Blackberry Ice Cream
This blackberry ice cream is loaded with fresh blackberry purée, this silky ice cream is sure to satisfy late summer cravings.
I bought a Cuisinart ice cream maker a couple of years ago. My grandma gave me an old hand-crank ice cream maker she’d had for many years which led me to buying the Cuisinart one. When I went to summer camp, making ice cream by hand was one of my favorite activities. Maybe it was because I was young, or the novelty of it at summer camp, obviously having a huge sweet tooth had something to do with it too, but I loved how hand-cranked ice cream tasted. It tasted pure. Like no ice cream I had ever had before. It was simple ingredients and vanilla flavoring. I can still taste it 20 years later.
I had to have homemade ice cream again
This blackberry ice cream was one of the first I developed after getting the ice cream maker. I’ve tried a lot of ice creams in my life, but it’s hard to find one that is loaded with flavor. Understandably so, the cost of ingredients is generally high, especially for berries specific to the time of year. But now that I had this ice cream maker, I could cram in as much flavor as possible… or as much as the ice cream maker could handle.
See Loaded Cookies & Cream Ice cream for a truly loaded ice cream maker… to the brim, I don’t think I could have added any more oreos.
Summer is winding down sadly. Preserve it with fresh blackberry ice cream.
Shopping List:
Before Starting:
Freeze ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s instructions, mine takes a good 24 hours to freeze.
How To:
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stretch out the last days of summer with blackberry ice cream
Blackberry Ice Cream
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minutesLoaded with fresh blackberry purée, this silky ice cream is sure to satisfy late summer cravings.
Ingredients
- Blackberry Purée
750g Fresh Blackberries
½ Teaspoon Kosher Salt
¼ Cup Sugar
2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
- Ice Cream
1 ½ Cups Whole Milk
1 Cup Granulated Sugar
3 Cups Heavy Cream
1 Tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
Directions
- Make Blackberry Purée
- Combine salt, sugar, and cornstarch. Mix well
- Wash blackberries
- In a heavy bottom pot, add blackberries, lemon juice and sugar mixture. Mix well
- Over medium heat, bring mixture to a boil, reduce to a simmer over medium-low heat. Blackberries burn easily, stir often
- Once blackberries have reduced, after about 30-45 minutes, strain mixture so all that’s left is blackberry purée without seeds
- Let cool and store in a mason jar or airtight container until ready to use
- Make Ice Cream
- In a medium bowl, combine milk and sugar. Use a hand mixer to combine milk and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Medium-low to medium speed*
- Stir in heavy cream and vanilla
- Set up ice cream maker per manufacturer’s instructions
- Turn on and pour ice cream mixture into frozen bowl
- Let mix until thickened, about 20-25 minutes
- Prepare about 1 cup blackberry puree to add to ice cream maker
- After 20-25 minutes, start adding blackberry puree a ¼ cup at a time. Let the mixture work itself in before adding the rest
- Mix an additional 3-5 minutes
- The ice cream can be enjoyed after it’s mixed, it will be super soft. Top off with additional blackberry purée
- Otherwise, store ice cream in an airtight container (topped off with blackberry puree) and freeze until fully set about two hours or overnight
- Leave out for 10 minutes before serving after fully frozen, top with additional blackberry purée if desired
Notes
- *To test: dip a finger into the mixture, touching the bottom of the bowl, rub the dipped finger against another finger, if it feels gritty, the sugar is not yet dissolved and needs to mix longer
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