Party Thyme, Beat the Heat – Lavender Vanilla Ice Cream

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Yesterday was my husband’s birthday and you know what that usually means…birthday cake.  Well, my husband doesn’t particularly like cake but he does like ice cream and berries. I had some strawberries and blueberries in my refrigerator and I had leftover biscuits from our breakfast.  So, I decided that we’d have berry shortcake and top it off with some homemade ice cream.
However, this is a special occasion so I thought that this desert should be topped with something a bit more special than regular vanilla.  It’s Lavender to the rescue.  Here’s a scoop right out of the ice cream maker.

Let’s take another look.  Doesn’t this look absolutely delicious?  Trust me, the addition of lavender takes vanilla ice cream from plain to sophisticated  My guys were totally blown away.  Are you ready to make some?

Lavender Vanilla Ice Cream

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups half and half
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 Tbsp food grade lavender buds
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
Directions:
In a pot, place the half and half, sugar and lavender buds.  Heat the mixture over medium heat until it begins to simmer (steams) and the sugar is completely dissolved.  Remove from heat and allow this mixture to steep for 20 minutes.

Add the vanilla and heavy cream and stir thoroughly to combine.

Strain your milk/cream mixture to remove all the lavender buds.  Place in a jar and refrigerate a minimum of 2 hours.  It should be cold.

Place your cold milk/cream mixture into an ice cream maker and process according to directions.  It will have the consistency of soft serve (if you want your ice cream to be firmer, place it in a container and freeze until the ice cream had reached the desired consistency).

Serve up and enjoy.  Extras should be stored in the freezer.

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  1. I finally managed to not kill a lavender plant so maybe I’ll get to make this! Thanks for sharing

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