Homemade Black Raspberry Ice Cream

A cup of fresh, wild homemade black raspberry ice cream garnished with maple syrup and fresh mint.

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5 from 3 votes

Rich homemade ice cream made with wild black cap raspberries, cream and maple syrup.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Churning Time45

Total Time1

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: black raspberry ice cream recipe, ice cream black raspberry

Servings: servings

Calories: 509kcal

Author: Alan Bergo

Cost: 10

Equipment

Ice cream maker (preferably a compressor model)
2 quart sauce pot
Fine Strainer
hand blender

Ingredients

12 oz fresh black raspberries
¾ cup maple syrup or ½ -¾ cup sugar *see note
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup half and half or milk
5 large egg yolks
Pinch of kosher salt
A few scrapes of Meyer lemon zest optional
2 teaspoons wild vanilla extract optional

Instructions

Whisk the half and half, cream and egg yolks and reserve.
If you're using regular sugar instead of maple syrup, skip to step 4.
Heat the maple syrup in a 2 quart capacity sauce pot and bring to a simmer. Add the black raspberries, turn the heat to medium and cook, mashing the fruit up with the back of a spoon until the mixture comes back to a simmer.
Simmer the fruit and maple syrup for 3-4 minutes on medium heat to evaporate some water.
Add the cream-egg mixture, stir, then puree the mixture with an immersion blender and cook until the mixture is visibly steaming and slightly thickened (roughly 168-170 F).
Strain the mixture through a fine strainer or chinois.
Add the lemon zest and wild vanilla extract, cool, then refrigerate in a container with a lid overnight for the best texture.
Spin the ice cream according to the manufacturers directions of the ice cream machine.
Serve the ice cream drizzled with a thread of maple syrup, extra fresh black cap raspberries and a sprig of mint if you have some.

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Notes

The recipe works fine as written and stays creamy made with only maple syrup. But, you can substitute ¼ cup corn syrup for ¼ cup of the sugar or maple syrup to hedge your bet and ensure the ice cream is extra smooth and creamy.

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