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Honey Lavender Ice Cream made in a Ninja CREAMi, served
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Honey Lavender

Pale ivory and silky, sweet with honey and softly floral from lavender steeped in warm cream. A summer garden in a bowl.

Hands-on
25 min
Cooling
1 h
Freeze
24 h
Program
Ice Cream
Makes
4 servings6 servings

Good forSpringSummerWild flavors

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Nutrition

Per 100 g, estimatedPer serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint, about 121 g), estimated

201kcal
2.5 gProtein
13 gFat
19 gCarbs
19 gSugar
243kcal
3 gProtein
16 gFat
23 gCarbs
23 gSugar

Whole tubpint: 973 kcal, 12 g protein1460 kcal, 18 g protein (709 ml24 oz). Contains: Milk.

Ingredients

6 ingredients
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heavy creamwhole milkhoneygranulated sugarfine salt max fill
heavy creamwhole milkhoneygranulated sugarfine salt max fill

450 of 473 ml675 of 709 ml

In the tubpintScale reads

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Steps

  1. Heat 160 ml whipping cream160 ml whipping cream⅔ cup heavy cream240 ml whipping cream240 ml whipping cream1 cup heavy cream and 230 ml whole milk230 ml whole milk1 cup whole milk345 ml whole milk350 ml whole milk1½ cups whole milk in a saucepan until steaming. Take the pan off the heat.
  2. Stir in 1 tbsp dried culinary lavender1 tbsp dried culinary lavender1 tbsp dried culinary lavender1½ tbsp dried culinary lavender1½ tbsp dried culinary lavender1½ tbsp dried culinary lavender, cover and steep for 10 minutes. Set a timer: lavender left too long can taste soapy.
  3. Strain into a bowl, pressing gently on the buds. Discard them.
  4. Whisk in 3 tbsp honey3 tbsp honey3 tbsp honey4½ tbsp honey4½ tbsp honey4½ tbsp honey, 25 g caster or granulated sugar2 tbsp caster or granulated sugar2 tbsp granulated sugar40 g caster or granulated sugar3 tbsp caster or granulated sugar3 tbsp granulated sugar and a pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salt until dissolved.
  5. Pour into the tubpint, cool to room temperature, then put the lid on.
  6. Once it is completely cool, freeze the tubpint on a level shelf for 24 hours.
  7. Take the lid off, set the tubpint in the outer bowl and lock it into the machine. Run Ice Cream.
  8. If it looks crumbly or powdery, add 15 ml whole milk1 tbsp whole milk1 tbsp whole milk25 ml whole milk1½ tbsp whole milk1½ tbsp whole milk and run Re-spin.

To serve: Drizzle with honey and scatter a few dried lavender buds on top.

My notes

Tips

  • No loose lavender? Open pure lavender tea bags and use the same amount. Look for them in tea shops, health food stores or online.
  • Lavender varies in strength. Taste the cream after 10 minutes: it should taste softly floral. For more, steep up to 5 minutes longer instead of adding more buds, which quickly taste like soap.
  • Use lavender sold for cooking. Lavender from a garden center or florist may have been sprayed.

Why it works

Honey is mostly fructose and glucose, which lower the freezing point more than sugar, so the tubpint spins soft and smooth. Steeping and straining give a clean floral flavor without gritty buds.

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