Lemon and Blueberry Ice Cream

I seem to have caught the ice cream making bug! Not too long ago, Kris was raving over the Lemon Blueberry Ice Cream she had at Fatbaby. Since I don't have a chance to go to Fatbaby anytime soon and since I had some lemons and cream in the fridge, I just couldn't resist making some.

Besides, I had a jar of good organic blueberry jam. The only thing I did not like is that it has added sugar and is very sweet. On the bright side, it would pair very well with the tart lemons.

I opted for a recipe that did not use eggs because I wanted to keep it simple. I was not ready to struggle with the process of making the custard.

I don't have an ice cream maker and had to rely on stirring the mixture every hour or so to break up the ice crystals. I guess I was not that successful  because my ice cream was not creamy but more like a sorbet. I also realised that I have used more milk instead of more cream. 

I stirred in the blueberry jam after the final round of stirring and the jam sank to the bottom. Which explains why you see very scant evidence of blueberries in the ice cream.

This is not a bad thing because I got to experience the lemon ice cream purely by itself and also with blueberries when I got to the bottom half.

Kris is right. This flavor is awesome! It was so refreshing eating this ice cream on a hot weekend afternoon. 

Ice cream making sure is fun and you can create flavors that you like and tailor it to your own taste. I'm not buying ice cream anymore after this!

Lemon and Blueberry Ice Cream

Recipe source : Adapted from The View From Great Island

Notes : I am making this without an ice cream maker

Ingredients :

- Zest of 2 lemons
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 cups full cream milk (should be 1 cup)

- 1 cup heavy cream (should be 2 cups)

Note : Take note of the amount of milk and heavy cream. The amount I actually used resulted in a sorbet-like texture.

Method :

1. Mix milk, heavy cream and sugar in a mixing bowl.

2. Mix until sugar dissolves.

3. Add lemon zest and lemon juice and stir to mix..

4. Put the mixture into the freezer for about 1 hour and then stir using a whisk.

5. Return to the freezer and repeat another 3 times.

6. During the last mix, stir in good blueberry jam.
7. Transfer mixture into an air tight container and store in the freezer.