Guessipes

Honey Ice Cream with Almond Loquat Swirl

Posted by Alana on

I made a ton of loquat jam and it occurred to me that it would make a pretty good ice cream swirl. Honey seemed like a nice complementary flavor for the ice cream, and almonds added crunch plus some saltiness to cut the sweetness of the honey and jam. This ice cream flavor was such a hit that I made three batches in a row… thank goodness I had a lot of jam!

Guessipe

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 TBSP sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup salted roasted almonds, chopped
  • 1 cup loquat jam

Whisk together the heavy cream, half and half, honey, sugar, and salt until the sugar dissolves. Refrigerate for a few hours.

Honey Almond Ice Cream with Loquat Swirl whisk heavy cream half and half honey sugar salt

Churn the chilled cream mixture in an ice cream maker until the ice cream crawls up the sides of the bowl (about 20 minutes). Fold in the almonds.

Honey Almond Ice Cream with Loquat Swirl churn then fold in almonds

Transfer 1/3 of the ice cream to a chilled glass container. Dollop 1/3 of the loquat jam. Add another 1/3 of the ice cream and dollop more jam. Add the rest of the ice cream. Dollop the remainder of the jam. Swirl with a knife.

Honey Almond Ice Cream with Loquat Swirl alternate layers of ice cream and loquat jam

Press plastic wrap onto the surface of the ice cream, and freeze for at least 4 hours before serving.

Honey Almond Ice Cream with Loquat Swirl