| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 4 hr 40 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Inactive: | 4 hr |
| Cook: | 25 min |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 pints fresh blackberries
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
Instructions
- Combine the blackberries, 1/4 cup of the sugar and the lemon juice in a saucepan. Cook over low heat until the blackberries are broken down and syrupy, about 20 minutes.
- Pour the mixture into a bowl through a fine mesh strainer. Using a whisk or spoon, force out as much of the deep purple liquid as you can, and then set it aside to cool. Discard the blackberry pulp and seeds.
- Heat the half-and-half and remaining 1 cup sugar in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Using a whisk, beat the egg yolks until pale and thick. Temper the eggs by splashing a small amount of the warm cream into the yolks, whisking constantly. Pour the tempered yolks into the saucepan, stirring gently. Cook over medium-low heat until thick, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes.
- Pour the heavy cream into the bowl with the berries, and then pour in the custard and stir to combine. If you have time, refrigerate this mixture until cool.
- Freeze the mixture according to your ice cream maker’s instructions.
- When it is frozen, chop the chocolate into chunks and stir into the ice cream.
- Transfer the ice cream to a freezer-safe container and allow it to harden for several hours or overnight.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 12 servings |
| Calories | 307 |
| Total Fat | 19 g |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g |
| Carbohydrates | 34 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 31 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 113 mg |
| Sodium | 28 mg |
Reviews
Getting ready to make this, sounds wonderful and I love all your recipes. I am confused though, it says to pour the heavy cream on the berries? what berries, after you cook them down you throw away the pulp and the seeds. I’m missing something here, help?
I have made this on multiple occasions and it is by far my family’s favorite ice cream.
I’ve made this several times and found that if you use wild blackberries you will get a more intense blackberry tasting ice cream which I prefer. I usually use my homegrown thornless blackberries which are good, but not as tart. I also double and sometimes triple the recipe to churn in an old fashioned ice cream freezer. Oh, and I use mini semi sweet chocolate chips. It really is the best ice cream hands down!!!
We’ve made ice cream regularly during the covid-19 lockdown and my husband said this is his favorite so far. He’s already picked more blackberries so we can make more when it runs out. The only change I made was to add 3 Tbsp. of vodka to help keep the ice cream from getting too hard after a few days in the freezer.
So good even my young grandson requested it his birthday party.
Wonderful flavor!
I love fruit in my ice-cream and this one is amazing! It is super creamy and refreshing with the blackberries and not too sweet! I’m excited to try it with raspberries as well.
This ice cream was amazing! I have to admit, I’m not a big ‘fruity’ ice cream lover (I’m more of a chocolate person) but my husband is. So, I made this for him figuring there was some chocolate in it for me 😉 I was so surprised at how much I loved it! I made it exactly as written. Next time I will try it with other fruits because the base for this ice cream is really wonderful!
Forget the chocolate. This is the BEST ice cream I have ever made. My marionberries were right from the garden and very ripe, and the flavor will only be as good as your fruit, but it is incredibly creamy. I did do a lot of chilling, making the custard and the puree the night before,
combining it in the canister and chilling it, making it and freezing it for several hours. This is now my go-to recipe for any fruit ice cream. (I served the chocolate on the side with chocolate rice-krispy treats.)
combining it in the canister and chilling it, making it and freezing it for several hours. This is now my go-to recipe for any fruit ice cream. (I served the chocolate on the side with chocolate rice-krispy treats.)
I have made this ice cream several times for my neighborhood pot luck get togethers and it is always a favorite. Many people have told me that this is the best ice cream they have ever eaten.