Very Berry Ice Cream

I know...I know...it's cold, it's winter time...ice cream??? why not. We can eat ice cream any time, and since I just got an ice cream maker, I am making homemade ice cream since yesterday  (my dear friend gave me on new year's..hhmmm I should give her another hug :D..)..

The good thing about making homemade ice cream is, we are using fresh ingredients, we dont use preservative also we can control the sugar in it..

Anyway, since I have mixed berry, I decided to make "very berry ice cream". I dont use half and half or cream, it just 1% milk, sweetened condensed milk and mixed berry

3 cups 1% milk

2 egg yolks

1 little can  of sweetened condensed milk (or you can use just a half can if you don't like sweet)

2 tbs vanilla extract (if you like)

1.5 cups mixed berry finely chopped in a food processor, set a side

Combined both milk in a medium sausepan. Medium heat and cook until mixture almost boils, about 5-8 min, reduce heat to low

Meanwhile beat egg yolks and vanilla until light yellow and smooth about 1-2 minutes. Add 4 tbs hot milk mixture and stir until combined. Gradually add egg yolk to warm milk, stirring continuously to prevent the eggs from curdling. Cook over low heat until slightly thickened and mixture coats the back of a spoon, about 3-4 min. Cool completely. When its cool add mixed berry, stir until well combined. pour into freezer bowl, turn the machine and let mix until mixture thickens about 20-25 min

Strawberry Gelato

Strawberry Gelato Recipe – Gelato di Fragola

Ingredients

• 1 lb. fresh strawberries
• 12 oz. granulated sugar, about 1.5 cups
• 1.5 cup cold whipping cream
• 1.5 cup cold water
• dash of lemon juice (only if fruit isn’t “bright” enough)

Directions

1. Clean and cut washed berries into quarters, or just smaller pieces.
2. Put berries, sugar and water into a blender or food processor and blend until liquid and smooth. (This is also where you’ll add lemon juice if necessary.)
3. Whip the cream until slightly thickened – like the consistency of buttermilk.
4. Combine the cream with the strawberry mixture and mix thoroughly until blended.
5. The mixture will lose a little of its sweetness when it goes through the freezing process, so if the finished product seems a bit too sweet to you, that’s a good thing.
6. Freeze as indicated by the manufacturer of your ice cream maker.

Note : I don't have ice cream maker, so I just put all ingridients on my magic bullet and store in a freezer, check after 30 min, stir using spatula..store back into freezer and check again after an hour.

SOURCE : http://www.italylogue.com/food-drink/strawberry-gelato-recipe.html

Indonesian Fruit Cocktail

I got this recipe from Indonesian Beverage Recipe Book. It is very simple to make but instead of using fresh fruit, I just use fruit cocktail in a can. My husband is not really thrill with this but I think it is good especially in a hot summer weather like today

Ingredient

2  Cans (15,25oz) Dole Tropical Fruit in light syrup

2 (7oz) red Grapefruit or you can substitute with other fruit you like (I really like grape fruit)

1/4 Tsp ground cinnamon or you can use 5in cinnamon stick

100 Gr Sugar

1000 Ml water

100 Cc lemon juice from fresh lemon

1500Ml Soda (I use Lemon Lime Soda)

Direction

1. Drain fruits and set aside

2. Boil water, sugar and cinnamon. Let it cool, add fruit, lemon juice and soda. Let it chill in the refrigirator

Banana-Orange and Strawberry-Strawberry Yoghurt Smoothie

Banana-Orange Smoothie

1 Whole Banana
1 Cup Milk
3 Seedles California Mandarin Oranges
Blend it together

Strawberry-Strawberry Yoghurt Smoothie

8 Strawberry
1 Cup 4oz Strawberry yoghurt
1/2 Cup Milk

Blend it together

Or you can mixed all of them!