Monday, November 22, 2010

Red Plum Ice Cream / 7 Days Left For Culinary Smackdown

Mmmm. what can I say? It's a David Lebovitz ice cream... mmm... The tartness of the plums makes a very flavourful ice cream. 











Plum Ice Cream
(adapted from "The Perfect Scoop" by David Lebovitz)
1 pound (450gm) plums (about 8)
1/3 cup (80ml) water
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (180gm) sugar (I use 150gm, depends on the sweetness of the plums)
1 cup (250ml) heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon kirch (I omit this)

Slice the plums in half and remove the pits.  Cut the plums into eighths and put them in a medium, nonreactive saucepan with the water.  Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes. Remove from the heat, and stir in the sugar until dissolved.  Let cool to room temperature.

Once cool, puree in a blender or food processor with the cream and kirsch until smooth.

Chill the mixture thoroughly, then freeze it in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.


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CULINARY SMACKDOWN "LET'S GET TANGY WITH CITRUS" NOVEMBER 2010


REMINDER!   REMINDER!


There's only 7 days left to submit your entry! 


For more details and to submit your entry please click here. Remember the challenge ends on November 29th, 2010 at 12.00 noon, Malaysia time. Good luck!

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12 comments:

  1. That looks absolutely amazing. Your photo is beautiful.

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  2. Looks great. It's such a striking colour!

    Ps. So glad you found Ratatouille recipe at a good time for you and your daughter :)

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  3. I agree, the pics are beautiful. I love the color of the ice cream.

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  4. It looks so good- pretty and pink, my favorite color. :) You can't go wrong with a Lebovitz ice cream!

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  5. This ice cream looks fantastic. Pretty color too.

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  6. What a creative ice cream made with plums! I love it! So scrumptious.

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  7. These pics make me want your plum ice cream even though it's freezing outside. I love plums and I love ice cream...together they are heaven!

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  8. What a gorgeous colour that ice cream is - I love David Lebovitz's ice cream recipes, and I now have this one bookmarked to try as soon as plums come into season here :-)
    Sue

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  9. Wonderful Idea for ice cream with fruit. With this recipe, I could probably use other fruits if i don't find plum. I love to eat ice cream even in Winter. Cheers!

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  10. Hi everyone,
    Thank you for stopping by! Don't forget to enter your entry for the challenge! Have a nice day!

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  11. Wow, your ice-cream looks great! Does homemade ice-cream keep as well as store-bought ones? We take a long time to finish even 400ml of ice-cream.

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  12. What gorgeous ice cream. It's such a lovely colour!! I love making ice cream, it's so much fun. Thank you for linking up to Cookbook Sundays and my apologies for taking so long to get back to you. I hope you're having a great week!

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