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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Cherry Porridge Ice cream

Recently i have started  replacing honey for sugar, which i find it very good and i don't have the guilt feeling (of using excess sugar) at the back of my mind. This is yet again another recipe which i tried without no sugar and hundred percent honey.
The creaminess of  porridge marries well with the sour cherry and sweet honey. Honey is specifically referred as a key source of treatment in the Islamic Holy text - The Quran, and also in the narrations of The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).  Honey is known to contain the therapeutic contents sugars, vitamins, anti-microbials, among other things.
Ingredients:
Coconut milk-800 ml
Rolled oats-3 tbsp
Honey- 150 ml
Egg yolks-3
Stonned fresh cherries- 1 cup
Vanilla extract- 2 tsp
Fresh Strawberries- 5 to 6
Extra fresh cherries- about half cup
Cornflour-1 tsp
Method:
Beat the egg yolks and cornflour together until pale and creamy. Heat the coconut milk along with oats until gets soft, add the honey and extract stir well, slowly pour the milk mixture into the egg mixture whisking continously. Return the mixture to the pan again, keep stirring in medium to low heat until the mixture coats the back of the spoon. Switch off the flame, let it cool down completely.
Puree the 1 cup of fresh cherries, mix it with half off the milk mixture. Churn the cherry mixture and milk mixture separately in a ice cream machine according to your machine instructions. Put them in two separate container and freeze them for about 1 to 2 hours.
Freeze a deep bottomed glass bowl  5 to 6 hours  before making the ice cream, this step is very important  or icecream will start to melt when you are layering.
Take out both the mixtures from the freezer and start layering. Line the inner side of the bowl with a cling film. Carefully spoon the cherry mixture around the sides and bottom of the bowl as shown in the picture, leaving the middle part hollow( save a small amount of cherry mixture for the topping), cover with a cling film and freeze again for 1/2 an hour.
Fold in the fresh cherries and strawberries into the milk mixture. Remove the bowl from the freezer, spoon the mixture till the rim. Now carefully spoon the remaining cherry mixture on top of it and cover it completely with the cherry mixture. Cover the bowl tightly with cling film and freeze for another 2 to 3 hours.
Before serving remove the bowl from the freezer, pull the cling film on the sides, invert it in a serving plate, top it with more pureed cherries and fresh fruits( optional). Run a knife in warm water, carefully slice the ice cream like wedges serve with more fresh fruits.
Note:
I have used here honey, if you are not comfortable with the flavour of honey, replace it with 200 g of sugar.

This recipe goes to the event  Yasmeen Health Nut Challenge ' I Scream For Ice cream'. 
This recipe also goes to the event  Colouring your Kids Delight by Spice your Life.

34 comments:

  1. wow..wonderful....nice to me n looks fab..

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  2. The color looks absolutely gorgeous.

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  3. Looks fantastic, so perfect and very tempting..

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  4. Wowww Umm..yeppadi ippadi ellam, kalakuringa pa..thats a beautiful,healthy and an awesome ice cream..

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  5. Wonderful clicks...looks very delicious, love this ice cream

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  6. Wow! The ice cream is screaming at me to gobble it! I'd have some!

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  7. Looks great !! Very very tempting .Kids will love this

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  8. Very new for me. Will surely try sometime :)

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  9. beautiful presentation!.. the two colours look pretty.. coconut milk would make this so yummy

    i have a question.. freezing a glass bowl for 5 hrs... u meant freezing or refrigerating?

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  10. Rich and creamy,cherries are in also in abundance here,I also made some ice cream myself.
    I'm not sure what error is showing up in the form.You could email me the entry. Thanks for taking the challenge :D

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  11. woww looks wonderful n colourful..

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  12. Wonderful treat dear... Perfect for both the entries.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  13. what an healthy n tempting icecream...really it looks awesome ,can pass me a scoop of it :)

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  14. Wow !!! beautiful Moon :). Looks as if it is served in restaurant. Very professional.

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  15. ice cream looks delicious..never tried making icecream at home yet..love the color of it..looks so beautiful...

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  16. yummy yum icecream...awesome recipe

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  17. Dear foodies, thank you so much for all your wonderful and lovely comments, i feel so happy.
    Uma it means freezing the bowl for 5 hours.

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  18. wow, what a lovely way to make the ice-cream, colorful and delicious.

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  19. Wow...De-li-Ci-ous and tempting ofcourse...Looks exactly like an magazine pic. Appreciate ur clicks...

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  20. This looks wonderful. I love that you are substituting with honey. Thanks for the info on the health benefits. I would love to try this.

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  21. Wow they looks simply superb and yummilicious.. attractive dessert makes any one drool and this is the one .. yummy yummy yummy !!!!

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  22. that looks so so yummy! colorful and great presentation! u have a great space here! happy to follow u!

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  23. Lovely color, must make for my kids.Nice to be here. Thanks for visiting my blog. Do visit my site for some healthy recipes.

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  24. This looks like a very rich, and smooth ice cream!

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  25. Looks so tempting.. Fantastic..

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  26. OMG!!! that is simply yummy and way too tempting :)

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  27. ayesha what a delicious and perfect icecream.. how nicely u did it.. using honey thats always good for health too .nice idea

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  28. gr8 presentation ..looks fabulous dear

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  29. Umm, I don't know how I didn't get to see this..loved it Dear..looks beautiful and yummy..

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  30. Looks lovely!..thanks for the entry!

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