Litchi & Cherry Ice cream - No Ice cream maker
Litchi! Litchi! Litchi! That's how I have been shouting and dancing when its the season of litchi in Delhi since my childhood. It tops my list of favourite fruits but the only sad part to this little story is that the season of litchi is very short- 20 days or around. (Ughh) So all that you have to do is in this period only, or otherwise wait for another year.
Every year I think of making a dessert out of them but cant stop myself eating all of them raw and fresh. This year I finally made one, Litchi and Cherry Ice cream with Cherry Compote. Many of you on Instagram had wanted the recipe for the Cherry Compote and its right here.
Now, before I go into the recipe of the ice cream, which is fairly simple, I will admit that it's not that easy to attain that amazing creamy texture in homemade ice creams. I made so many additions and changes to this recipe for it to be really smooth and creamy, trying to mimic the ones that are served in ice cream parlours. But to be frank I realized that it just cant be the same, because they are using very good ice cream machines and additives which help them achieve that texture.
But homemade ice cream is all about trying out amazing flavours, and having fun doing it. They are purely organic, no flavours or additives, and when you can have ice cream stacked in your own freezer what could be better. This one is really tasty with those lovely exotic fruit flavours and the beautiful pale pink colour, and the yummy cherry compote added to it. Love from scratch!
It doesn't have condensed milk, which a lot of people use, but its just too sweet for my liking. The recipe for the ice cream is down below.
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Every year I think of making a dessert out of them but cant stop myself eating all of them raw and fresh. This year I finally made one, Litchi and Cherry Ice cream with Cherry Compote. Many of you on Instagram had wanted the recipe for the Cherry Compote and its right here.
Now, before I go into the recipe of the ice cream, which is fairly simple, I will admit that it's not that easy to attain that amazing creamy texture in homemade ice creams. I made so many additions and changes to this recipe for it to be really smooth and creamy, trying to mimic the ones that are served in ice cream parlours. But to be frank I realized that it just cant be the same, because they are using very good ice cream machines and additives which help them achieve that texture.
But homemade ice cream is all about trying out amazing flavours, and having fun doing it. They are purely organic, no flavours or additives, and when you can have ice cream stacked in your own freezer what could be better. This one is really tasty with those lovely exotic fruit flavours and the beautiful pale pink colour, and the yummy cherry compote added to it. Love from scratch!
It doesn't have condensed milk, which a lot of people use, but its just too sweet for my liking. The recipe for the ice cream is down below.
Follow The Warm Toast on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest for all updates for new recipes like this.
LITCHI & CHERRY ICE CREAM
INGREDIENTS
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Litchi (pitted)
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2 cups
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Full Cream Milk
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1 litre
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Heavy Whipping Cream
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2 cup
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Honey
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4 tbsp
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Vanilla Essence
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1 tbsp
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Cherry Compote
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5-6 tbsp
(more as per your taste)
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METHOD
- Take the pitted litchis and separate the water and pieces manually in 2 bowls. You can use the water in ice cream but it affects the creamy texture and makes it more towards a sorbet.
Now sauté the litchi pieces in a dry frying pan to let go of any excess water. - Boil the full cream milk, and keep on cooking it on medium flame until it becomes the half of what it was. (Keep stirring or the milk will burn)
- Now let the milk cool down and then add the heavy whipping cream and whip it with a beater/ in mixer.
- Add the honey and essence and refrigerate for an hour o until its slightly frozen.
- Now pull out the ice cream and beat/mix it again. Repeat freezing and beating/mixing 1-2 times more.
- Add the cherry compote, mix well and then refrigerate overnight.
Serve scoops and top it off with fresh cherries, nuts or even fresh litchis.
Happy Eating!
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