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Roasted Plum Swirl Ice Cream

March 21, 2023 by Salma 2 Comments

Roasted Plum Swirl Ice Cream | The Polka Dotter

This ice cream was created as a celebration of autumn. Vividly coloured with rich, swirled shades of plum, and spicy cinnamon and cardamom notes to match, this ice cream captures the essence of autumn in a simple single scoop.

The deep crimson hue and intense plum flavour is imparted by Queen Garnet plums, a local Australian favourite, but if you can’t source these, substitute with an alternative variety of deeply flavoured and coloured plum. And if you aren’t a cardamom enthusiast like myself, or don’t care much for cinnamon or cloves either for that matter, feel free to omit the spices and double the vanilla for a more delicately flavoured frozen delight.

Roasted Plum Swirl Ice Cream | The Polka Dotter
Roasted Plum Swirl Ice Cream | The Polka Dotter
Roasted Plum Swirl Ice Cream | The Polka Dotter
Roasted Plum Swirl Ice Cream | The Polka Dotter
Roasted Plum Swirl Ice Cream | The Polka Dotter
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Roasted Plum Swirl Ice Cream

Roasted Plum Swirl Ice Cream | The Polka Dotter
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★★★★★

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Vividly coloured with rich, swirled plum, and spicy cardamom notes to match, this ice cream captures the essence of autumn in a single scoop.

  • Author: Salma

Ingredients

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Roasted Plum Swirl Ice Cream

  • 375g (3-5) Queen Garnet plums
  • 2 tbsp local honey
  • 350ml whole milk
  • ½ tsp vanilla paste
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 1 tsp ground cardamom
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
  • 4 large egg yolks, at room temperature
  • 180g caster sugar, sifted
  • 250ml thick cream (35% fat)

Instructions

Roasted Plum Swirl Ice Cream

  1. Pre-freeze ice cream machine canister as needed in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
  2. Wash and slice plums, discarding seeds. Toss with honey and a pinch of fine sea salt and roast in a wide-based dish in oven at 180°C (160°C fan-forced) for 20-25 minutes or until plums are soft, turning and stirring once or twice during the roasting time to ensure even cooking. Allow to cool then process into a puree, pressing the puree through a sieve for a smoother consistency, yielding approximately 250ml of roasted plum puree.
  3. Heat milk and vanilla in a medium saucepan until hot and steamy, then remove from heat and allow to cool slightly while preparing other ingredients.
  4. Mix cornflour, ground spices and salt in a small bowl with 1 tablespoon of water to make a smooth paste, then gently whisk into warm milk.
  5. Whisk egg yolks and sugar together in a large bowl until thick and slightly pale.
  6. Slowly pour or ladle warm milk over egg mixture while whisking continuously to avoid eggs scrambling. Return mixture to saucepan and continue to cook over low-medium heat while whisking until the mixture is thick like custard and coats the back of a spoon.
  7. Pour custard into a large bowl & whisk in cream. Whisk in 150ml of roasted plum puree until smooth, reserving the rest for swirling through the ice cream after it is churned.
  8. Refrigerate to chill for 4-6 hours, then churn mixture in ice cream machine according to manufacturer’s instructions.
  9. Enjoy your fresh ice cream immediately with a dollop of plum puree, or transfer to an ice cream container to freeze.
  10. If freezing, layer ice cream with spoonfuls of remaining roasted plum puree, lightly swirling at each layer, and tap container on the bench to ensure no air bubbles remain during the process. Allow to freeze for 12-24 hours. Serve alone or with slices of fresh plum if desired.

Enjoy!

Notes

Makes 900-1000ml ice cream and serves 6-8 people

 

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  1. Lorraine Baldock

    March 30, 2023 at 4:50 pm

    Such a delicious ice cream, I reduced the amount of cloves by half as I tend to find the taste overpowering. Next time I will increase the amount of cinnamon as it’s one of my favourite spices and also increase the plum purée as it’s delicious!
    Will definitely be making it again as I’d like to try it with the garnet plums

    ★★★★★

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    • Salma

      April 4, 2023 at 9:34 am

      Hi Lorraine,

      Thanks for making this ice cream recipe and for baking from my website regularly! I’m so glad you enjoyed the flavour and delighted to hear you adjusted the spices to better suit your palette. So much of the joy of creating our own food lies in adapting it just right for our own personal tastes, so I’m glad you used your intuition. And that certainly helps give other home bakers and ice cream makers using this recipe the confidence and knowledge to adapt it themselves!

      The Queen Garnet plums are just stunning with their colour, but I’m glad you sourced another flavourful variety, and it definitely gives you an excuse to make it again next season!

      Thanks so much again and kindest regards,
      Salma

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