Ingredients:
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until it looks smooth and the sugar has dissolved. Refrigerate the mixture until thoroughly chilled (a few hours) or overnight. Pour into a ice cream maker and churn until frozen. Eat immediately or freeze until just solid and scoopable.
Yield: 1 pint
Note: I used 2% milk and reduced fat sour cream with great success.
My thoughts:
Oh my. This is some seriously delicious ice cream. I love sour cream and had always wondered if a sour cream ice cream would work. I've made frozen yogurt with great success and figured that sour cream wasn't that much different. Rather than just churning straight sour cream, I added some milk and cream to give it a smoother texture and mouthfeel. The brown sugar was a last minute substitution for regular sugar and I loved it. The brown sugar gives the ice cream a caramel note that pairs well with the tart creaminess of the ice cream. Since there are no eggs to temper, I saw no reason that the ice cream mixture needed to be cooked. The sugar dissolved quickly during the trip through the blender and the whole process took just seconds. I think this is the easiest ice cream I have ever made but you wouldn't know it from the lush, old fashioned taste.
I recently bought a pint of sour honey frozen yogurt and it's amazing. I can only imagine what the homemade version will be like. I'll definitely be trying this soon, thanks!
ReplyDeleteI just made a cake with sour cream today, but I've never had sour cream ice cream. If it's as luscious as you say, then things have got to change for me!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how it would work with Tofutti sour cream and coconut milk. Hmm.....
ReplyDeleteI have GOT TO buy a new ice cream maker. This looks and sounds so good.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! My kids have been begging for ice cream and they will love this! Hummm... I might even throw in some chopped strawberries :0) Thanks!
ReplyDeletethis is so weird. I have leftover sour cream that I want to use up and was just wondering today if an ice cream recipe exists for it. thank you!
ReplyDeleteYUM - this looks incredible!
ReplyDeleteBelieve it or not, my new puppy completely chewed off the cord to my ice cream maker this past weekend - ahh! Tragic! Hoping I can get it repaired asap and give this one a try. Sounds like there might be endless possibilities with this method. :)
Eddie's Grocery on St. Paul has ice cream from Moorenko's in Silver Spring. My favorite flavor? Creme fraiche. Rushing off to make this recipe.
ReplyDeletei just made this and it is great, mine doesnt look as white due to the brown sugar and vanilla i think!
ReplyDeletemy kids loved it, i may try it with honey or maple syrup
What a great idea - it sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteYour ice cream sounds like it would be delicious alongside some fresh cut peaches or other stone fruit. The photo is perfect.
ReplyDeleteI have a peach and cardomom pie in the oven and think this would make an AWESOME pairing. I had Creme Fraiche ice cream in Paris and LOVED it. I think I would totally dig this stuff!
ReplyDeleteYUM! That's sounds so good!!! I need to use my ice cream machine more often!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I made a sour cream ice cream once and it totally rocked. I used brown sugar and added streusel bits to make it sour cream coffee cake flavored. I ended up making some of it into a blender drink with homemade Tia Maria. I love that nearly any dairy can be turned into an awesome frozen dessert!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love sour cream! And I love simple recipes that don't require tons of ingredients :) So thank you :)
ReplyDeleteI can't get sweet cream, so I ALWAYS make my ice cream with sour cream. Love the tang. Try it in a dark chocolate recipe!
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