Lavender Ice Cream
"Lavender ice cream's fragrance simply encapsulates summer. This ice cream is quite divine, and best served with raspberries and toasted nuts... or just on its own!"
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 6 sprigs lavender (about 8cm long) or 4 tablespoons dried lavender blossoms
- 280 ml full-fat milk
- 4 medium egg yolks
- 90 g caster sugar
- 284 ml double cream
directions
- Chop lavender into 1cm pieces and place into heavy-bottomed saucepan with milk.
- Heat until just below boiling (don't let it boil...), remove and cool.
- When cold, put in fridge overnight to allow flavour to infuse.
- Next day!
- Rewarm milk and lavender (don't let it boil...), and strain.
- Beat together the yolks and sugar and slowly add to warmed milk, stirring all the time.
- Put mixture into clean, heavy-bottomed saucepan and stir over low heat until custard thickens enough to coat back of a wooden spoon.
- Do not let it boil!
- Leave to cool.
- Strain custard through sieve lined with muslin-like cloth.
- If you have an ice-cream maker: Stir the cream into the custard, transfer to ice-cream maker and churn according to manufacturer's instructions.
- If you don't have an ice-cream maker: Lightly whip the cream and fold into custard.
- Pour into a shallow, freezerproof container, cover with greaseproof paper and freeze for about 30 minutes.
- Repeat three more times, or until the ice cream is set.
- Store in the freezer for up to 2 weeks (if you can control yourself that long!).
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Reviews
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Made this before and it really is lovely, very rich tasting. If you are going to experiment with Lavender, make this your first stop! It's one of my favourite ice-creams! -
Loved this, especially the aroma. The flavor was a little strong and my BF didn't particularly care for it. Would make it again and use approximately 1/2 the lavender blossoms and shorten the refrigeration time. I don't have an ice cream maker and the consistency came out wonderful. Thank you!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Allan Rees-Bevan
London
- Married with a beautiful baby boy (http://www.rees-bevan.com/kieran)
- Love cooking/baking and trying new stuff in the kitchen
- Web programmer and public speaker
- Originally from Cape Town, South Africa... arrived London 1999, moved to Sydney in Sept 2005.