Strawberry Rose Geranium Ice Cream Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place strawberries and sugar in a blender and pulse until pureed; steep for 10 minutes.
• Pour cream, milk, vanilla extract, and salt into strawberry mixture; blend until smooth and slightly thickened, 10 to 15 seconds. Whisk red food color into cream mixture.
• Pour strawberry mixture into the container of an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. Transfer ice cream to a sealable container, cover the ice cream with plastic wrap, seal the container, and freeze, 2 hours to overnight.
• Process in an ice cream maker until thick. Immediately transfer to a sealable container, cover with plastic wrap, cover the bowl with a lid and freeze for 2 hours to overnight.

STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place the berries into the container of a blender or food processor, and puree until smooth. Pour into a large bowl, and set aside.
• Heat 1 1/4 cups of the cream in a saucepan over medium heat until it begins to bubble at the edge of the pan. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, egg yolks, remaining 1/4 cup cream, and corn syrup. Gradually pour the hot cream into the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Return the mixture to the saucepan, and heat until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon, about 5 minutes. Do not allow the mixture to boil. Strain custard into the berry puree through a sieve, mix, and refrigerate until chilled.
• Fill an ice cream maker with the mixture, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.

STRAWBERRIES IN ROSE CRèME ANGLAISE

Steps:

• Put half-and-half in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to just under a simmer, then turn off heat.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together sugar, cornstarch and egg yolks. Whisking constantly, slowly drizzle hot half-and-half into the sugar mixture, then pour the mixture back into the saucepan. Cook, whisking, over a very low heat until the mixture coats the back of the spoon, 5 to 10 minutes. (Alternatively, you can do this in a double boiler.) Remove from heat and strain sauce through a fine-mesh sieve. Cool over an ice bath, then stir in rose flower water. Serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to serve. (Crème anglaise can be made up to 2 days in advance.)
• To serve, place strawberries in a bowl and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, tasting as you go until the berries are your preferred sweetness. If you like, add 2 or 3 drops of the rose flower water to the berries.
• Pour ½ cup sauce into shallow dessert bowls. Spoon berries over. Garnish with rose petals, if using.

ROSE-GERANIUM-AND-CARDAMOM ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine cream, milk, geranium leaves, and cardamom pods in a saucepan; cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture is scalding hot (do not let simmer), about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. In a large heatproof bowl, whisk yolks with sugar and salt until smooth and pale. Whisking constantly, ladle half of cream mixture into yolk mixture, a little at a time, until combined. Whisk yolk-and-cream mixture back into saucepan with remaining cream mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon and a thermometer registers 180 degrees, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Pour custard through a medium-mesh sieve into a bowl set in an ice-water bath. Let cool completely, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes.
• Churn custard in an ice cream maker (following manufacturer's instructions) until it has texture of soft-serve ice cream. Freeze in an airtight container until firm, at least 4 hours and upto 1 month. If ice cream is frozen solid, transfer to refrigerator to let soften slightly before serving, about 20 minutes. Serve, with peaches and cookies.

STRAWBERRY-ROSE GERANIUM ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a small saucepan bring the half and half and sugar to a boil. Stir in the rose geranium leaves, cover and remove from the heat. After about 10 minutes, strain the cream and let it cool. If using rose water, simply warm the half and half and sugar over medium heat long enough to dissolve the sugar (about 1 to 2 minutes) and stir in the rose water. Cool. Wash and hull the strawberries. Puree them in a blender or food processor until fairly smooth. You should have 2 cups. Stir the strawberries and infused mixture together and chill in the refrigerator until cold to the touch. Freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.