Redcurrant Ripple Ice-Cream With White Chocolate
When the sun is shining and the day is warm, there’s nothing quite like a scoop or two of delicious ice-cream. This homemade redcurrant ripple ice-cream is easy to make and the good news is, there’s no need to churn it. So if you don’t have an ice-cream maker, you can still make a no fuss ice-cream.
Here’s another recipe I’ve been meaning to write up for a very long time. Our redcurrants are growing well, but there not quite ready to harvest yet. I’m just hoping that the birds don’t get there before us.
Luckily, I don’t need this year’s crop to make this redcurrant ripple ice-cream, because we still have some left in the freezer from last year. Amazing isn’t it?
Redcurrant Ripple & White Chocolate Ice-Cream
I use the same basic no-churn recipe to make most of my ice-cream. It’s so simple to make that it’s become a firm favourite. It’s also easy to adapt so I’ve made several different versions over the years.
This redcurrant ripple and white chocolate ice-cream is wonderfully sweet, smooth and creamy. It has lovely bursts of tartness coming through from the fruit. But strangely, both CT and I think it tastes more like raspberries than redcurrants. I’d love to know what you think.
To create the ripple effect, first make a purée with the redcurrants. No need to add sugar to this as part of the appeal is the contrast between tart fruit and sweet cream. Make the ice cream as normal then swirl the two together.
Can you Use Other Fruit Instead of Redcurrants?
I make this redcurrant ripple ice-cream with my standard base of white chocolate and condensed milk. I’ve made several other versions over the years. This means that if you can’t find redcurrants, it doesn’t matter at all. This ice-cream is delicious made with pretty much any tart summer fruit.
Red berries are good, because the red turns pink and combines rather beautifully with the white chocolate ice-cream. But really, that’s just a preference on my part.
Other No-Churn Ice Cream Recipes You Might Like
- Bailey’s marbled chocolate ice cream
- Blackcurrant, rose & white chocolate ice cream
- Leftover Easter egg chocolate ice cream
- Lemon ice cream
- Peach melba ice cream
- Plum, Amaretti & white chocolate ice cream
- Rhubarb & rose white chocolate ice-cream
- Roasted strawberry & white chocolate ice cream
As well as these no-churn ice cream recipes, I have several other frozen desserts, so you may be interested in my ice-cream recipe category.
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Redcurrant Ripple Ice-Cream. PIN IT.
Redcurrant Ripple Ice-Cream with White Chocolate
Redcurrant Ripple And White Chocolate Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 250 g redcurrants – stalks removed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 50 g white chocolate (I use G&B)
- 200 ml condensed milk
- 600 ml double cream (heavy cream)
Instructions
- Simmer the redcurrants in 1 tbsp water until soft then push through a sieve to create a smooth puree. Mix in the vanilla extract.250 g redcurrants – stalks removed, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl over hot water. Mix in 100ml of the condensed milk until smooth.50 g white chocolate, 200 ml condensed milk
- Whip the double cream until peaks form. Add the remaining 100ml condensed milk and whip again.600 ml double cream (heavy cream)
- Stir in the white chocolate mixture.
- Fold in the fruit puree to create a ripple effect.
- Pour into a 1 litre container, cover and freeze
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I’m entering this redcurrant ripple & white chocolate ice cream into BSFIC over at Kavey Eats as the theme, this month, is fruit. This is a super challenge which inspires some fabulous creations. I keep meaning to enter but very rarely manage it. So I’m pleased to be able to do so this time.
that sounds SO yummy, always have left over berries now i know what to do with them, thank you so much!
Glad to have provided some inspiration Stephen. I’m envious of your leftover berries; the birds got all of ours – again!
Yours is the second no-churn ice cream I’ve seen tonight! I think it’s a sign 🙂 I love the combination of red currants and white chocolate…how delcious!
Oh definitely a sign a Liz – enjoy the summer whilst we can 😉
This looks delicious I made asimilar icecream using black cherries,I will try redcurrants next time .I love the colour.
Thanks Nayna. Ooh cherries sound wonderful. Now I’m craving cherry ice-cream.
I am a big fan of no-churn ice creams and this one looks delicious Choclette!
Thanks Vohn. It’s such a simple recipe, but it gives such good results.
Oh yum! I love raspberry ice-cream and I love chocolate. Excellent recipe
Ah, but have you ever had redcurrant ice-cream Fiona?
What a great recipe, I may have to try that with my blackcurrants when they are ready as my ice cream machine packed in (the bowl started to leak blue stuff – eek!) and it’s the third I’ve had which has done the same, so am reluctant to buy another one.
The first one of these types of ice-cream I ever made was with blackcurrants – blackcurrants and rose syrup. The tart currants work so well with this. Recipe is on the blog Janice.
I love home made ice cream, great idea to use the redcurrents from the freezer!
Oh good idea Heidi.
This is something my kids and husband would really like.
Do give it a try Sandra – it’s so simple to make and so delicious. If you use raspberries, you don’t even need to cook them – just puree and sieve.
Choclette, I would love this! But where I live (US) I can rarely buy redcurrants. On the rare occasion when I spot them, the teeniest tiniest little container of them costs an outrageously ridiculous amount, so …
Yes same here Jean. I don’t think I’ve ever seen them for sale. You need to get friendly with a gardening neighbour I reckon!
I’m so going to give that a try! It looks lush!
It’s such an easy ice-cream to make and works brilliantly with blackcurrants or raspberries or …
that look ridiculously tasty! YUM
Hopefully not too ridiculous 😉
Glorious glorious colours! I’m always so impressed to see the variety of people’s creations! I need to get mine up tonight. Also used the no churn recipe – I love it!
Glad I’m in good company Kavey. Love the colours I get from fruit ice-creams. I haven’t made a raspberry one yet though.
Wow! Beautiful and so simple. Good to see the weather has turned perfect to enjoy it!
Yes, summer at last Kate – hooray! It’s a great recipe and gluten free too.
This looks so delicious! I could eat ice cream all day!
Thank you LL. It’s strange, in the winter I don’t want to eat it at all and in the summer I can’t get enough of it.
I’ve just spent the last hour perusing various no churn ice creams, determined to make the most of the glorious weather this week. What a lovely flavour combination Choclette, perfect for watching with the tennis this coming week
Thanks Kate. Ice-cream is just what is needed in this weather – tennis or no tennis 😉 This is a great recipe and the redcurrants can be submitted with raspberries, strawberries or any other summer fruit.