Friday, June 10, 2016

Harvest Ice Cream :: Chef Mark Cleveland @ Hungry Harvest ::




Difficulty: Easy
Time: 25 mins prep
Servings: 1 Generous Quart

Make this with or without an ice cream freezer.  I’ll show y’all how to do it w/ just a food processor & ice cube trays.  Fun for the kids.  Go dairy free if you wish using sweetened condensed coconut milk & coconut cream.

Amount
Measure
Ingredient
Prep Method
1-2
Medium
Kale leaves


Bring 1 quart of water to a boil w/ a pinch of salt.  Blanche kale leaves for 10 seconds or up to 3 or 4 mins depending on how much you want the kale to merge into the ice cream.  I did mine for about 20 seconds.  It retained a bit of color and texture in the finished ice cream that was appealing to my testers. 


1
Pound
Favorite fresh fruit
Strawberries, nectarines, plumcots
1
14 ounce can
Organic sweetened condensed milk
Or sweetened condensed coconut milk
1/4
Teaspoon
Sea salt

1
Teaspoon
Vanilla

1
Cup
Organic heavy cream
Or coconut cream

Prep out the fruit.  Chop the kale.  Warm the condensed milk in the hot water to release it from the can.


Combine all the ingredients except the heavy cream into the food processor.  Blend until smooth, scraping down the bowl a few times to incorporate all the ingredients.  Pour the mix into 2 or 3 ice cube trays.  The less you fill them up, the better.  Freeze overnight.



Pop out the cubes.  They may stick, so use a blunt butter knife to pry them out.  



Blend with the heavy cream or coconut cream in the food processor, scraping the bowl often until the mix is uniformly smooth.  


Add any additions such as nuts, cookie bits, cookie dough, fresh fruit, etc.  Spoon into freezer containers & freeze until solid.  Remove from the freezer & let sit out for 5 to 10 mins to soften before serving.


If you have an ice cream maker, go for it, adding the cream and letting the machine do its thing.  But there’s no need to get one.  Ice cube trays work great.   



Everyone loves ice cream.  Kale continues to trend.  Its texture is a sumptuous addition to ice cream.  


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Blog post by Chef Mark Cleveland

Chef Mark Cleveland has joined the team of Hungry Harvest creating recipe & culinary content for success in the kitchen with the amazing produce in each weekly Hungry Harvest box.  Visit www.hungryharvest.net/recipes/  for recipes, photos & More!  Follow HungryHarvest and ChefMarkCleveland on Instagram

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