Strawberry Balsamic Basil Ice Cream
 
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups cream
  • ¾ cup whole milk
  • Pinch salt
  • 2 sprigs basil
  • 1 lb. strawberries, hulled and sliced
  • 1 tsp. Balsamic vinegar
  • ¾ cup sugar
Instructions
  1. Combine the whole milk, cream, basil and salt in a medium sauce pan and heat to a simmer. Turn off heat and let basil steep in the liquid for at least thirty minutes and up to an hour.
  2. While the basil is steeping in the milk and cream, combine the berries, sugar and Balsamic vinegar in a bowl and allow the berries to macerate for thirty minutes.
  3. Pour the berry mixture into a food processor and puree leaving some chunks of fruit still visible.
  4. Discard the basil from the milk mixture.
  5. Combine the pureed berries and the milk and cream into a resealable plastic container and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
  6. Follow the instructions on your ice cream maker to make the ice cream.
  7. Chill ice cream until frozen.
  8. Remove from freezer at least ten minutes prior to serving.
Recipe by West of the Loop at https://www.westoftheloop.com/2014/06/25/strawberry-balsamic-basil-ice-cream/