Concord Grape Ice Cream Recipe

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Concord Grape Ice Cream Recipe

Delicious and creamy homemade ice cream flavored with fragrant concord grapes. Fresh concord grapes make an ice cream with a distinctive grapey flavor.

Prep Time10

Bake Time10

Additional Time6

Total Time6 20

Servings:16 servings

Ingredients

16 oz Concord grapes (weight without stems)
16 oz heavy cream (2 cups)
5 egg yolks
8 oz granulated sugar (1 cup)
⅛ teaspoon table salt

Instructions

In a food processor, puree 16 oz Concord grapes until smooth. Strain the puree through a fine sieve to remove the seeds. You should have about 1½ cups of puree after straining. Refrigerate the puree it while you make the ice cream base.
Heat 16 oz heavy cream in a small saucepan over medium high heat until scalding hot.
While the cream heats up, whisk together 5 egg yolks 8 oz granulated sugar and ⅛ teaspoon table salt in a small bowl.
Once the cream mixture is scalding hot, pour it into the bowl with the yolks and whisk to combine
Return the entire mixture to the saucepan and heat over medium low heat, stirring constantly. Cook the custard until it thickens enough to coat the back of a spatula or wooden spoon. Do not allow it to come to a full boil. Remove from the heat and pour back into the bowl from the yolks. Add the cold grape puree to the custard and stir to combine.
Cover the bowl and chill until very cold. At least 4-5 hours or over night.
Freeze according to the directions for your ice cream machine.
When the ice cream is ready, scoop it into a container and smooth to an even layer. Lay a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the ice cream, cover tightly and freeze until firm.

Notes

Concord grapes can be frozen until you're ready to make the ice cream or you can puree and strain the grapes and freeze the puree to use at any time.

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