Scoop Kitchen
Frozen Bramble
Blackberries, lemon and gin spun into a deep purple slush. Tart and berry-sweet, the British gin classic over crushed ice. Contains alcohol.
- Hands-on
- 15 min
- Freeze
- 24 h
- Program
- Frozen Drink
- Makes
- 4 glasses6 glasses
Good forFallSummerAdults only
Nutrition
Per 100 g, estimatedPer serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint, about 115 g), estimated
Whole tubpint: 487 kcal, 3 g protein731 kcal, 5 g protein (709 ml24 oz). No common allergens in the ingredients. Contains alcohol: for adults only.
Ingredients
5 ingredientsTap an ingredient when it is in the bowl
437 of 473 ml655 of 709 ml
In the tubpintScale reads
Put the empty tubpint (or your pan) on the kitchen scale and press zero. Add each ingredient until the scale shows the number on the right.
Add right before spinning
Mix everything in one big bowl, then divide it evenly between 2 tubspints.
Steps
- Blend 200 g blackberries330 ml blackberries1⅓ cups blackberries300 g blackberries500 ml blackberries2 cups + 2 tbsp blackberries, 50 g caster or granulated sugar60 ml caster or granulated sugar¼ cup granulated sugar75 g caster or granulated sugar90 ml caster or granulated sugar¼ cup + 2 tbsp granulated sugar, 45 ml fresh lemon juice3 tbsp fresh lemon juice3 tbsp fresh lemon juice70 ml fresh lemon juice70 ml fresh lemon juice¼ cup fresh lemon juice and 80 ml water80 ml water⅓ cup water120 ml water120 ml water½ cup water until completely smooth.
- Press the purée through a fine sieve with the back of a spoon. Throw away the seeds.
- Pour the base into an empty tubpint. It stays well below the max fill line, which leaves room for what you add before spinning. Put the lid on and freeze on a level shelf for 24 hours.
- Dig a hole about 4 cm1½ in wide down to the bottom of the frozen tubpint. Pour in 90 ml gin90 ml gin¼ cup + 2 tbsp gin135 ml gin140 ml gin½ cup + 1 tbsp gin, then lock it into the machine and run Frozen Drink.
To serve: Serve in rocks glasses with two fresh blackberries and a lemon slice on top.
My notes
Tips
- For an alcohol-free version, use the same amount of alcohol-free gin or cold apple juice in place of the gin.
- For the classic finish, drizzle 1 tsp blackberry liqueur or crème de cassis over each glass.
- Frozen blackberries work as well as fresh and are often cheaper. Thaw them first and add the juice that runs out. Raspberries work too.
Why it works
Blackberry pulp brings pectin, which keeps the ice crystals fine, and sugar at about 16% of the base keeps it soft enough to shave. Straining out the seeds keeps the slush smooth, and the gin goes in at the end so the base freezes firm.
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