This week we had some dearly loved friends come to stay with us. For three days, there were 5 beautiful boys (two of them my own…) racing around the backyard. Days filled with chatter, food, laughter, hugs and a great thankfulness for these special times we get to spend together.
With their impending arrival earlier this week, I thought that a grand idea might be to make some home-made ice cream to serve up in cones for our first dessert together. The recipe to follow is what I made… thankfully everyone else loves raspberries as much as I do! This makes a beautifully fragrant vanilla ice cream which works as a wonderful base for perfuming and flavouring to suit your own tastes. Hard to beat the addition of raspberries, but I’m already contemplating my next batch – hokey pokey maybe… or a simple milk chocolate. Classic family favourites!
I perhaps needed to leave the ice cream sit slightly longer on the bench before scooping it into cones (I’ll admit to being way too impatient in wanting to taste-test this one!), as it had the tiniest bit of frostiness to it. I’ll know better for next time…
Here’s to happy, summer days with friends who we love as much as family! xx
Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream | Gather and Graze
Ingredients
- 250ml/1 Cup Cream
- 650ml/2⅔ Cups Whole Milk
- 1 Vanilla Bean (split and seeds scraped out)
- 180g/¾ Cup Raw Caster Sugar
- Pinch of Salt
- 6 Free-Range Egg Yolks
For the Raspberry Syrup
- 200g Fresh Raspberries (I used frozen)
- 60g/¼ Cup Raw Caster Sugar
Instructions
Place the cream, milk, vanilla bean (seeds and split bean), sugar and salt into a medium-sized saucepan and place on the stove over medium heat. Stir every now and then as it comes barely to a simmer, then remove from the heat.
While the other ingredients are on the heat, place the egg yolks into a small mixing bowl and whisk until pale and thickened slightly.
Ladle in a little of the cream/milk mixture to the egg yolks, being sure to whisk continuously as you do. Continue whisking as you gradually add an extra couple of ladlefuls. Then pour this egg yolk mixture back into the saucepan and return to the stove over medium heat. Whisk continuously until the mixture begins to thicken. A good sign is when it lightly coats the back of a wooden spoon – be sure that you don’t allow it to come to a simmer. Remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature. I sped up this process by sitting the pan in an ice-bath (made by pouring some cold water and ice into the sink).
When it has reached room temperature, place some cling wrap over the top of the mixture and place into the fridge to chill completely (ideally overnight).
Prepare the raspberry syrup by gently heating the raspberries and sugar in a small saucepan until warmed and the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and use a stick blender to puree the mixture, then pass it through a sieve (thus removing all seeds) into a small bowl. Place into the fridge to chill overnight as well.
The following day… give the vanilla custard a good whisk to make sure it is smooth and fully incorporated, then churn in an ice cream maker until nice and thick. Scoop half of the mixture into the tub/container you’ll be storing it in, then pour over half of the raspberry syrup. Swirl a little with a spoon, before repeating with a top layer of ice cream and syrup. Place in the freezer to fully set.
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I just had a store bought ice-cream and it was not good. I was hoping and hoping as I was reading this recipe, that this is ice-cream that does not need an ice-cream maker. I have to get me an ice-cream maker. This is a yummy one! 😛
Sorry Fae, unfortunately it is… though I do think it’s well worth picking up a machine – mine is an attachment bowl to go on my KitchenAid mixer… though the Cuisinart ones look wonderful too. So many great flavours and ingredients to play around with!
yep i love raspberries. good work!:)
Cheers Sherry! 🙂
Best damn raspberry ice cream I’ve ever come across; and I’ve eaten some ice cream in my time! 🙂 Nice work dear Margot.
Thanks my friend – very kind of you to say so! Great to spend some time hanging out with you and the family! M.xx
Wooowness margot! This icecream looks super duper yummy! Wish i could eat that now. 😀
Thanks Sadia! Would love to send you some, if I could… 🙂
Thank you dear Margot! We were the lucky ones to receive these delights! And delights they were! The boys (and parents) loved this recipe and appreciate your efforts in making it for us! Thank you xx So enjoyed our times together…so very blessed to count you and yours amongst our dearest friends! Xxx
Missing you already dear Claire! Such a lovely few days together of catching up. M.xx
With this freezing weather, your gorgeous ice cream had the magic power to put a smile on my face. I wish I had a friend like you … making something like that for my upcoming visit… Good for them! 😄
So sweet of you Francesca, thank you! Isn’t it wonderful how ice cream so easily puts a big smile onto the faces on most people in this world – magical indeed! 🙂
How delicious! I bet everyone was very happy with your choice of dessert 🙂
They were indeed Sam… thank you! Hope you’re enjoying the school holidays! 🙂
That photo is surely classifiable! And I don’t even eat ice cream. But! I used to love raspberry ripple. Hmm, could so do with a bowl of your ice cream right now to go with my solitary tinned peaches. Forgot to buy dessert on the way back from work. And it was so cold getting there this morning. Minus temps, or that was how it felt like. Well, we’re nearing halfway through winter already. Can’t complain!
Thanks Johnny! It’s such a nice feeling to get past the halfway mark and know that the days are getting longer and will slowly start to warm up again. Peaches and ice cream would be a great mix! We’re on to vanilla bean now though… how quickly this home-made ice cream disappears!
Looks absolutely delicious! 🙂
Thanks Anugya for your lovely comment!
,,,and now I’m craving raspberry ice cream! This sounds like such a treat!
🙂 I seem to crave anything with raspberries involved! Thanks very much Jeanne!
It looks killer yum!
Very kind of you – thanks!
This looks absolutely lovely Margot….it’s downright freezing here, but I would not say no to your ice cream 🙂
Thank you so much Loretta – I’d certainly offer some up to you if I could… though perhaps with some apple pie or crumble to go with it!? 🙂
Great photo Margot. Just the thing for a hot summer day.
Thanks Anne! 🙂 Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend.
Wow, that ice cream looks gorgeous Margot!! We are in the middle of a windstorm, but I could have a large bowl of this gorgeous treat now 😀
That’s very kind of you Naina – thanks so much! Hope the windstorm has passed by now and that all is safe and sound!
It looks absolutely delicious, Margot 🙂 I like the presentation!
Cheers Linda! I had to be so quick… before it all started melting and dripping all over my hand! 🙂 No lengthy photo-shoots when ice cream is the main event!
Ha, ha, ha, it happened to me with my Soufflé 😉 Have a nice week, Margot!
Even though it is chilly here, I am now craving your artful, berry frozen custard. What flavor might be had with the hokey pokey?
Aww, thanks Stacey! Sorry to do this to you in mid-winter! Hokey Pokey is a honeycomb flavour – a firm favourite in New Zealand. I’ve posted a recipe once before for ‘Hokey Pokey Biscuits’, also very yummy!
Sounds great, I will check them out.
I will eat ice cream year round and your raspberry ripple looks delicious. What fun having your friends visiting you and how wonderful to greet them with homemade ice cream. It looks just perfect I have little to no patience to wait for it to completely freeze it’s just too delicious to wait.
I remember being in awe of your beautiful flavour combinations for ice cream from last summer Suzanne! Now that I’m in the groove of ice cream making, I’ll be coming across soon to try out a few of your suggestions. Nothing better than home-made! 🙂