Alexis Grabel is a self-taught home cook and baker. She enjoys baking desserts as well as sourdough and yeasted breads. Always on a quest to improve on her culinary skills, she often takes classes to learn new cooking and baking methods. Her current favorite things to bake and make are sourdough bread, ice cream and pastries. Recently she has worked at perfecting vegan and vegetarian dishes for her husband. Alexis enjoys collecting vintage bakeware and cooking utensils. Find her delicious creations on Instagram and TikTok @whatalexiscooked.
a little bit about the recipe
This rainbow ice cream requires only two ingredients along with natural flavorings which gives it both flavor and color. The sweetness from the mango and tartness from the cranberry is balanced by the earthiness of the butterfly pea powder.
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
Hand mixer
ACTIVE: 20m
INACTIVE: 12h
TOTAL: 12h 20m
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directions
Thirty minutes before making your ice cream, place an 8x8 baking dish, medium bowl and mixer beaters in the freezer.
Remove the bowl and beaters from the freezer, add the heavy cream to your medium bowl and whip until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in the sweetened condensed milk.
Divide the mixture into three bowls, about two cups each, but it’s ok if it’s not exact. Into the first bowl add 1 tbsp Butterfly Pea Flower powder and fold gently to mix. To the second bowl add 1 tbsp Cranberry Juice powder and fold gently to mix. To the last bowl add 1 tbsp Mango Juice powder and fold gently to mix.
Remove your 8x8 pan from the freezer and drop spoonfuls of the ice cream mixtures, alternating flavors, into the pan. You will have more than one layer, alternate flavors in the layers as well, you should have a bit of a messy checkerboard pattern.
Lay a piece of plastic wrap over the top of your pan, touching the ice cream, and freeze overnight. When ready to enjoy, scoop and serve immediately in a bowl or cone.
expiry
Ice cream will keep for over a month in an airtight container in the freezer. Store in the back of the freezer so it stays firm.
tips
Start by using 1 tbsp of each powder to flavor/color the ice cream. You can add more for a more intense color or flavor, if desired.
Sought after for its inherent tang as well as its cotton-candy food coloring effects, cranberry juice powder can be a tasty and aromatic natural alternative to standard food colorings.
