Description
Sweet-tart blueberry sorbet gets swirled with creamy vanilla ice-cream in this delicious frozen treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 3/4 cup water
- 3 to 3-1/2 cups fresh blueberries, washed and picked over for stems and leaves
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 quart vanilla ice-cream (I use Haagen-Dazs)
Instructions
- Make sugar syrup. In a small saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, and water. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves; set aside.
- Make blueberry sorbet base. In a blender or food processor, puree the blueberries until smooth. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer to remove seeds and skins. In a medium bowl, stir together the blueberry puree, sugar mixture, and lemon juice. Cool mixture to room temperature and then chill in refrigerator until the mixture is very cold (2-3 hours or overnight).
- Make sorbet and prep ice-cream. When ready to make the sorbet, transfer the blueberry mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions. When the sorbet is almost done freezing (about the consistency of granita), prep the vanilla ice-cream. Remove the vanilla ice-cream from the freezer and scoop it into a microwave safe bowl. Microwave the ice-cream on VERY LOW heat for 10-20 seconds. With a large spoon, break up the ice-cream into large chunks, stirring it until it is the consistency of thick cake batter (returning the ice-cream to the microwave as necessary to help soften it).
- Swirl and freeze. Spread a thin layer of vanilla ice-cream in the bottom of a freezer-safe container. Then spread a thin layer of blueberry sorbet over the vanilla ice-cream. Repeat with the remaining blueberry sorbet and vanilla ice-cream. Occasionally tap the bottom of the pan against the counter to remove any air pockets and run a thin knife through the layers to gently swirl them together. Cover and freeze until firm, 3 to 4 hours, before serving.
Notes
- Recipe adapted from Ice-Cream by Mable & Gar Hoffman.
- For a more uniform consistency in the final ice-cream, you can also gently fold the blueberry sorbet into the vanilla ice-cream being careful not to over mix.
