Blackberry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
A creamy homemade ice cream using fresh picked blackberries with chocolate chips.
Servings: 8
Calories: 369kcal
Equipment
- ice cream maker
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh blackberries washed and drained
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 3/4 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 5 egg yolks
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chopped
Instructions
Blackberry Puree
- Place blackberries and 2 tablespoons sugar in a skillet or saucepan. Cook over medium heat to release the juices. Simmer until juices reduce slightly, about 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into a food mill to remove the seeds, but preserve the pulp and juices. A fine mesh strainer can be used as well. Cover blackberry puree with plastic wrap and chill overnight.
Ice Cream Custard
- In a medium-size saucepan add cream, milk, 1/4 cup of the sugar and salt. Heat over medium/low heat until steaming. Whisk egg yolks and slowly add the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. When the cream mixture is hot and steaming, slowly pour a small amount of the hot cream mixture into the egg yolk mixture stirring constantly. Continue to add at least 1/2 of the hot cream mixture. Slowly pour the egg/cream mixture back into the pan and cook over low heat until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Remove from heat and pour into a bowl. Cover and chill completely overnight.
Chrun Puree and Custard
- When both mixtures have chilled, stir the blackberry puree into the ice cream mixture. Mix well otherwise the ice cream will be darker/lighter in color. Pour mixed liquid. into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Add chopped chocolate the last 5 minutes of mixing. Makes 1 quart of ice cream.