Blackberry Ice Cream

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh blackberries, rinsed
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 mix blackberries and 1/2 cup sugar in small saucepan. bring to low boil, simmer 5 minutes to dissolve sugar and break up berries. cool slightly. puree in blender. press puree through fine sieve to remove seeds. discard seeds. set puree aside.
• 2 mix egg yolk, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup half and half in a small saucepan. cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and thickens slightly (about 5 min).
• 3 whisk remaining half and half, all of cream and cinnamon and vanilla into cooked mixture. whisk in blackberry puree.
• 4 cool and chill the ice cream base mixture for 1-2 hours or overnight.
• 5 pour cold mixture into electric ice cream machine and process according to manufacturer's directions (takes about 25 minutes in my cuisinart electric ice cream maker).