Saturday, January 8, 2011

Blackberry Ice Cream

We decided to recently try out our new Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker. In an effort to cut down on our costs we tried to use stuff we had on hand... which was blackberries and whole milk. All we needed to purchase was heavy cream.


We did the recipe by what we thought would be best, and found we put a bit too much vanilla. Other than that the ice cream was rich, creamy, and full of flavor.


Ingredients:


- 1.5 cups blackberries
- 1.5 cups heavy cream
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


What you'll do:


1. Puree blackberries.
2. Whisk milk, sugar, and salt until sugar is dissolved.
3. Stir in heavy cream and vanilla.
4. Stir in puree.
5. Refrigerate 1-2 hours, covered.
6. Turn on ice cream maker and pour mixture into frozen freezer bowl
7. Let mix 20 minutes, until thickened.


When it's first done the texture will be a bit softer and creamy. You can store it in the freezer in a plastic container and it'll hit the consistency of regular ice cream.


Remember. Do NOT store ice cream in the freezer bowl, as it may damage the bowl.