Roasted Strawberry and White Chocolate Ice Cream
Having recently posted and entered rhubarb, rose and white chocolate ice cream for We Should Cocoa, I was very tempted to swap it and use this one instead. I reckon this might be the best of the no churn ice-creams I’ve made so far. I’d read somewhere on the internet that roasting strawberries really brought out the flavour, which kind of makes sense as soon as you think about it. So when I was invited to a friend’s celebratory outdoor evening event – gosh it’s so good to be able to plan outdoor events – I thought I’d try making ice-cream with roasted strawberries.
Of course, when it came down to it, I couldn’t for the life of me remember where I’d seen the piece on roasting strawberries, so I just had a go. As strawberries aren’t that tart and this is usually quite a sweet ice-cream, I added a little cider vinegar to the roasting strawberries and reduced the amount of condensed milk used. I also thought I’d try a slightly different and simpler method of making the ice-cream and I’m glad to report, it worked very well.
The roasting did the trick, creating an ice-cream with a fabulous and quite intense strawberry flavour. The texture of this ice-cream is really smooth and quite light, but not in the least bit runny when it melts. Although it didn’t quite feed the five thousand, it had to go round quite a crowd. It was gratefully and vocally appreciated and stood out amongst the other delicacies with which it was served.
I am sending this off to Kate of What Kate Baked for this month’s Tea Time Treats where the theme is Ice-creams, Jellies and Chilled Desserts. This event is alternately hosted by Karen at Lavender and Lovage.
Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream
- 300g Strawberries
- 100g White chocolate (Green & Blacks)
- 100g Condensed milk
- 600 ml Double cream
- 1 tbsp Cider vinegar
Yield: 1 litre
Kate@whatkatebaked
12th August 2013 at 6:53 amA fabulous recipe for this months Tea Time Treats. I don’t own an ice cream maker so at this time of the year I’m constantly on the look out for new no churn ice creams. Thanks Choclette
Choclette
13th August 2013 at 8:23 pmI’ve never even seen an ice-cream maker Kate, so don’t really know how they work. This one is dead easy though and soooo good.
Alida
12th August 2013 at 6:56 amVery interesting using roasted strawberries. This is a yummy dessert which I am tempted to use for my sister’s birthday this week. The best desserts for summer are always ice creams and sorbets.
Take care X
Choclette
13th August 2013 at 8:25 pmThis would be a good birthday ice-cream for sure Alida, but whatever you make I know it will by yummy. Hope the birthday celebrations go well.
Laura Close
12th August 2013 at 8:19 amYum! I recently made chewy strawberries in the oven but haven’t managed to roast them. Adding to the list of things to try out!
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Choclette
13th August 2013 at 8:31 pmChewy strawberries sound interesting – were they nice?
Vanilla Frost Cakes
12th August 2013 at 10:16 amOh my goodness! This looks delicious and no need for an ice cream maker so perfect for us to try. Thanks for sharing.
Choclette
13th August 2013 at 8:27 pmAs long as you have room in the freezer, this is a simple but very tasty ice-cream to make. Wishing I’d made double the quantities now and stashed some away in our freezer.
belleau kitchen
12th August 2013 at 11:19 amroasting strawberries is totally something I would do!.. this looks so lovely and summery, plus the current late crop of strawbs are a bit manky now so this is an ideal way to treat them and capture their goodness!
Choclette
13th August 2013 at 8:33 pmManky strawbs sound so delicious Dom 🙂
NYK Media
12th August 2013 at 2:22 pmJust getting around to catching up with my blog reading and had to stop and drool over this ‘must share’ post. The ice cream sounds absolutely delicious and very must make, want it right now, can’t wait to try it, moreish! I may need to use rasps, though, as all my strawberries are finished for the year.
Choclette
13th August 2013 at 8:37 pmGlad you stopped by to take a look. Would be interested in how this would work with raspberries – very well I expect.
Ali - Over a Cuppa
12th August 2013 at 8:23 pmMmm this looks gorgeous, yum and no ice-cream maker needed so perfect!
Choclette
13th August 2013 at 8:38 pmAh thank you. It’s dead simple to make and so very good.
Janice Pattie
12th August 2013 at 8:51 pmoh that sounds amazing!
Choclette
13th August 2013 at 8:38 pmThanks Janice, it was well worth making.
Corrie
13th August 2013 at 4:18 amI love doing unusual things to food with pairings not usually associated with each other, like figs in pepper, strawberries in balsamic vinegar and basil, watermelon and salty fetta etc. I will have to give your ice-cream a go.
Choclette
13th August 2013 at 8:40 pmStrawberries in balsamic and basil I’ve tried, but I’ve not tried your other two suggestions and think I might quite like to.
thelittleloaf
13th August 2013 at 8:23 amAren’t roasted strawberries the most wonderful thing? Love this flavour pairing, will have to try.
Choclette
13th August 2013 at 8:41 pmOh they are, they are. Was it on your blog I read about them I wonder?
Charlotte Charlotte'sKitchenDiary
13th August 2013 at 8:47 amThis sounds absolutely incredible Choclette. I really must try this soon.
Choclette
13th August 2013 at 8:42 pmHi Charlotte, it’s so worth trying – simple to make but so delicious.
cityhippyfarmgirl
14th August 2013 at 3:10 amsounds absolutely delicious Choc, and roasted strawberries?…winner.
Choclette
14th August 2013 at 5:19 pmThanks Brydie – are you going to try roasted strawbs or have you already done so?
The Ordinary Cook
14th August 2013 at 10:36 amRoasting strawberries sounds like a marvellous plan. I will try it.
Choclette
14th August 2013 at 5:19 pmOh goodie, I know you will make something delicious Kath.
Maggie
15th August 2013 at 8:05 amI love the idea of roasting strawberries to make them really intense in flavour. Fab ice cream.
Choclette
30th August 2013 at 7:56 pmThanks Maggie – roasting was a revelation.
Jo
15th August 2013 at 5:56 pmAbsolutely love the sound of this. Definitely bookmarking this one 🙂
Choclette
30th August 2013 at 7:57 pmThanks Jo, it’s very well worth making.
Phil in the Kitchen
15th August 2013 at 11:03 pmIt’s been a ridiculously good year for strawberries this year (well, round here at least) and, amongst many other dishes, I have been roasting them but so far I haven’t made ice cream. Yours sounds lovely.
Choclette
30th August 2013 at 7:58 pmOh fabulous Phil, I should have know there would be no flies on you. How have you been using your roasted strawberries?
chitchatchomp@yahoo.com.au
27th August 2013 at 2:57 amYummy combination. I’m a sucker for white chocolate!
Choclette
30th August 2013 at 7:59 pmWhite chocolate works well in so many recipes.
Laura Denman
30th August 2013 at 6:21 pmI spotted this before but seeing it all over again has made me want to make it all the more. Strawberries are one of my two favourite foods so anything that brings out the flavour is a winner for me. I’ve bookmarked it now ready for when I can have a go myself!
Choclette
30th August 2013 at 7:55 pmHi Laura, this reminds me that I have a small tub of this tucked away in the freezer – something to look forward to 🙂