Kirstie Allsopp’s Super Smooth Berry Ripple Ice Cream

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Now the summer is here and in full swing quite often we turn to delicious creamy ice creams to help survive the heat. Although chocolate ice cream will always be my summer comfort food of choice one of my other indulgences is a good homemade berry ice cream. I recently encountered this recipe which is slightly unusual for its use of Carnation Milk.  The advantage of using Carnation Light is you do not have to constantly return to the freezer to keep mixing in a bid to prevent ice crystals … [Read more...]

Rum & Raisin Ice Cream

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I have loved this ice cream ever since I was a small child. Its just wonderful. Its so bound into memories of my childhood that it is almost a comfort food, a sure thing to cheer me up on a miserable day! Ingredients 1 cup of raisins 2/3 cup dark rum 8 large egg yolks 1 cup caster sugar 3 cups whole milk 1½ single or whipping cream Method: Put the rum and raisins into small bowl, cover and allow to stand at room temperature for about two hours. Drain the raisins over a … [Read more...]

Brown Bread Ice Cream

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Ingredients: 75 grams wholemeal breadcrumbs 60 grams brown sugar 3 large eggs, separated 1 tablespoon whisky 270 ml double cream 75 grams icing sugar Method: Preheat the grill. Mix the breadcrumbs and brown sugar together, then spread the breadcrumb mixture evenly out on a baking sheet and place under the grill for about 6 minutes until the crumbs are caramelised, set aside to cool. Once the crumbs have cooled, break into small bite-sized pieces. Whisk the egg whites until … [Read more...]