I like to claim I invented this recipe because way back (circa 2011), when you googled "candy cane kulfi," ONLY my website came up.
Ingredients
2, 12oz cans condensed milk2 x 382ml
5tbspsugar
10cardamom pods
1/2tsppeppermint extract OR 4 more candy canes
3peppermint candy canes see prior ingredient!
3tbspheavy cream
Recommended
small silicone molds(we like these mini-cupcake molds because they also make it easy to eat: just pop it out and use the mold as a way to hold it and catch melting drips.)
Instructions
Open cans and pour milk into a saucepan. Add sugar, cardamom pods and peppermint extract (or additional candy canes). Cook over low heat for 10 minutes, taking care not to let it boil, and scraping the sides and bottom of pain continuously.
Turn off the heat and let it cool, and remove the cardamom pods. Continue to stir it intermittently to help it cool and not clump.
While cooling, arrange silicone molds in a sturdy and level box or platter that will slide easily in and out of your freezer. Sometimes we need to make a bi-level situation with a piece of cardboard.
When cool, stir in the heavy cream. Using a lipped ladle (save yourself the cleanup), carefully pour the milk into the molds, but do not fill to the top (to allow for expansion and possible spilling when moving in into the freezer.
Put them in. the freezer. In about an hour, when they begin to solidify (depending on your freezer), sprinkle the last of the candy cane atop the kulfi, to make a pretty garnish and add a nice crunch.
Let them freeze overnight (unless your freezer is a lot better than mine, in which case 4-5 hours might actually work).
Guess can eat them right our of the molds, which helps catch the trips and you can enjoy every last drip. Or, serve popped out of the molds onto a plate, and topped with additional crushed candy cane for extra flavor and crunch. ENJOY!!
Notes
Red and white candy canes are preferred because the ones with green melt into a less appetizing color
In recent years we used peppermint extract instead of melting candy canes for taste. If you aren't in the USA, you may have a hard time finding peppermint extract (like here in Paris) so just use 4 candy canes melted into the milk).