Blackcurrant Cheesecake Ice Cream
Our Blackcurrant and Vanilla Pod Ice Cream recipe is a delightful combination of creamy vanilla pods infused in a rich custard base, swirled with sweet blackcurrant conserve and crumbled shortbread biscuits. The velvety smooth texture and the burst of fruity flavors make this homemade ice cream a perfect treat to enjoy on a sunny day.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 150g tub cream cheese , beaten
- 100g blackcurrant conserve
- 5-6 shortbread biscuits, crumbled into chunks
- 1 plump vanilla pod
- 300ml full-fat milk
- 300ml double cream
- 100g golden caster sugar
- 4 egg yolks
Instructions
- Place a container in the freezer. Split the vanilla pod lengthways, scrape the seeds out with the point of the knife and tip into a pan with the milk, cream and pod. Bring to the boil, then remove from the heat and leave to infuse for at least 20 mins. For the best flavour, this can be done a few hours beforehand and left to go cold (see tips, below).
- In a large bowl, whisk the sugar and egg yolks together for a few minutes until they turn pale and fluffy. Put the vanilla cream back on the heat until it’s just about to boil. Stir in the cream cheese then carefully sieve the liquid onto the yolks, beating with the whisk until completely mixed.
- At this point, get a large bowl of iced water and sit a smaller bowl in it. Pour the custard back into the pan and cook on the lowest heat, stirring slowly and continuously, making sure the spoon touches the bottom of the pan, for about 10 mins until thickened (see rules, below). Strain the custard into the bowl sitting in the iced water and leave to cool, then churn until scoopable (see methods, below).
- Sandwich layers of the ice cream in the container with large dollops of blackcurrant conserve and chunks of biscuit. Freeze until solid.
Cook Time
20M
Prep Time
PT15M
Yield
Serves 6
Nutrition
- Calories: 587 calories
- Fat Content: 44 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 24 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 44 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 36 grams sugar
- Protein Content: 8 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.48 milligram of sodium
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