Rosemary Poached Stone Fruit and Ginger Ice Cream
This is an ice cream with very unusual but fantastic flavors and deep inside I feel a nice fuzzy feeling of happiness for creating this delicious frozen treat.
You must be wondering what the heck does this taste like? It is luscious I say, with a distinct zing of ginger, abundance of fruity bites and a subtle hint of rosemary….
The over excitement of seeing fresh fruits had made me buy more than I could handle and every time I opened the refrigerator the peaches and the plums revolted with their slowly aging skin. For the past few weeks I was also contemplating making an ice cream which I have not done in a long time. Only I wanted something different. I have spoken about the abundance of rosemary I have access to in a friend’s yard. Somehow everything came together – poaching the fruits with lots of rosemary and then using the ginger for that extra zest.
Yes this is another “end of the summer recipe”. Not the ice cream, for we have our ice creams through the year; but the summer fruits are going to disappear before I blink.
I will miss the sweet fragrant peaches. They are so good poached or grilled. The plums might hang around for a little bit longer but the season fleets by before it appears. Enjoy a few more weeks of warmth and sunshine before the halloween fervor starts at home – is my motto right now.
We have been taking frequent trips to make the best of it. Last week we were in Oklahoma for a couple of days frolicking in the waterfalls and the cool running streams in the parks there. We also visited the Chickasaw Cultural Center – a museum of the Chickasaw Indians. Hay rides and carving a pumpkin has its own pleasure, but I do not want to be reminded of them right now. Well, I think I have self inflicted the misery of the passing summer…since when did I start getting so passionate about summer? Now before you leave, here is the recipe.
I need to mention here that I still have not overcome the egg phobia in the ice cream; the ice creams I make are all without eggs and has a creamy but lighter gelato like texture. I do not use heavy/double cream or condensed milk. If you want an ice cream with thicker and heavier texture, go ahead and substitute the half and half with heavy/double cream.
Rosemary Poached Stone Fruit and Ginger Ice Cream
Ingredients:
- 4 cups chopped peaches and plums (or any combination of fruits you wish to use – use more plum for a richer color)
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 3-4 long springs of fresh rosemary
- 3 inch fresh ginger, peeled
- a pinch of salt
- 600 ml half and half or heavy/double cream (I have used half and half as we like our ice cream light in texture)
- Optional: 1 teaspoon vodka (to prevent crystals in the ice cream)
- Optional: nuts and fresh fruits for garnish
Preparation:Note: I have not peeled any of the fruits. If your want to remove the skin of the fruits, make a cross at the base of each fruit and blanch them for a couple of minutes. Once you remove them from the ice water, the skin will peel off easily.
Rub the leaves of rosemary firmly but gently between your fingers; injure the leaves but take care to see that they do not come off the stem – if they do, you will have unfriendly stiff leaves in your ice cream. To prevent the leaves from breaking off the stem, tie a bouquet and make a small pouch with a thin cloth with the rosemary inside; drop this in the pan when you are poaching your fruits. If you are doing this, consider removing it before the mixture gets too thick and syrupy.Combine the sugar,water, fruits and the rosemary sprigs in a bowl and simmer at low heat for about 18-20 minutes. The fruits will be soft and pulpy in a thick sugary syrup. Try to boil down as much water as possible.
Remove the rosemary sprigs from the mix.
Divide the fruits into to two part. Blend one part into a puree. Mash the other half , but not in a pulp. These should be some small bite size fruits left. Chill the fruits.
Grate the ginger root and squeeze out as just juice as possible from the grated root. Set aside.
Combine the half and half, fruits (both the pureed and the roughly mashed), salt and the ginger juice in the ice cream maker and follow the instructions of the machine. During the last 5 minutes add the vodka. After the ice cream is done, freeze it.
(If you do not have an ice cream maker, blend the half and half, salt, fruit puree and the ginger juice in a blender or with a hand blender till well combined. Stir in the mashed fruits and the vodka and freeze. Approx. every one to tow hours take the ice cream out from the freezer and blend it with the hand blender or whip it with a spoon till your arms are sore – this is to break up the ice crystals. You might have to repeat this process about 3 – 4 times.)
Serve with more fruits and nuts.
We are still having our fill, esp. A. He was apprehensive at first but loves it now and is having more than he really should. The flavors seemed to have gotten better as it sat for a few days in the freezer. A delightful treat which does not last too long… just like the season.
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ki apurbo ice cream ta dekhte hoeche Soma. asadharon. black and white background e chobigulo-o darun.
A heavenly combination! So droolworthy.
Cheers,
Rosa
What a great combo Soma! Love the pics..heavenly!
Soma I have never felt so deprived of not having an icecream maker! This looks awesome. No worries…I have added ice cream maker to the list of ” things I need to acquire before the year ends” and then next year I make a list of ” how to control my budget” {Evil smile}
wow what a delicious combo …ice cream looks absolutly devine
Satya
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What beautiful pictures. I love ginger and using it in an ice cream sounds like a wonderful idea. Great combination with the peaches and rosemary.
Poaching the fruit with rosemary sounds delicious, and the ginger in the ice cream is lovely too!
Great combination Soma.Excellent Click as well. Too yummilicious
very beautiful clicks! loved the addition of ginger!
Sinfully Spicy
It’s such a pretty dessert!
just looking at the pics i can imagine the taste,,thnks for the virtual treat
Oooooooh this must have some really distinct flavor, rosemary & ginger in icecream
I am always in awe of the yummy combos you come up with Soma! This looks amazing.
Can I use dry rosemary instead of fresh? If so, how much?
Thanks for the wonderful recipe!
I am not really sure if the dried rosemary will impart the same flavors as the fresh ones. If you use the dried ones, try using a teaspoon first and add more if you like you would like more.
Superb combo, and mouth-drooling clicks!!
I wouldn’t change a thing in that recipe. Wonderful combination of flavors.
Simply loved the different flavors in the icecream. I could imagine how heavenly it would tasted !!
Looks like a dream. Its making me drool.
During my last FBF conference I won a gift card in a lucky draw. Now I know what to buy with it. Recipes like this have always made me drool and want to have an ice cream maker and I guess you know which recipe would be the first one I’m gonna try on that ice cream 🙂
Gorgeous and popping photographs!
Wonderful combination…my mouth is watering…Yum Yum..
That day only I was watching Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo and introduced with the Ice creams made out of vegetables…..I was wondering how it would be taste like if I make one…..but I don’t dare to do….
Definetely the the ginger and rosemary make a trenchant flavour in the icecream ….Lovely snaps as usual…..
A delicious combination! So droolworthy!
Lovely! I am thinking of ginger candy in the ice cream in place of fresh ginger.
Hear you Soma, I do not like the thought of Fall either, prefer mornings when I do not have to shiver and be loaded by those massive jackets.
I really love the combination of peaches and ginger! Adding rosemary sounds lovely. I like the idea of herbs in sweets. Delicious!
Super! You’ve used your ice-cream maker its best! I’ll save your ideas for my upcoming summer. 🙂
Fabulous looking dessert, cant take my eyes from the clicks, very tempting..
I don’t how can taste but I’m sure that is superb! Fruity and refreshing ideal for the warm days coming here 🙂
All the best,
Gera
What a unique and special ice cream! I have to try it!
Tgst ice cream is singing out to me Soma; love the spice in it 😉
‘That’ 🙂
Absolutely delightful flavours!
It is sad that summer is coming to an end 🙁 But as far as ice-creams are concerned I can have them all year round. I have frozen some peaches from this years harvest. Can’t wait to try this when I back from my vacation.
Soma, this sounds like a great recipe. Love the flavor combinations. I am keeping the recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Wow…the pic is just awesome 🙂 I am sure it tasted heavenly!
Beautiful textures in that ice cream! I love bites coming in between. Gotto make a vegan version as the rains are coming to an end and there is a lot of sunshine now!
That looks like one beautiful icecream! I have never made icecream with eggs anyway so this would be perfect to try too. I’ve only had my icecream machine for a short while and haven’t made as much icecreams as I had wanted to..!
Ginger ice-cream sounds heavenly! Stunning photos too.
This looks Devine! Ginger ice cream is my fave! One question though: is the vodka necessary for the texture or can it be omitted?