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roasted balsamic strawberry and honey ice cream

Roasted Balsamic Strawberry and Honey Ice Cream

Welcome warm weather with this creamy, fruity ice cream sweetened with only honey and fresh strawberries. Roasted Balsamic Strawberry and Honey Ice Cream gives all the flavors–tangy, sweet, and creamy.

  • Yield: 2 quarts ice cream 1x

Ingredients

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For the balsamic roasted strawberries:

  • 4 cups sliced fresh strawberries
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 3 tbsp honey

For the ice cream:

  • 4 cups half n half
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 recipe roasted balsamic strawberries

 

Instructions

  1. Roast your strawberries. On a prepared baking sheet, spread sliced strawberries. Drizzle with honey and balsamic and mix with your hands to evenly coat the strawberries. Roast at 375 for 30-40 minutes until the mixture becomes jammy and deep red.
  2. Place roasted strawberries and juices in a strainer over a medium heat-proof bowl. Strain strawberry juice, using a spatula to push strawberries down onto the strainer. Reserve strawberry solids in an airtight container and store in the fridge. Clean your strainer.
  3. In a medium saucepan, combine half n half, honey, salt, vanilla, and roasted strawberry juice. Gently heat on medium-low, stirring, until the mixture is warm (not hot).
  4. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk egg yolk. Temper the egg yolk by adding 1/2 cup of warm custard to the bowl with the egg yolk, whisking to combine. Then add the egg yolk mixture back into the custard in the saucepan, stirring to combine. Continue to heat this custard over medium heat until it thickens slightly, enough to just coat the back of a spoon.
  5. Strain custard into a heat-proof bowl. Cover and store in the fridge at least overnight and up to several days.
  6. When you are ready to make your ice cream. Churn your chilled custard according to the ice cream machine’s directions. My machine churns ice cream for 25 minutes. With about 5 minutes of churn time left, add the reserved strawberry solids into the ice cream machine. 
  7. Once finished churning, quickly transfer soft ice cream into your freezing container and pop right in the freezer to solidify. Allow to freeze for several hours before enjoying.

Notes

  • You can substitute whole milk or heavy cream for half n half (it will be a little less creamy with whole milk, and even creamier with heavy cream)
  • Enjoy your ice cream in the first couple days after you make it if possible!
  • Author: Caroline Crockett
  • Category: dessert, ice cream