Blackberry Lavender Chevre Ice Cream
Serves: serves 6-8
 
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups Whole Milk, divided
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 5 Egg Yolks
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 4 ounces Goats Cheese, softened
  • 1 Cup Heavy Cream
  • 1½ Cups Blackberries, pureed and run through a fine-mesh sieve
  • ¼ cup Honey
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla
  • 3 drops Lavender Essential Oil(food grade)
Instructions
  1. Place 1 cup of whole milk, 1 cup of sugar and a pinch of salt in a saucepan and bring just to a simmer, stirring to dissolve sugar. In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks together. Pour in ¼ of the hot milk, whisking constantly to temper the egg yolk. Pour the egg yolks into the pan of milk and whisk until combined. Bring just to a boil over medium/high heat, whisking constantly. As soon as mixture thickens, remove from heat.
  2. Add the goats cheese and whisk until thoroughly combined. Pour in the remaining ½ cup milk, cream, blackberry puree, honey, vanilla, and lavender oil. Stir until combined.
  3. Refrigerate until cold.
  4. Freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer instructions. When frozen, scoop into a freezer safe container and freeze for 5-6 hours or overnight.
  5. Let sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes before scooping.
Recipe by The Kitchen McCabe at https://www.thekitchenmccabe.com/2015/06/29/blackberry-lavender-chevre-ice-cream/