Strawberries & Cream

The other weekend I went out to Long Island for a wine tour to celebrate my 30th birthday. Yes, I am THAT bougie. If you are as bougie as me and ever looking to do a wine tour, I highly recommend http://www.elegantwinetoursli.com/. They did an outstanding job.

As often happens, when you travel in large groups, we bought a lot of food and then did not finish it. Part of what we had left over was blueberries and strawberries, which were slightly tart. Rather than throwing them away, I decided they would be perfect for making desserts. I made a fruit crisp with the blueberries and an ice cream with the strawberries.

Strawberries & Cream

Ingredients:

1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and washed

1 tablespoon lemon juice

4 egg yolks

1 cup sugar

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1 cup whole milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 

Preparation:

Combine strawberries, lemon juice and 1/4 cup sugar in a bowl and set in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Beat the egg yolks for 2-3 minutes.

Gradually add the remaining sugar, as well as the milk and vanilla.

Add strawberries with their juice and mix well.

Gently stir in the whip cream until just integrated.

Pour into an ice cream maker and churn.
 





This ice creams tastes like a sweet cream ice cream with hints of strawberry. Hidden throughout, are chunks of delicious frozen strawberries. Coupled with the blueberry tart it is berry delicious!

Until next time, keep calm and get your ice cream eating on!