Vanilla Malt Ice Cream with Chocolate Chips & Raspberry Ripple
Vanilla Malt Ice Cream with Chocolate Chips and Raspberry Ripple is incredibly fun and downright delicious. It is guaranteed to appeal to adults and children alike.
4tablespoonMalted milk powderAvoid "light" and "chocolate" versions
50g/ ¼ cupLight brown sugar
50g/ ¼ cupGolden caster sugar
5Egg yolks (large, free range)
375ml/ 1 ½ cupsDouble creamheavy cream
60g/ 2 oz Milk or semi-sweet chocolate - finely chopped
Instructions
Ensure the chocolate is finely chopped and store in the fridge until ready for use.
Put a freezer-proof container into the fridge or freezer to chill, ready for the churned ice cream to be loaded into
Make the Raspberry Sauce
Put the raspberries and cornflour into a small pan and cook gently, stirring often, until the raspberries soften (3-4 minutes))
Stir through some sugar cane syrup and blitz with a handheld blender
Pass through a fine-meshed sieve, using a metal spoon to push as much juice and flesh as possible though the sieve. This will take 2-3 minutes or hard work - more or less only the seeds should remain in the sieve
Set aside to cool and then chill overnight (or for at least 2 hours)
Make the Custard Base
Put the milk & malted milk powder into a medium sized pan (heavy based) over a medium heat. Split the vanilla pod and drop into the pan. Heat until warm, stirring to ensure the powder dissolves
Whisk the egg yolks and sugars together in a medium bowl
Pour the warm milk onto the yolks, whisking continuously
Pour the custard mix back into the pan and cook, on a just below medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the custard is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon
Take the pan off the heat. Remove the vanilla pod. Scrape out the seeds and add them back into the custard
Pour the custard into a bowl or jug, cover with clingfilm (to stop a skin forming) and cool. Once cold, transfer to the fridge to chill overnight (or for at least 4 hours)
When ready to churn remove the clingfilm from the custard, pour in the cream and stir until thoroughly combined
Making the Ice Cream Using an Ice Cream Maker
Pour the custard into your ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer's instructions. When the ice cream is almost ready, begin to slide the chocolate in, a teaspoon at a time, until it is all incorporated
Once churned, put ⅓ of the ice cream into a freezer-proof container and drizzle ⅓ of the raspberry sauce over it. Top with another ⅓ of the ice cream, followed by another ⅓ of the sauce. Repeat with the remaining ice cream and sauce, then use a long skewer to gently swirl the sauce and ice cream together
Cover the surface directly with greaseproof paper or foil and store in the freezer
Remove from the freezer 10-15 minutes prior to serving to allow it to soften slightly
Making the Ice Cream by Hand
Pour the liquid ice cream base into a suitable freezer-proof bowl, cover and put it in the freezer for 1-1 ½ hours. The sides should be beginning to freeze, but the centre will be soft and slushy
Remove from the freezer and, working quickly, use electric beaters to beat the ice cream until the ice crystals are uniform. Cover and place back in the freezer
Repeat this process 6-7 more times at 1 hour intervals - the better the texture will be the more the process is repeated
Beat the ice cream again and then stir through the chopped chocolate. Return to the freezer for another hour
Stir for a final time (beat if you can, but the chocolate may hold up your beaters), then put ⅓ of the ice cream into a freezer-proof container and drizzle ⅓ of the raspberry sauce over it. Top with another ⅓ of the ice cream, followed by another ⅓ of the sauce. Repeat with the remaining ice cream and sauce, then use a long skewer to gently swirl the sauce and ice cream together
Cover the ice cream with greaseproof paper or foil and freeze for a further 3 hours or overnight
Remove from the freezer 10-15 minutes prior to serving to allow it to soften slightly