Marion asked whether I wanted any plums? Never one to turn down surplus fruit I said yes!
If you’ve been a fan of this food blog for years then no doubt you are familiar with the tale of the ice-cream maker and the blackcurrants. If you are not, then use the search box to find it if you want a laugh!
Here are two recipes for easy ice-cream that requires no churning and no ice_cream maker.
PLUM AND CINNAMON ICE CREAM
Gently poach 1kg plums in a little water with 150g sugar and a cinnamon stick. Then take off the lid and boil to reduce the liquid until its thick. Allow to cool thoroughly.
Whisk 200ml double cream and 100ml thick yogurt until doubled in size. Then add half a tin of condensed milk. De-stone the plums and remove the cinnamon stick. Mix into the cream mixture, swirling it around. Turn into two 1-litre boxes with lids and freeze. Take out of the freezer half an hour before serving.
BANANA ICECREAM WITH CARAMELISED FLAKED ALMONDS
Same technique as above – whisk the cream and yogurt, add the rest of the condensed milk from the tin you have just used. Blitz frozen bananas in a food processer or blender. (Never throw away soft bananas, always put them in the freezer and use them for this icecream!) ass bananas to cream mixture and stir thoroughly to combine. Meanwhile take 100g flaked almonds and put in a shallow pan with 30g butter and 50g muscovado sugar. Melt gently till the sugar and butter are dissolved then turn up the heat for 30 seconds and remove from the heat. Allow to cool then mix into the i ecream. Oour into two containers and freeze.
No hand mixing, no icecream maker needed, no churning. Thanks to Nigella Lawson for the basic method which I have adapted.
