Saturday, August 6, 2011

blueberry ice cream


A few things inspired me to make blueberry ice cream this summer.  First, lately my daughter just LOVES blueberries.  Second, my husband's parents were in town visiting from Hawaii, and while they were here they would often go to Trader Joe's and buy giant boxes of blueberries for my kids to eat.  And finally, it's summer, and I've been on an ice-cream making kick!


I found a recipe for raspberry ice cream in my copy of David Lebovitz's "The Perfect Scoop", so I used that recipe and substituted blueberries instead.


The color of the ice cream came out beautiful.  And although I enjoyed the flecks of fresh blueberries in it, next time I think I'll try cooking the blueberries down first, to see if I can make a more concentrated blueberry flavor.


Happy Summer!
Posted by michele at 6:10 PM
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14 comments:

  1. Xiaolu @ 6 BittersweetsAugust 6, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    I just happened to get frozen wild blueberries from my friend who moved out of the country -- hope I can try this after my vacation!

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  2. AnnAugust 6, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    Hmmm... YUM!

    My son would totally love that ♥

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  3. AmyAugust 6, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    I just love that color and my kids loves blueberries. What a refreshing treat for the summer.

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  4. CarolynAugust 7, 2011 at 2:39 AM

    This is gorgeous! I've been on an ice cream making kick too and we just went blueberry picking. Hmmmmm.....

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  5. Liz That Skinny Chick Can BakeAugust 7, 2011 at 5:42 AM

    Beautiful photos...and such a delicious and vibrant ice cream...yum!

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  6. Vicki WildeAugust 7, 2011 at 7:03 AM

    This is such a beautiful looking ice cream! The color is amazing.

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  7. Donna ElickAugust 7, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    This looks so delicious and refreshing! First time on your blog, I am happily following you now.

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  8. UnknownAugust 7, 2011 at 9:00 PM

    i love david lebovitz' recipes.. he's so good. this looks great, i love the color of the berries.

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  9. micheleAugust 10, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    @Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets - ooooh, wild blueberries sound like they'd be delicious in ice cream!

    @Carolyn - you should definitely make this then! let me know how it turns out!

    @The Slow Roasted Italian - yay thanks for following!!!

    @Honey - i love david lebovitz's recipes too! they are my go-to ice cream recipes :)

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  10. Mrs MulfordAugust 13, 2011 at 3:17 AM

    Beautiful colour! I do know what you mean about the flavour though. I've just tried making a checkerboard cake with blueberries but the flavour wasn't intense enough. Good to try though Happy baking!

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  11. Kim VijMay 15, 2012 at 2:10 PM

    We had fun this weekend picking blueberries with our families and was looking for recipes. Thanks for sharing, I can't wait to try this recipe out with my daughter. I've shared your link on our post Little Hands that Cook with Books and Blueberries. http://theeducatorsspinonit.blogspot.com/2012/05/30-ways-to-eat-blueberries.html

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    1. micheleJune 18, 2012 at 2:46 PM

      @Kim @ The Educators Spin On It - it sounds like so much fun to go blueberry picking! thanks for linking to me! :)

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  12. Christie LeongJune 18, 2012 at 2:41 AM

    This is so tempting! The colour is amazing. ♥ Did you use any tool to make this? Like an ice cream machine or something? :3

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    1. micheleJune 18, 2012 at 2:51 PM

      @christielpy - thank you! yes i used an ice cream maker, mine is an older cuisinart model but it still works great!

      http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000JGRT/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=iheartbaking-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00000JGRT

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