BLUEBERRY ICE CREAM

BLUEBERRY ICE CREAM

HOMEMADE BLUEBERRY ICE CREAM

In India, I have often tasted Black Current flavored ice creams and fresh cream cakes; those were my favorites :). But in US, fresh berries are more common and is easily available in all grocery stores. Among all the berries, blueberry is one of the popular berry in North-America. The most common recipe with blueberry was muffins and cakes; I tried blue berry muffins and blue berry cake and I loved them; then I thought, why not blueberry ice cream?

Unlike Strawberry and Raspberry, you won’t feel the flavor and taste of blue berry to be strong; but these have highest anti-oxidants than any other fruit. Here is my rich, healthy and creamy Blueberry ice cream recipe:

Ingredients

  • Heavy whipping cream – 1 cup
  • Half and half milk             – 1 cup
  • Granulated sugar             –  ½ cup
  • Egg yolks                               – 2 nos (from large eggs- for silky texture)
  • Vanilla bean extract         –  1 tsp
  • Blueberry puree                – ½ cup

 Procedure

  • Step 1: In a heavy bottomed pan, add heavy whipping cream, half-n-half and granulated sugar; bring it to boil or until the sugar dissolves completely
  • Step 2: In a wide mixing bowl, add egg yolks and tempering (while beating the egg yolks on high speed, slowly add about half a cup of hot milk mixture to the sides of the bowl) and pour the whole hot milk mixture to the hand mixture bowl and beat on high speed for about 5 mins
  • Step 3: Now transfer the yolk milk mixture to the heavy bottomed pan and heat it for some time – about 5 mins or so; stir continuously.
  • Step 4: Cool completely, now beat the mixture on medium high speed for about 5 -8 mins along with a tsp of vanilla bean / vanilla extract. Within few mins the consistency should be creamy. Transfer the ice cream mixture to the pre-chilled (place a freezer safe container into the fridge until cold) container and freeze it for about 30 mins or so
  • Step 5: Using a hand mixture beat the semi freeze mixture on medium high speed until smooth and creamy and freeze it. Beat again every 30 mins until you reach the creamy consistency (approx. 2-3 times).
  • Step 6: Now add the Blueberry Puree (see below for steps for this) to the ice cream mixture and gently fold it together. Finally store it in a freezer safe container and enjoy the healthy homemade Blueberry Ice cream.

There is no added preservatives, no food color and no artificial thickening agent. Do try at your home and STAY HAPPY N HEALTHY.

NOTE/ TIP:                                                    

  • In case of diabetes, you can replace Sugar-free instead of regular sugar.
  • Always take off the ice cream from the freezer before 30 mins of serving, to enjoy the original taste.

How to make Blueberry Puree?

In a heavy bottomed pan add about 1 cup of cleaned Blueberries along with ½ cup sugar. Bring it to boil and allow it cook for about 7-8 mins. Cool completely. Store it on a BPA Free Plastic container or in a mason jar. You can keep this for more than a week or so. Do not forget to refrigerate.



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