Berry Ripple Ice Cream
This Berry Ripple Ice Cream Recipe starts with the silkiest and creamiest homemade vanilla ice cream custard that gets swirled with ripe seasonal berries such as blueberries and raspberries or any berry of your choice!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 539kcal
- 3 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 cups half and half
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup blueberries or any berries of your choice
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup strawberries or raspberries or any berries of your choice
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
Beat eggs and egg yolks in medium-sized bowl. Add 1 1/2 cups sugar and whisk together.
Add heavy cream and half and half to large pot and heat to boiling. Remove from heat.
Slowly add three tablespoons of the hot milk mixture to the egg mixture and whisk together to combine. Then slowly add in the rest of the milk mixture and whisk the entire time to make sure it doesn't scramble. Stir in vanilla extract. Place the mixture in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours to chill completely.
While mixture cools, add 1 cup of blueberries to small saucepan and cover with 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water. In a separate small saucepan, add 1 cup of strawberries and 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup sugar.
Heat both pans over medium heat and allow berry mixtures to cook until berries begin to breakdown and syrup develops and thickens. Turn off heat and cool to room temperature and store until ice cream is ready for churning.
When custard is completely chilled, add to ice cream maker following the manufacturer's instructions and freeze.
To create ripples, alternate scoops of ice cream into a freezer safe container with berry syrups and take knife to swirl through ice cream. Store in freezer.
Feel free to change the berries used in this recipe to suit your preference.
How to Store
- Transfer the ice cream into an airtight container. If you don’t have one specifically for ice cream, any airtight plastic or glass container will do the trick.
- Place a piece of parchment paper right on the surface of the ice cream before closing the container. This helps prevent ice crystals from forming.
- Keep it in the coldest part of your freezer, far from the door, for the best super chill environment.
Calories: 539kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 220mg | Sodium: 78mg | Potassium: 196mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 1261IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 121mg | Iron: 1mg