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Scoops of cranberry ice cream in a bowl garnished with whole cranberries, with cranberry sauce and sugared cranberries on the side.

Cranberry Ice Cream

Author: Sarah Brooks
This homemade cranberry ice cream is bursting with tart, tangy cranberry flavor wrapped up in a delicious creamy ice cream that's great for the holidays.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 6 serves (⅔ cup each)
Calories 342 kcal

Equipment

  • ice cream maker or churner

Ingredients

  • 1 & ½ 12 ounce bags (18 ounces/510gms total) frozen cranberries
  • 2 teaspoons (5gms) tapioca starch
  • 1 & ¼ cup (300mls) thickened cream
  • ¾ cup (165gms) white sugar
  • ½ slightly heaped tablespoon (20gms) glucose syrup
  • cup (150mls) sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice

Instructions
 

I highly recommend measuring by weight and mls instead of cups. You will get better, more consistent results!

  • Defrost: the frozen cranberries. Blitz and strain. Chill until needed.
  • Put: the tapioca starch into a small bowl. Measure the cream and transfer two tablespoons to the bowl with the tapioca starch and mix to form a slurry.
  • Add: the rest of the cream, sugar, glucose syrup and sour cream to a pot on the stove. Heat on medium-low for a few mins until just simmering, stirring often to mix in the sugar and glucose syrup.
  • Add: the tapioca starch slurry and mix well. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Chill until needed.
  • Add: the blitzed, strained cranberries to the ice cream base. Mix well.
  • Slice: juice and measure the orange juice. Add to the rest the ice cream and mix well.
  • Cover: and chill in the fridge for at least four hours, preferably overnight.
  • Put your ice cream storage container into the freezer to chill. If you are using a self chilling churner turn it on ten mins before to chill.  Churn the ice cream. It will be the consistency of soft-serve when done. Cover and freeze for at least four hours, or until firm.
  • To serve remove from the freezer scoop and enjoy. Fabulous on its own or with some of my easy cranberry sauce drizzled over the top. Delicious!

Notes

Ingredients:
Fresh or frozen cranberries are fine.
Freshly squeezed orange juice is best, but you can substitute with bottled orange juice if needed.  
Storage:
This homemade cranberry ice cream will keep best in an airtight container in the freezer for up to two weeks.  After this it may start to become icy but will still taste delicious.

Nutrition

Calories: 342kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 2gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 22mgPotassium: 92mgFiber: 0.02gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 900IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 0.1mg

Nutritional Disclaimer

Nutritional information is an estimate based on an online database. The nutritional content of ingredients may vary by brand. If you require accurate nutritional information, you should calculate this based on the specific brands and products you are using.

Keywords: Christmas dessert, Fruit ice cream, Thanksgiving desserts
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