If you like strawberry ice cream, you should try this roasted strawberry version. It’s firm and creamy with an intense strawberry flavour. The recipe is a no churn one, so it’s not only easy to make, but there’s no need for an ice-cream maker either.
Having recently posted 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, I thought I’d try making ice-cream with roasted strawberries. Gosh it’s so good to be able to plan outdoor events again.
Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream
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 I 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. All you need to do is melt the white chocolate, then stir in the condensed milk.
Roasting those strawberries did the trick. It created an ice-cream with a fabulous and quite intense strawberry flavour. The texture 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.
Basically it was a roasted strawberry and white chocolate ice cream Eton Mess with strawberries, raspberries, meringue and Cornish clotted cream. What’s not to love?
I’ve subsequently made this roasted strawberry ice cream many times and it remains a firm favourite.
If you don’t fancy roasting the strawberries, try my easy strawberry ice cream. No roasting required. There’s no white chocolate either, but it’s still exceedingly delicious.
Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream: Ingredients
You only need five ingredients for this flavoursome no-churn roasted strawberry ice cream. One of these is vinegar which I haven’t shown in the image below.
- Condensed milk – acts as a sweetener but also helps to make the finished ice cream softer and easier to scoop.
- Cream – you need double cream for this recipe. This is the same as heavy cream in America. You can use whipping cream instead. However, it’s lighter and won’t give quite the same richness and unctuous texture.
- Strawberries – cheap and cheerful are fine for this ice cream. Roasting intensifies the flavour, so even relatively insipid strawberries are good to go. Save the best flavoured strawberries for eating just as they are.
- White chocolate – you can use any white chocolate you like. However I like to use a good quality white chocolate flavoured with real vanilla. It adds an extra flavour profile to the ice cream.
How To Serve Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream
Like any other no-churn ice cream, you can served this roasted strawberry one in a cone, bowl or glass. Add a fresh strawberry or two and drizzle with some strawberry sauce if liked. In the glass images you can see in this post, I also added a crystallised rose petal. The flavours marry well.
Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream: Step-by-Step
No-churn ice creams are much easier to make than traditional ice cream. Principally because you don’t need to make a custard first and you don’t need to churn before freezing. Having said that, this one requires a little more effort as you need to roast strawberries and melt chocolate.
Step 1. Roast Strawberries
Hull the strawberries, then quarter or halve any large ones. Place them in a small roasting tin and sprinkle with a little apple cider vinegar. You can either roast them in the oven or in an air-fryer. I’ve done both and for this quantity of ice cream, the air fryer is just as good.
Roast for thirty minutes or until the strawberries are just starting to brown around the edges and most of the juice has disappeared.
Step 2. Melt Chocolate
Break the chocolate into pieces, then place in a bowl and suspend it over a pan of hot, but not boiling water. Make sure the bowl doesn’t touch the water as this will make the chocolate seize.
As soon as it’s melted, remove the bowl from the heat and stir in the condensed milk.
Step 3. Whip Cream
Whilst the chocolate is melting, whip the cream until soft peaks form. Electric beaters are good for this as it takes quite a bit of time and effort to do it by hand. Be careful not to over whip as you want the cream to be soft, not hard.
Then lightly whip the white chocolate mixture into the cream.
Step 4. Add Strawberry Purée
Once the strawberries have roasted for a good half an hour or so, all you need to do is purée them. I use a stick blender for this. Then stir the strawberry purée into the cream mixture.
Scrape the mixture into a suitably sized lidded freezer-proof tub. I usually fill a one litre tub and a small two hundred millilitre tub.
And freeze. It’s so simple.
Other No-Churn Ice Cream Recipes You Might Like
- Bailey’s marbled chocolate ice cream
- Blackcurrant & rose ripple ice cream
- Easy lemon ice cream
- Leftover Easter egg chocolate ice cream
- Peach Melba ice cream
- Plum, amaretti & white chocolate ripple ice cream
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Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream – The Recipe
Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 400 g strawberries
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 100 g white chocolate (I used Green & Blacks)
- 100 g condensed milk
- 600 ml double cream (heavy cream)
Instructions
- Wash, hull and halve the strawberries. Place in a roasting dish with the cider vinegar and roast at 150℃ (130℃ fan, 300℉, Gas 2) in the middle of the oven for about 35 minutes or until the strawberries are almost starting to brown around the edges.400 g strawberries, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- Allow to cool then blitz into a purée with a stick blender.
- Melt the white chocolate in a bowl suspended over a pan of hot, but not boiling water.100 g white chocolate
- Stir in the condensed milk.100 g condensed milk
- Whip the double cream until soft peaks form. Be careful not to over whip it or it will turn into butter. Add the chocolate and condensed milk and lightly whip again.600 ml double cream (heavy cream)
- Stir in the strawberry puree.
- Pour into a 1 litre freezer proof container and freeze for at least four hours. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before serving.
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Sharing
I’m sending this recipe for roasted strawberry and white chocolate ice cream off to Kate of What Kate Baked, for this month’s Tea Time Treats. The theme is ice-creams, jellies and chilled desserts.
Sisley White says
Ohh roasted strawberries! I cannot wait to try this.
Choclette says
Roasting really intensifies that strawberry flavour.
Rebecca - Glutarama says
What a clever idea to roast the strawberries to intensify the flavour, I’m wondering if balsamic would be a good idea too? I love ice cream so this is a must try for me!
Choclette says
Balsamic works brilliantly with strawberries, so yes. I have a no-churn strawberry ice cream recipe with no roasting and no white chocolate, but it does contain balsamic.
Laura Denman says
I 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 says
Hi Laura, this reminds me that I have a small tub of this tucked away in the freezer – something to look forward to 🙂
chitchatchomp@yahoo.com.au says
Yummy combination. I’m a sucker for white chocolate!
Choclette says
White chocolate works well in so many recipes.
Phil in the Kitchen says
It’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 says
Oh fabulous Phil, I should have know there would be no flies on you. How have you been using your roasted strawberries?
Jo says
Absolutely love the sound of this. Definitely bookmarking this one 🙂
Choclette says
Thanks Jo, it’s very well worth making.
Maggie says
I love the idea of roasting strawberries to make them really intense in flavour. Fab ice cream.
Choclette says
Thanks Maggie – roasting was a revelation.
The Ordinary Cook says
Roasting strawberries sounds like a marvellous plan. I will try it.
Choclette says
Oh goodie, I know you will make something delicious Kath.
cityhippyfarmgirl says
sounds absolutely delicious Choc, and roasted strawberries?…winner.
Choclette says
Thanks Brydie – are you going to try roasted strawbs or have you already done so?
thelittleloaf says
Aren’t roasted strawberries the most wonderful thing? Love this flavour pairing, will have to try.
Choclette says
Oh they are, they are. Was it on your blog I read about them I wonder?
Charlotte Charlotte'sKitchenDiary says
This sounds absolutely incredible Choclette. I really must try this soon.
Choclette says
Hi Charlotte, it’s so worth trying – simple to make but so delicious.
Corrie says
I 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 says
Strawberries in balsamic and basil I’ve tried, but I’ve not tried your other two suggestions and think I might quite like to.
Janice Pattie says
oh that sounds amazing!
Choclette says
Thanks Janice, it was well worth making.
Ali - Over a Cuppa says
Mmm this looks gorgeous, yum and no ice-cream maker needed so perfect!
Choclette says
Ah thank you. It’s dead simple to make and so very good.
NYK Media says
Just 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 says
Glad you stopped by to take a look. Would be interested in how this would work with raspberries – very well I expect.
belleau kitchen says
roasting 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 says
Manky strawbs sound so delicious Dom 🙂
Vanilla Frost Cakes says
Oh my goodness! This looks delicious and no need for an ice cream maker so perfect for us to try. Thanks for sharing.
Choclette says
As 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.
Laura Close says
Yum! I recently made chewy strawberries in the oven but haven’t managed to roast them. Adding to the list of things to try out!
Choclette says
Chewy strawberries sound interesting – were they nice?
Alida says
Very 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 says
This 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.
Kate@whatkatebaked says
A 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 says
I’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.