Apr 11, 2010
Machine-free Honey Ice-Cream
A few days ago I discovered this amazing blog The Stone Soup that suggests lots of simple recipes with the minimum of ingredients and equipment, which really appeals to me. And can you imagine - Jules, the author of this blog, possesses the secret of making ice-cream without an ice-cream machine! Isn’t this wonderful? It’s only made with cream and honey. Which means my ice-cream mixture was ready in about 10 minutes, plus about 6 hours for freezing. Or maybe 7. That’s it. I left it in the freezer overnight and it still remained soft and creamy - simply unbelievable! I really like the idea of making 100% natural (well, as natural as store-bought cream can be) ice-cream at home. Until now I’ve only experimented with different kinds of sorbet.
I couldn’t resist decorating my ice-cream with pictachios just as Jules did it - mine were slightly salted and this touch of salt worked great with the sweetness of the honey-flavoured ice-cream and the dried dates that I also used as a garnish.
My ingredients
1/2 cup buckwheat honey
2 1/2 cups cream (35% milk fat)*
Pistachios and dried dates for serving
*Jules used single and double cream (which is 45 to 48% milk fat), but unfortunately we only have “single” cream here
Serves 6-8
Heat honey on a low heat until runny. Add 1/2 of the cream and stir until smooth.
Whip the remaining cream until soft peaks form and add to the honey&cream mixture. Stir well (I noticed that the whipped cream tended to float to the top so I needed to stir through the mixture really well).
Place the ice-cream mixture in a freeze proof container and freeze for 6-8 hours.
Serve with pistachios and dates or any other way you like.
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I also saw that recipe and loved it. Did not have a chance to try it yet, because I’m doing detox this week, but will certainly make it soon. Love your pictures and the addition of pistachios!
P.s. I am going to stumble this post :-)
Super recipe, I have something similar
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Machine free iT’s for me!
A great ice-cream!
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This looks so simple and delicious! Thanks for sharing.
love recipes for ice cream without using ice cream maker. They look just as delectable :)
I love this, everyone seems to have amn ice cream maker, but me. LOL I love honey and i know the family will love this, i am picturing little flecks of vanilla bean…… great photos also!
Thank you so much for all your comments!.. I’m now a huge fan of the Stone Soup :) I love *really simple* recipes!
Hi this looks divine. And so simple, which is the best part. If you like no-machine ice creams, you have to try this:
http://limecake.net/2010/03/03/the-easiest-ch…late-ice-cream/
cheers!
I must try this!
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Thanks for this yummy! Ice Cream Method i will try it’s out for sure.
Lebovitz’s machine free ice cream with Thomas Keller’s Truffled Honey … since I still don’t have an ice cream maker.
We’ve shared some of our favorite ways to make ice cream without a machine.
OOoohhh … this looks so do-able! I don’t have an ice cream machine either. I can’t wait to make this! Thanks so much!