Blackberry Ice Cream

Ingredients  

For the Blackberry Sauce Swirl

• 1 cup blackberries
• 3 TBS granulated sugar
• 1 tsp cornstarch

For the Blackberry Ice Cream

• 1 1/2 cups blackberries
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt

Equipment

• Large Mixing Bowl

Instructions

For the Blackberry Sauce Swirl

• Add the blackberries, sugar, and cornstarch to a small sauce pan. Cook over medium low heat mashing the berries, and stirring the sauce as it cooks, for about 5 minutes or until the sauce starts to thicken.
• Transfer the sauce to a small bowl and place it in the fridge to chill until needed.

For the Blackberry Ice Cream

• Add the blackberries and sugar to a medium sized bowl, stirring them together and mashing the berries a bit. Let it sit together for 15 minutes.
• Blend the blackberries and sugar together in a blender or food processor. Push the berry mixture through a strainer to remove the blackberry seeds.
• Add the pureed blackberry/sugar mixture, heavy cream, milk, vanilla and salt to a large bowl and stir them together.
• Pour the mixture into your prepared and running ice cream maker. Run according to the manufactures directions, or until the ice cream thickens up, about 30 minutes.
• Add spoonfuls of the blackberry ice cream into a 2 quart container, drizzle blackberry sauce over the top. Repeat with more ice cream and more sauce until the container is filled and all the ice cream is in it.
• Cover the container and place it in the freezer for at least 6 hours, or overnight for harder scooped ice cream.