How can I add flavor to my already made gelato?

[Banana Brain]

Its just so... vanilla. And not even a very strong vanilla. Any easy suggestions?

 

[marmalady]

You could try softening it a bit and adding more vanilla/chopped chocolate and/or nuts, pieces of fruit; then refreezing again. Or just use as is, with some yummy toppings!

 

[Gretchen]

Pour some limoncello or triple sec over it. You get the idea.

 

[Banana Brain]

You could try softening it a bit and adding more vanilla/chopped chocolate and/or nuts, pieces of fruit; then refreezing again. Or just use as is, with some yummy toppings!

I did end up adding a lot more vanilla so now its VERY vanilla and some melted chocolate which harned in it.

 

[Banana Brain]

Pour some limoncello or triple sec over it. You get the idea.

I would say "niiiiice" except I really don't like the taste of alchohol and it would ruin my gelato.

 

[marmalady]

I did end up adding a lot more vanilla so now its VERY vanilla and some melted chocolate which harned in it.

Were you adding vanilla extract? Real vanilla extract? The next time you might try heating up a scraped vanilla bean with the milk, then using that.

 

[Banana Brain]

Were you adding vanilla extract? Real vanilla extract? The next time you might try heating up a scraped vanilla bean with the milk, then using that.

Just wondering, where the heck is it that I can buy actual vanilla beans? I've never seen it in stores.
Thank you for the suggestion!

 

[Banana Brain]

Oh, and I also added cinnamon and brown sugar and cake peices (being inspired by the two-hour show I had just watched on Food network about people competing to develope a new flavor of Haagen-Dasz). The brown sugar gave it a really delicious flavor.