I first came across Mark @ Pencil & Spoon's recipe for beer ice cream a few months back and after making a winning raspberry beer ice cream I knew I had to try some other beers to test how they worked. This batch is for my Birthday BBQ this weekend.
I admit I'm not a huge ice cream eater. I don't like Hagen Daz et al far too sweet and sickly for me. The best ice cream, in my opinion, is the delicious selection from Needwood Dairy...and of course this beer ice cream. I have another ice cream idea in the pipeline based on one of my favourite English cakes, but you'll have to wait for that because I'm still developing the recipe.
To make the ice cream was also an excuse to use my newest KitchenAid Gadget - an Ice cream bowl and beater
This is not the first time I've made ice cream in the KitchenAid. The Damson Gin sorbet didn't work (I had gone a bit mad with the gin!), blackberry & apple sorbet waiting to be tasted and the raspberry beer ice cream, well lets just say it didn't last long as it was so delicious! The only think Mark says about making this is be careful with your choice of beer. Ideally you do not want a too hoppy beer as it can make the ice cream too bitter.
The beer in it gives it more of an adult flavour. Rich and fruity with a hint of bitterness to stop to being too sweet. The cherry juice in the beer gives the ice cream a beautiful cerise hue. This ice cream would be a perfect accompaniment to a rich dark chocolate brownie. I should also point out this is possibly one of the easiest ice cream recipes known to man. 3 ingredients, no egg, no faffing.
UPDATE: We ate this at my birthday BBQ and it was unanimously decided it tastes just like a Bakewell Tart. You can certainly taste almonds in it. Now this breakthrough means my grand plan to create an ice cream based on my favourite cake (a Bakewell Tart!) has now been shelved as I seem to have achieved it without trying.
Fruit Beer Ice Cream
1 can of condensed milk
300ml double cream
250ml-300ml fruit beer (I use Samuel Smith's fruit beer range)
Gently whisk together all of the ingredients then pour into the ice cream maker. Done!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Cherry Beer Ice Cream
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Wow! That sounds super yummy!
ReplyDeleteWOW Jules, this is one very exciting ice cream. The flavoring is very unique, very grown up for sure! Yummy!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds super easy and super delicious. I really want a ice cream attachment for my kitchenaid, one day....
ReplyDeleteKatie xox
Sounds like a delicious idea!
ReplyDeleteWow a very yumy ice cream i do not have any ice machine first i will bought a Ice Machine after that i will try thnx for such a nice posting.............
ReplyDeleteOh my God I bet this is amazing!! I used the cherry beer to make a cherry beer can duck - an idea that was also inspired by Mark!
ReplyDeleteThis recipe is such a good one and so easy too! Plus it's fun for experimenting with different beers - I made a great ice with a strong stout, which also made great cupcakes!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like it :)
So that's what it looks like. Kitchenshop guy told me there was a kitchen aid attachment.
ReplyDeleteI like the no egg ice cream too - saves buying pasteurized egg yolk. Hadn't thought of using condensed milk - makes such sense really. It was rum and raisin ice cream for me tonight. 1.5 litres cream, 200g caster sugar + rum + raisins. Soak the raisins in warm rum. Maybe overdid the raisins though. With sticky toffee sauce and banana tarte tatin it was a feast.
crikey, that looks deadly. I daren't try this - my lovely husband likes both ingredients too much and manages to moderate with the either/or question. Ice cream generally wins out!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Jules for the weekend :)
ReplyDeleteI just love your new gadget for the K.A. and your ice cream sounds definitely gorgeous.
Hi Jules, great site, definitely going to look into Kitchen Aid icecream maker. Check out this site for the chocolate sorbet. Yummy
ReplyDeleteHappy licking ;o) Inge
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Wow, that is super! Does the ice cream taste 'beery'?
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think about using something like this instead of a fruit beer?
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It's a stout with coffee. I was going to just make a beer float with coffee icecream, but you're recipe is inspiring (and easy).
Rima, Elra, Curious Cat, Daniel, Rosie, - Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteKatiecakes - it is a fantastic attachment, but it doesn't seem to be sold in many places. I got mine from Amazon.
Helen - I seem to cook with fruit beer just as much as I drink it! I like the sound of the beer duck.
Mark - thank you for the recipe. I have quite a few other beers in mind to try it with.
James - I must make your Baileys ice cream sometime. Loving the sound of Rum & Raisin icecream.
Nipitinthebud - Hubby is very attracted to this icecream too!
Inge - I'll have to check out the chocolate sorbet.
Nic - it has a subtle hint of beer, but not overpowering.
thirtyaweek - I really like the sound of the coffee stout for both drinking and maing ice cream with.
Happy Birthday! and this Ice Cream Cupcakes look so yummy!! Gloria
ReplyDeleteSilly question - how big is a tin of condensed milk where you are? I want to try this on the weekend, but I'd hate to discover too late that australian tins are a different size...
ReplyDeleteGloria - thank you :)
ReplyDeleteZoe - sorry to take so long to get back to you. I've only just spotted your comment. Here in the UK a tin of condensed milk is around 400g. Hope this helps.