![]() Thyme ice-cream with honey and mascarpone – thyme, honey and mascarpone….Strawberry Balsamic Ice-cream – strawberry ice cream given a lift with a dash of balsamic vinegar to bring out the sweetness.Rose Ice-cream – made with culinary rosewater, this ice cream is the essence of an English summer garden.Lemon Curd Ice Cream – this tangy, three-ingredient recipe is probably the simplest ice cream recipe you will find.Lavender Ice-cream – another gorgeous floral ice cream (bit of a theme here at tastebotanical…) made with fresh or dried culinary lavender.Elderflower Ice-cream – easy recipe using elderflower cordial – delicious floral taste of summer!.Cranberry Ice Cream – if you have any left-over cranberry sauce, you know what to do with it.Coffee Ice Cream – quick and easy, store-cupboard recipe using instant coffee which has an amazingly rich coffee flavour.Roasted Cherry Ice Cream – juicy fresh cherries with a bit of booze make this a rich and indulgent dessert (you can leave out the alcohol if you really want to).I like to experiment with flavours and some of my other recipes are listed below. I make it in the summer, of course, but am happy to eat it in winter too! There are some brilliant, shop-bought ice creams available but it is so easy to make your own. I am a great home-made ice cream enthusiast. In addition to ice cream, they are great in crumbles and pies and can also be used to make Blackberry Gin and Blackberry Muffins. I will pick enough to use immediately and also try and pick a supply for the freezer as they freeze very well. The time to pick blackberries is August and September. They are easily identifiable and grow in abundance pretty much everywhere in late summer. However, blackberries are a foraged food that I have picked and enjoyed since I was a child. I try to use seasonal, local food but I am not an expert forager and am still on a steep learning curve about identifying and using wild food. ![]() Alternatively, go for a double hit of blackberry by using Blackberry Gin. Try something with a base note of apple, such as an apple liqueur.
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