Jeni's Splendid Roasted Strawberry and Buttermilk Ice Cream

"Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream is very famous out of Columbus Ohio. She generously gave one of her recipes in Ohio Magazine June 2011 issue.She said she puts some cream cheese in her recipes to give it some body. Timing does not include 4 hour freezing time."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 15mins
Ingredients:
11
Yields:
1 quart
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Hull strawberries and slice. Combine strawberries with sugar in an 8" square glass or ceramic baking dish, stirring gently to mix well. Roast for 8 minutes, or until just soft. Let cool slightly. Puree in a food processor with lemon juice. Measure 1/2 cup of the pureed berries; refrigerate the rest of the puree for another use.
  • Mix about 2 Tbls of the milk with the cornstarch in a small bowl to make a smooth slurry. Whisk the cream cheese and salt in a medium bowl until smooth. Fill a large bowl with ice and water.
  • Combine the remaining milk, cream, sugar and corn syrup in a 4-quart saucepan, bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat, and boil for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and gradually whisk in the cornstarch slurry. Bring the mixture back to a boil over medium-high heat and cook, stirring with a heat-proof spatula, until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
  • Gradually whisk the hot milk mixture in to the cream cheese until smooth.Add the buttermilk and reserved strawberry puree and blend well. Pour the mixture into a 1-gallon Ziploc freezer bag and submerge the sealed bag in the ice bath. Let stand, adding more ice as necessary, until cold, about 30 minutes.
  • Pour the ice cream mixture into the frozen canister of electric ice cream freezer and run according to directions of ice cream maker. Pack the finished ice cream into a storage container, press a sheet of parchment directly against the surface, and seal with an airtight lid. Freeze in the coldest part of your freezer until firm, at least 4 hours. Makes about 1 quart.
  • Serve with refrigerated strawberry puree poured over the top.

Questions & Replies

  1. Could you do raspberries instead of strawberries?
     
  2. This was the first time making ice cream in a new ice cream maker. Results looked and tasted very good. However, after a couple of bites a filmy residue is left on spoon and roof of mouth. Any ideas what may have gone wrong? Thanks!
     
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Reviews

  1. We made this and reviewed it in Episode 30 of our baking podcast, Preheated. It turned out fabulous! Thank you Jeni for sharing a recipe that home cooks can use to duplicate the rich, velvety texture and flavor of premium ice cream. Here's a link to the show if anyone would like to listen! http://www.preheatedpodcast.com/episode-30-roasted-strawberry-buttermilk-ice-cream/
     
    • Review photo by Andrea B.
  2. Yes, you can make ice cream at home that tastes super-deluxe! I read a review from another site where the chef used the entire purée, apparently with great results. I instead followed the "true" directions but found the strawberry flavor weak and the color was drab, so I swirled the purée into the finished ice cream when pouring into the storage container. The ice cream was good but the purée swirl became icy (would have needed corn syrup). Next time, I will macerate the strawberries (put cut strawberries into strainer, sprinkle sugar on top and extract the juices), then use the entire puréed pint without swirling. The flavor of macerated strawberries will be similar to roasting because the berries loose water without heating the house. I would also like to try replacing the lemon juice with balsamic vinegar. thanks for posting, this is an amazing recipe!
     
  3. This is absolutely my favorite Jeni's flavor. So glad to have come across a recipe for it so I can make it at home with some strawberries I picked yesterday. Jeni's is a rare treat as I don't live in Columbus. But even with this recipe at home, I'll always go back because her creativity and unique flavors always surprise me.
     
  4. Awesome recipe, amazing ice cream. Three suggestions to pump up the flavor: drizzle a half teaspoon of aged balsamico onto the fruit and sugar before roasting; second, add a drop or two of organic strawberry essence, like that made by Medicine Flower in Oregon, to the cream cheese; third, add a teaspoon of white miso to the cream cheese as well. MIght be my fav' ice cream ever!! Texture is like best ice cold cheesecake filling. Thank You!
     
  5. Huge thanks for posting this! It's my brother's favorite flavor, and I've made it many times from my Jeni's ice cream recipe book. So - I'm making some for Thanksgiving, but of course have not been able to find the book anywhere in my home. I think I lent it to someone. You're helping me out immensely. This is a great recipe - all her ice cream recipes are good. Consider buying her recipe book/cook book for more flavors (the blueberry lavender is my cousin's favorite).
     
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