Roasted Plum, Ginger, and Honey Ice Cream Recipe

Name: Roasted Plum, Ginger, and Honey Ice Cream Recipe
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 pounds plums, stoned and halved; 2 tablespoons ginger, grated; 2 tablespoons plum brandy; 2 cups heavy cream; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 3/4 to 1 cup wildflower honey, to taste

You won't need eggs for this ice cream, which is thick and dense thanks to the plums and honey. A couple spoonfuls of plum brandy helps as well, both for texture and to amplify the plums' honeyed flavor. I'm partial to 10-year-aged Slivovitz, but you can use any plum brandy (or other brandies for that matter) that you like.

Scooped: Roasted Plum, Ginger, and Honey Ice Cream

Active: 30 mins

Total: 60 mins

Serves: 10 servings

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2 pounds plums, stoned and halved
2 tablespoons peeled and grated fresh ginger
2 tablespoons plum brandy (optional)
2 cups heavy cream or a combination of 1 cup heavy cream and 1 cup half-and-half (see note)
3/4 teaspoon (3g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt
3/4 to 1 cup wildflower honey, to taste

Preheat oven to 500°F with a rack in the middle. Line a lipped sheet pan with aluminum foil and arrange plums, cut side up, in a single layer. Roast for 15 minutes, until plums are jammy and offer no resistance to a paring knife. Remove from oven and wrap in aluminum foil to cool for 10 minutes.
Transfer plums to blender or food processor with ginger and plum brandy. Blend till smooth, then add cream (or cream and half-and-half). Blend again for 30 seconds or until very smooth. Pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl or storage container. Stir in salt and 3/4 to 1 cup of honey, to taste.
Chill overnight, then churn the next day according to manufacturer’s instructions. Serve immediately as soft serve or let firm up in freezer for 2 to 3 hours.

Notes

Using heavy cream alone produces a very rich and buttery ice cream; a mix of heavy cream and half-and-half is still rich, but not quite as buttery.

Special Equipment

Ice cream maker, blender or food processor

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Scooped: Roasted Plum, Ginger, and Honey Ice Cream

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
281	Calories
17g	Fat
33g	Carbs
2g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 10
Amount per serving
Calories	281
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17g	22%
Saturated Fat 11g	55%
Cholesterol 54mg	18%
Sodium 109mg	5%
Total Carbohydrate 33g	12%
Dietary Fiber 1g	5%
Total Sugars 31g
Protein 2g
Vitamin C 9mg	44%
Calcium 39mg	3%
Iron 0mg	2%
Potassium 204mg	4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.