Lavender Ice Cream

A community recipe by fishy

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Introduction

A good use for home grown lavender.

Ingredients

Serves: 6

Metric Cups

12 sprigs lavender
100 grams caster sugar
300 millilitres single cream
4 egg yolks
300 millilitres double cream

12 sprigs lavender
3½ ounces superfine sugar
11 fluid ounces heavy cream
4 egg yolks
11 fluid ounces heavy cream

Method

Lavender Ice Cream is a community recipe submitted by fishy and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Separate lavender flowers and buzz them with the sugar until fine. Put into a saucepan with the single cream and stir over a low heat to dissolve the sugar. Bring almost to a simmer; draw off the heat. Infuse for 10 minutes.

Put the egg yolks in a bowl and stir to break up.

Pour the infused cream into the yolks, whisking to make a custard. Return custard to rinsed out saucepan; stir over moderate heat until custard thickened. Do not boil.

Pour the custard into a bowl at once. Cool, then chill for several hours.

Whip the double cream to soft peaks then fold in the lavender custard. Turn into a freezer container and freeze until firm.

As sides harden, turn them to the centre and stir â€“ takes 4-5 hours. Or freeze in an ice cream machine.

Separate lavender flowers and buzz them with the sugar until fine. Put into a saucepan with the heavy cream and stir over a low heat to dissolve the sugar. Bring almost to a simmer; draw off the heat. Infuse for 10 minutes.

Put the egg yolks in a bowl and stir to break up.

Pour the infused cream into the yolks, whisking to make a custard. Return custard to rinsed out saucepan; stir over moderate heat until custard thickened. Do not boil.

Pour the custard into a bowl at once. Cool, then chill for several hours.

Whip the heavy cream to soft peaks then fold in the lavender custard. Turn into a freezer container and freeze until firm.

As sides harden, turn them to the centre and stir â€“ takes 4-5 hours. Or freeze in an ice cream machine.