I had seen this done on television long ago but didn't try it until last
night. Unfortunately I don't have exact measurements of what I made, but
it's not really critical. If you get the ice cream to a consistency and
flavor you like...you've made it right!
I put about 1 cup of frozen blueberries in a food processor, added about
1/4 - 1/3 cup of cream, a few tablespoons of milk, and about 1/4 cup of
Splenda. Then I pulsed it several times. Once everything was more or less
incorporated together, I turned the food processor on high and ran it for
maybe 10 seconds. Instant ice cream!
I expected it to have an icy, grainy texture, but it was perfectly smooth,
unimaginably tasty, and I didn't have to worry about it having sugar
alcohols. Leftovers can be put in the freezer and eaten later, but it does
freeze pretty hard, and the texture later isn't as smooth (still tasty,
though), so this is probably best to make in small batches for immediate
consumption. Fortunately, it's so quick and easy to make, that really
wouldn't be a problem. I'll probably make it in smaller batches from now
on. (Less likely to overindulge that way, too.)
Frozen strawberries could also be used for this (that's what I saw on TV).
Raises all kinds of possibilities.
Reb
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carla - 10 Jan 2004 03:31 GMT
> I put about 1 cup of frozen blueberries in a food processor, added about
> 1/4 - 1/3 cup of cream, a few tablespoons of milk, and about 1/4 cup of
> Splenda. Then I pulsed it several times. Once everything was more or less
> incorporated together, I turned the food processor on high and ran it for
> maybe 10 seconds. Instant ice cream!
This sounds wonderful and I more or less have all the ingredients in my
kitchen right now. As soon as I finish reading the newsgroup I'm going to
go try it! I'll let everyone know how it comes out.
carla
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carla - 10 Jan 2004 04:00 GMT
> > I put about 1 cup of frozen blueberries in a food processor, added about
> > 1/4 - 1/3 cup of cream, a few tablespoons of milk, and about 1/4 cup of
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> carla
> 237/220/165?
Okay, I'm back. I only had light cream so that's what I used. I put:
1 c frozen mixed berries
1/3 c light cream
4 pckgs. Splenda
in the food processor and did as Reb described above. The result was
fantastic! I split it into two portions, so each portion had only about 6 g
carbs and about 110 calories. It was delicious. Thanks for the suggestion,
Reb. This is one I'll be using a lot. I'll try it with heavy cream next
time, which won't add too many calories since only 1/6 c ends up in each
portion. I also don't think it needed as much Splenda as I gave it, but
others may feel differently.
carla
237/220/165?
Jean B. - 10 Jan 2004 13:28 GMT
> > > I put about 1 cup of frozen blueberries in a food processor, added about
> > > 1/4 - 1/3 cup of cream, a few tablespoons of milk, and about 1/4 cup of
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> carla
> 237/220/165?
This is going to be sooooo useful. I have lots of frozen berries,
some of which are not very good used as distinct berries now. Too
bad I have eaten already this morning.

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