Thursday, July 2, 2009

summer indulgence..blackberry coconut ice cream

blueberry ice cream

The heat is brutal but you gotta give it to the fruits when it comes to summer. My ice cream machine has been working harder than anything else in the store. We have been making ice cream all day everyday. The most popular has been all the dairy free coconut ice cream flavors that I made. These blackberries are from Austin Farmers' Market. You can still get them but I don't think they will last much longer.

The recipe is super easy and you will get your ice cream in no time at all.

1/2 cup blackberries
2 cups coconut cream (you can buy coconut cream or you can scoop the top part of the coconut milk before shaking it. You can use the whole can of coconut milk but coconut cream will give you a better texture. Coconut milk will make the ice cream icier)
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice or more to taste
1/2 teaspoon salt

You can make this ice cream two ways. You can bring everything to a boil and simmer until all sugar is dissolved and put the mixture in a blender. Or you can bring everything but blackberries to a boil and then add blackberries to the mixture and blend. Either way, you will end up with this irresistible rich colored ice cream. Enjoy your summer.

3 comments:

  1. you have a beautiful blog, i just discovered it! Thank you for many great Thai recipes and the excellent photography.

    - A fellow Austinite

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  2. ooooo yum. i am obsessed with ice cream. absoluetly fanatical. i must try this sometime soon!

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  3. Thanks George. Come in and try many other fun ones we have been making.

    Sara, thanks. I have been following your blog religiously, love it. Great photography and recipes. You got me going to the grocery store after cooking all day in a restaurant.

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