It's not hard to think of a pudding that can be made in advance. But mostly the advantage is simply that all the effort is upfront and early. The thing about this recipe is that you do it in advance - it's ice cream, so that stands to reason - but what you do in advance is negligible in terms of effort. You don't make a custard, and you don't have to keep whipping it out of the deep freeze to beat the crystals. No, you simply squeeze and stir.
On top of that cause for greater contentment, there is also the fact that this delicate pink ice cream tastes like fragrant, sherbety heaven.
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I saw Nigella on an American tv show and she said 3/4 cup of pomegranate juice (such as Pom) could be used in place of fresh pomegranates. I tried this last time and it worked just as well.
Posted by Mrs_Bee on 2nd Jun 2011 at 13.03
This is a great simple recipe. Everybody loved it. Will have to make again.
Posted by Newie09 on 26th Jul 2011 at 21.34
Thank you..I will prepare the pomegranate today and make the ice cream tomorrow.
Posted by Khawla on 6th Oct 2011 at 13.18
I over whip the double cream and the mixture broke down into buttery yellow stuff and liquid. How can I salvage it? How long should I mix this on my stand mixer ?
Posted by Lennychew on 27th Oct 2011 at 5.06
I tried this recipe and must tell you, it is very easy and turned out to be delicious. I could not find double cream; used fresh cream instead and it still tasted yummy. Will definitely be making it again. Cheers!!
Posted by jithanishant on 22nd Jan 2013 at 11.46
@Lennychew I am not sure how to salvage cream that has split (this is essentially how butter is made) but prevention is easy - if the cream is cold as can be it will whip really fast - so fast that you do not really need a stand mixer just a hand held even a whisk! That way you are sure not to over beat! Really even with a whisk it takes all of two and a half minutes of whisking.
Posted by Royalbrettania on 8th Feb 2013 at 14.24
Ahh this is just amazing. I have made several times. It's super easy too... except juicing the pomegranates. You can use pomegranate juice but the result is the colour is just not as pink - and I think there's more flavour if you squeeze yourself. Juicing the pomegranates: I try my best with an orange squeezer.. then pestle and mortar.. then a seive..pushing through any bit thats still havent popped... its easy to get too many seedy bits through. Any better ideas on how to juice abit easier? I just blitzed in the food processor once but it was just too grainy with all the seeds. Also be sure that youre not wearing anything white :-)
Posted by chi on 18th Mar 2013 at 12.41
Hi Nigella thanks for this lovely recipe. Tried it yesterday, but replaced the pomegranate with strawberry crush. The result was fab, kids and hubby dear enjoyed it. Will be making it again soon.
Posted by ameer47 on 22nd Apr 2013 at 7.49