
Servings: 2 | |
Amount per serving | |
Calories | 266 |
% Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 5g | 6% |
Saturated Fat 4g | 21% |
Cholesterol 1mg | 0% |
Sodium 679mg | 30% |
Total Carbohydrate 57g | 21% |
Dietary Fiber 0g | 0% |
Protein 1g | |
Calcium 30mg | 2% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. |
Hokey Pokey is New Zealand's most popular ice cream flavor and rightly so. Just imagine your favorite vanilla ice cream dotted with crunchy bits of honeycomb candy.
Honeycomb candy is also known as hokey pokey, cinder toffee or sponge candy. It's made simply by heating together sugar and golden syrup and stirring in baking soda. This causes the mixture to froth up and aerate. After about 30 minutes, the mixture hardens to become honeycomb.
Sprinkle hokey pokey honeycomb on ice cream or on cakes for a delicious, crunchy treat. Traditional hokey pokey recipes call for golden syrup, also known as light treacle in the UK. If you can’t find it, light corn syrup will do.
Ingredients
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream
- 5 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 tablespoons golden syrup
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Steps to Make It
-
Gather the ingredients.
The Spruce / Cara Cormack
-
Line a baking tray with waxed parchment paper. Set aside
The Spruce / Cara Cormack
-
Heat the 5 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons golden syrup or light corn syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat.
The Spruce / Cara Cormack
-
Melt the mixture and stir occasionally. Bring to a boil for 5 or 6 minutes—make sure you stir continuously so the syrup doesn't burn.
The Spruce / Cara Cormack
-
Take the pot off the stove and stir in the baking soda (bicarbonate of soda). The mixture will froth up and become pale.
The Spruce / Cara Cormack
-
Use a spatula to scrape and pour the mixture onto the waxed parchment paper. Allow the honeycomb to set for 30 minutes.
The Spruce / Cara Cormack
-
Once set, wrap the honeycomb loosely in parchment paper and use a rolling pin to break it into small pieces.
The Spruce / Cara Cormack
-
Scoop ice cream into two serving bowls and sprinkle with hokey pokey honeycomb. Serve immediately.Â
The Spruce / Cara Cormack
Recipe Tags: