Roast plum ice cream with cinnamon & bay recipe (2024)

This roast plum ice cream recipe came about as a result of two variables. I had a box of the most delicious in-season plums from Terra Madre in Elgin and I wanted to make them into something. I also had a lot of cream left over from another recipe development project so it all just made sense.

Roast plum ice cream with cinnamon & bay recipe (1)

Plums are only nice raw when they are at a certain peak of ripeness. When they are soft but not overly so, and deliciously sweet. Otherwise, they tend to be tart and need to be cooked with sugar to transform them.

Roast plum ice cream with cinnamon & bay recipe (2)

The very best thing you can EVER make with a ripe plum is this famous purple plum torte. It is perfection and also happens to be one of the easiest cakes you can bake and something I will do at least once a year during the plum season.

Roast plum ice cream with cinnamon & bay recipe (3)

Taking inspiration from the cinnamon and sugar there, I decided to roast my plums with brown sugar and cinnamon and add bay leaves. I did it the first time for the ice cream and then a second time for the shoot (later) so then turned that batch into jam. I’ve included a recipe below for my quick batch roast plum jam too.

Roast plum ice cream with cinnamon & bay recipe (4)

I’m mad about plums so here are a few of my favourite recipes:

Easy plum tarte tatin

Easy roasted plum Eton mess with almonds

The best easy plum muffins

Easy plum and frangipane galette

How to make quick roast plum jam with a hint of bay, cinnamon, and orange liqueur:

Recipe:

  • 800gms – 1kg plums
  • 4 – 5 fresh bay leaves
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar (more or less)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup + 2 Tbsp white sugar
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice (optional)
  • 1 good glug of orange liqueur like Grand Marnier or Cointreau- about 40ml (optional)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)

To make the jam, follow the instructions above to roast the plums. You can go up to a kilogram of plums here.

Heat a very large and wide nonstick frying pan to high. Follow the instructions and video in this post for my 8-minute strawberry jam if necessary.

Add the plum sauce (it does not need to cool down after roasting it), the sugar, and lemon juice and cook over high heat stirring constantly. About 3 minutes in add the orange liqueur and vanilla extract and continue to let it rapidly bubble for a further 3 – 4 minutes. The jam will start thickening up and setting against the sides of the pan. take it off the heat and allow it to cool in the pan. It will thicken up further. If you are using a very wide pan and high heat you will make this jam in 6 minutes from start to finish.

Decant it into a sterilized jar and either seal it to properly preserve it or store it in the fridge for a few months.

A few of my other favourite jam recipes:

10-minute peach jam with muscadel

*Cooks notes – First, you roast the plums, allow them to cool then blend them in a food processor until quite smooth. Then you cool this until you are ready to make the ice cream. I did this the day before.

This recipe makes a rather large batch of ice cream because I added so much plum sauce to the mix, so depending on your ice cream maker size, you will probably need to divide it into 2 batches. You could also follow this method of making it without an ice cream machine. I used all cream instead of cream and milk to carry the volume of fruit and still keep it super creamy.

Recipe – makes just more than a litre

Roast plum ice cream with cinnamon & bay

Print Recipe

Roast plum ice cream with cinnamon & bay recipe (7)

Ingredients

Roast plums (make in advance)

  • 800 gms fresh ripe plums that are still firm – cut in half
  • 4 – 5 fresh bay leaves
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar more or less
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Ice cream:

  • 2 large free-range eggs
  • ¾ cup of sugar
  • 3 cups 750ml whipping cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

To make the plum sauce:

  • Preheat the oven to 180C.

  • Place the bay leaves in the bottom of a small baking tray and add ¼ cup of water. Position the plums fairly snugly in the tray, cut side facing up. You can leave the pips in at this stage as they are tricky to take out.

  • Sprinkle over the sugar and cinnamon and bake for 30 minutes. Remove and allow to cool. Remove the pips from the fruit and the bay leaves and decant the fruit and juices from the tray into a food processor.

  • Pulse until it is fairly smooth. It's ok if there are a few chunky bits. Cool this for a few hours in the fridge or overnight.

  • To make the ice cream, beat the eggs and sugar in a stand mixer for about 3 – 4 minutes until they are pale and fluffy and the sugar has dissolved into the egg. Add the cream and mix on medium speed until it is at the soft peak stage. About 3 – 4 more minutes.

  • Add the vanilla extract and the plum sauce – reserving about ½ a cup for the end. You should have about 2 cups and a bit of sauce in total. If not, it doesn’t matter.

  • Mix briefly until the plum sauce is incorporated. Process this in batches in your ice cream machine until frozen.

  • If you are storing your ice cream in a metal container (advisable and a loaf tin works well here) pre-freeze this before. Decant your ice cream into the tin and drop some of the sauce over the surface.

  • If you are doing 2 batches, use half of the remaining sauce. Swirl this into the ice cream and then free the container immediately. Repeat with the remaining ice cream and churn etc.

  • You can put that on top of the first batch of ice cream and add the remaining sauce to swirl.

  • Freeze until firm and ready to eat.

Author: Sam Linsell

BUY MY NEW eBOOK

Find me on Instagram & Pinterest

Roast plum ice cream with cinnamon & bay recipe (2024)

FAQs

How to make ice cream Mary Berry? ›

Gently fold the whipped cream, egg yolks, and vanilla extract into the egg-white mixture. Turn into a large shallow freezer-proof container, cover, and leave the mixture to freeze for 8 hours. Transfer the ice cream to the refrigerator for about 10 minutes before serving so that it softens slightly.

Is apple ice cream a thing? ›

This apple ice cream is flavored with apple butter and then swirled with salted caramel sauce, more apple butter and layered with a graham cracker streusel. She's the perfect transition from summer to fall.

How do I add fruit to my ice cream maker? ›

While you can't use whole fruit pieces in your ice cream base, macerating fruits will give you the fruity taste you're looking for. Once you've learned to extract juices from your fruits, you can even start experimenting with adding other ingredients into your simple syrups, such as spices, vinegars, and extracts.

What are McDonald's ice creams called? ›

The McFlurry is a brand-name of frozen soft serve dessert produced and sold by American-based multinational fast food chain McDonald's.

What is fruit ice cream called? ›

Sorbet (/ˈsɔːrbeɪ, ˈsɔːrbət/, US also /sɔːrˈbeɪ/) is a frozen dessert made using ice combined with fruit juice, fruit purée, or other ingredients, such as wine, liqueur, or honey. Generally, sorbets do not contain dairy products. Sorbet. Strawberry sorbet.

How to make ice cream at home for beginners? ›

Instructions
  1. In a medium saucepan, combine the cream, milk, sugar, vanilla, and salt. ...
  2. Pour into a heatproof bowl, cover, and chill for 2 hours or overnight.
  3. Remove the chilled ice cream base from the fridge and whisk well. ...
  4. Store in an airtight container in the freezer for up to a month.

How to make crystal free ice cream at home? ›

Leave your mixing bowl in the freezer for 24 hours ahead of time. Nearly every homemade ice cream recipe requires a large bowl where you mix your ingredients. Freeze this bowl for 24 hours before making your ice cream so that your ingredients start freezing as soon as you pour them into the bowl.

How to make ice cream in 10 minutes? ›

Step 1In a small resealable plastic bag, combine half-and-half, sugar, and vanilla. Push out excess air and seal. Step 2Into a large resealable plastic bag, combine ice and salt. Place small bag inside the bigger bag and shake vigorously, 7 to 10 minutes, until ice cream has hardened.

References

Top Articles
Latest Posts
Recommended Articles
Article information

Author: Prof. An Powlowski

Last Updated:

Views: 6508

Rating: 4.3 / 5 (64 voted)

Reviews: 87% of readers found this page helpful

Author information

Name: Prof. An Powlowski

Birthday: 1992-09-29

Address: Apt. 994 8891 Orval Hill, Brittnyburgh, AZ 41023-0398

Phone: +26417467956738

Job: District Marketing Strategist

Hobby: Embroidery, Bodybuilding, Motor sports, Amateur radio, Wood carving, Whittling, Air sports

Introduction: My name is Prof. An Powlowski, I am a charming, helpful, attractive, good, graceful, thoughtful, vast person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.