Meyer Lemon & Strawberry Ice Cream
Basic Information
- Servings: 8
- Ready in: 45 minutes
- Preparation time: -
- Cooking time: -
- Rating: 28.18
- Health score: 1.00
- Weight Watcher points: 15.00
Summary
Meyer Lemon & Strawberry Ice Cream requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This gluten free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and fodmap friendly recipe serves 8 and costs $1.04 per serving. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 20g of fat, and a total of 316 calories. 1 person were glad they tried this recipe. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Mother's Day. It is brought to you by Foodista. Not a lot of people really liked this dessert. A mixture of strawberries, half & half, meyer lemon juice, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. With a spoonacular score of 21%, this dish is rather bad. Try meyer lemon ice cream, Meyer Lemon Ice Cream Sandwiches, and Strawberry Shortcakes with Meyer Lemon Cream for similar recipes.
Ingredients
eggs2 large
half & half2 cups
meyer lemon juice0.33333334 cup
strawberries1 pint
sugar1 cup
butter0.5 cup
Instructions
Step 1
Note: if you are using regular lemons, add an additional 1/4 cup of sugar, making it a total of 1 cup of sugar for the custard base.
Step 2
Combine the eggs, sugar, lemon juice and butter in the top of a double boiler.
Step 3
Place over simmering water and beat with a hand mixer (unless you are in for a whisking workout) for about 15 minutes or until the mixture thickens. You are basically going for lemon curd here.
Step 4
Let the curd cool a bit and then add in your half-and-half. Cover this with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or until thoroughly cold.Thinly slice 1 pint of strawberries (tops removed) and toss with 1 tablespoon of sugar.
Step 5
Let the strawberries sit for at least 2 hours.When your custard, your strawberries and your ice cream machine are ready, pour the strawberries and their liquid into the custard base and mix well. Freeze according to your machine instructions.It will come out frozen but soft. If you like your ice cream firmer, then put it in the freezer for a few hours.
Step 6
Serve as-is or garnish with a lemon slice.
Categories
Dish Types: dessert
Diets: gluten free, lacto ovo vegetarian, fodmap friendly
Occasions: mother's day, summer