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Sour cherry and rose water ice cream recipe

Course: Dessert
Keyword: Icecream, Rosewater, Sour cherry
Servings: 10

Equipment

  • ice cream maker

Ingredients

  • 150 g caster sugar
  • 10 g cornflour
  • Pinch sea salt
  • 200 ml whole milk
  • 400 ml sour cream or creme fraiche
  • 2 tbsp rose water

For the sour cherry compote:

  • 200 g sour cherries, pitted
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • squeeze lemon juice
  • stick or tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • First make the ice cream base and while it is churning in the ice cream maker you can make the sour cherry compote.
  • Put the sugar, cornflour, salt and a little of the milk into a saucepan over a low heat. Whisk as it warms, then add the rest of the milk.
  • Cook until it thickens. It's important to cook down the cornflour: when it goes a bit translucent, that usually means it is cooked. Remove from the heat.
  • Add the sour cream/creme fraiche into the hot mixture, whisking as you go. Then add the rose water. Then pour it all into your ice cream maker. My machine tends to work in 60 minute sessions. I find it takes at least 2 sessions of 60 minutes, maybe 3 sessions to properly churn.

The sour cherry compote:

  • I like this to be fairly chunky so while I pit the cherries, I leave them whole. Put the cherries in a pan on a shallow heat with the sugar, lemon juice and vanilla. Simmer until slightly thickened and looking a bit jammy, 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat and let it cool. Then add it to the mixture in your ice cream machine and let it continue to churn.