COCONUT MILK STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM

Coconut Milk Strawberry Ice Cream

A lovely cooling and not too sweet dairy-free ice cream, perfect for serving on a summer’s day.  SERVES 6 Preparation time: 15 minutes | Cooling time: One hour • 2 tins full fat coconut milk • 450g/16oz strawberries, hulled • 100g/3½oz sugar 1. In a blender combine all the ingredients, except for 4-5 fresh strawberries, and blend until smooth. 2.…
Frozen Raspberry Yogurt

Frozen Raspberry Yogurt

Frozen yogurt has a refreshing, tangy taste, perfect for a hot day. (Ice cream machine required) Use your ripe raspberries or experiment with other seasonal fruit you are growing.  Preparation time: 25 minutes     |     Freezing time: 2-3 hours Total time: 3 hours SERVES 6 • 175 ml (6fl oz) whole milk • 175 ml (6fl oz) double…
Blackcurrant Ice Cream

Blackcurrant Ice Cream

Three simple ingredients are all that is needed to make this smooth and delicious ice cream made with fresh blackcurrants. SERVES 5-6 • 450g (1lb) blackcurrants • 175g (6oz) sugar • 275ml (10fl oz) double cream 1. Reserve 2-3 tbsp whole blackcurrants, set aside. Place the remaining blackcurrants into a sieve set over a mixing bowl and mash with a…
Strawberry Pimms Sorbet

Strawberry Pimms Sorbet

Summer brings with it fresh strawberries, which marry perfectly with icy Pimms. Lucy Burton shares her recipe for a light, refreshing sorbet I don’t think I will ever tire of the sight of those first strawberries of the year. If I’m lucky enough to still be growing and baking in my eighties, I’d wager that I will still feel my…

Cherry Blossom Ice Cream

There are few sights more cheering than the first blossom of Spring. Lucy Burton shares her tips for baking with these delicate flowers March brings with it the start of Spring, the end of Lent, and a glimmer of warmer days to come. Few sights herald the demise of winter more beautifully than pearly pink cherry blossom, which is in…