Mascarpone Ice Cream + Balsamic Berries
Serves: serves 6-8
 
Ingredients
  • FOR THE ICE CREAM:
  • 1½ cup Organic Whole Milk
  • 4 Egg Yolks (large)
  • ¾ cups Raw Cane Sugar
  • ½ cup Heavy Cream (grass-fed)
  • 8 oz. Mascarpone Cheese
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • pinch of salt
  • FOR THE BALSAMIC BERRIES:
  • 1 pint Strawberries, stems removed, sliced into quarters
  • ½ pint Raspberries
  • ¼ cup Raw Cane Sugar (or 2-3 tablespoons honey)
  • 2 tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla Bean Powder (or vanilla extract)
  • pinch of salt
Instructions
  1. FOR THE ICE CREAM:
  2. Place the milk in a saucepan and heat on medium until milk reaches a simmer. While the milk is heating, place the egg yolks and sugar in a mixing bowl and whisk for 2 minutes, or until the mixture becomes creamy and pale yellow. Add a little bit of the hot milk to the egg mixture and whisk until smooth. Add half the remaining milk to the mixture and whisk until smooth. Pour the egg mixture into the saucepan with the remaining milk and whisk to combine. Cook on medium high heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens slightly. Do not boil.
  3. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the heavy cream, mascarpone cheese, lemon juice, vanilla, and salt until completely smooth.
  4. Pour the mixture into a sealed container and refrigerate until fully chilled, overnight for for at least 4 hours.
  5. Pour the ice cream base into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturers instructions.
  6. When the ice cream is done freezing, scoop it into a freezer-safe container, cover, and freeze for another 6+ hours in the freezer.
  7. Let sit on the counter for 5 minutes before scooping.
  8. FOR THE BALSAMIC BERRIES:
  9. Place the berries, sugar, balsamic vinegar, vanilla powder, and salt in a mixing bowl and toss until combined.
  10. Cover and place in the fridge for 1 hour.
  11. Remove and toss berries again in the syrup that has formed in the bowl.
  12. Serve over mascarpone ice cream.
Recipe by The Kitchen McCabe at https://www.thekitchenmccabe.com/2016/07/13/mascarpone-ice-cream-balsamic-berries/