Well here we go, first post!!! Today I made Raspberry Ice Cream. I took a classic vanilla ice cream base and added the raspberry to it. I LOVE raspberries!! Ever since I bought my ice cream maker I have wanted to make something with raspberries. We grow our own at home so I have learned the art of cooking with raspberries. It is very simple, the only thing that takes some time is the sauce for the ice cream. Here is what you need for the raspberry sauce.
1 pint of rinsed Red Raspberries
1 1/2 cups of sugar (divided)
1 cup water
2 tablespoons sifted cornstarch
Step 1: First thing you need to do is make your simple syrup which is your 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar. Heat the 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar is completely dissolved.
Step 2: Once simple syrup is made add raspberries. Cook on medium heat for 1-3 minutes. Add rest of sugar to saucepan. Reduce heat to low and cook for about 20 to 25 minutes or until raspberries are completely cooked down.
Step 3: Once your raspberries have cooked down completely whisk cornstarch a little at a time, do not add all at once or cornstarch with stay in one big clump. I found that it is better to sift it in rather than just dump it in. Whisk constantly until all of cornstarch is dissolved and sauce is thickened.
Step 4: In order to get seeds out of sauce you must strain sauce through a fine mesh sleeve into a container. I strain it through a fine metal strainer and it works just the same.
Now once the sauce is cooled or chilled we can move to the ice cream. Making the ice cream is the easiest part. Like I said I based the ice cream recipe off of a basic Vanilla Ice Cream recipe. You can use any vanilla ice cream recipe, but substitute the vanilla for raspberry extract. Here is the recipe I used.
Raspberry Ice Cream
1 1/2 cups of whole milk
1 1/8 cups of sugar
3 cups heavy cream
1 tablespoon raspberry extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon of red dye
Raspberry sauce
Step 1: In a medium bowl mix milk and sugar together 1 to 2 minutes until sugar is dissolved.
Step 2: Add heavy cream and extracts and mix.
Step 3: Add dye to mixture to give color. You may add or subtract as much dye as you want to your liking.
Step 4: Freeze according to ice cream makers manufacturers directions.
Step 5: About 3 to 5 minutes before ice cream is finished add sauce and make sure it is mixed completely in ice cream.
Remove ice cream from ice cream maker into a sealable container and freeze for 2 to 3 hours or over night. Now all you have to do is enjoy. It is a very creamy ice cream that everyone will love. I followed the same recipe with blueberries and it was a huge hit!!! I hope that you enjoy it.
