Wild Blueberry Ice Cream
Wild Blueberry Ice Cream ~ the very thought makes me crazy ~ but wait, it gets better, this luscious treat is made with sour cream instead of regular cream, for a unique tangy flavor you've just got to try.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups (heaping) fresh or frozen wild blueberries,
- 1 cup sugar
- 16 ounces sour cream
- juice of 1/2 lemon,, optional
Instructions
- Put the berries and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down and cook for about 5 minutes, just until the berries have released juice and softened.
- Puree the mixture. I used my Vitamix blender for an extra smooth puree. Refrigerate the puree until chilled.
- Blend together the sour cream, the cold blueberry puree, and the lemon juice, if using, until completely smooth.
- Process the mixture in your ice cream machine, according to the manufacturer's directions. Mine takes about 20 minutes to get to a soft serve stage.
- Spoon the soft ice cream into a loaf pan or plastic tub, cover tightly, and put in the freezer to firm up. I like to leave it for at least 5 to 6 hours.
Notes
- Blueberries and sour cream go so well together, but that doesn't mean you can't experiment ~ try other berries like raspberries or blackberries. You may want to strain the puree for seeds in some cases.
- I haven't tried it myself, but I assume you could make this wild blueberry ice cream with light sour cream to cut fat and calories.
- If you want to forgo the cream altogether, consider a wild blueberry frozen yogurt ~ you can use my Concord grape frozen yogurt as a guide.
Nutrition
Calories: 306 kcal · Carbohydrates: 44 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 15 g · Saturated Fat: 8 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Cholesterol: 45 mg · Sodium: 24 mg · Potassium: 133 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 41 g · Vitamin A: 498 IU · Vitamin C: 5 mg · Calcium: 80 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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