Basil Ice Cream Recipe

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Basil Ice Cream is deliciously rich and simple ice cream made without an ice cream maker. The flavor of basil in ice cream, focaccia, or cookies is just da bomb. Do give it a try!

A scoop of creamy basil ice cream served in a bowl, garnished with fresh basil leaves

Since I hate wasting food, it is no wonder that many of the new recipes tried in my kitchen are due to the need to use up some ingredients. One such was fresh basil which I ended up ordering much more than I required.

Close-up of basil ice cream being scooped out with an ice cream scooper

The resultant recipes include basil chocolate chunky cookies, focaccia, pesto, pesto pasta. Each one is a delight to make and enjoy.

I have adapted the recipe for my chocolate ice cream without an ice cream maker. The result was lick-worthy and delicious. Truly basil is the best ingredient to make any simple dish exquisite.

“A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.” – Sir Thomas Moore

A scoop of vibrant green basil ice cream, topped with a sprig of fresh basil

Easy Recipe to Make Basil Ice Cream

Basil Ice Cream

Basil Ice Cream is deliciously rich and simple ice cream made without an ice cream maker. The flavor of basil in ice cream, focaccia or cookies is just da bomb, do give it a try!
Prep Time10 minutes
Freezing Time12 hours
Total Time12 hours 10 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Keyword: eggless, Quick & Easy
Servings: 8 people

Ingredients

  • 1 cup fresh basil leaves
  • ¾ cup sugar granulated
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup full cream milk
  • cup heavy cream
  • tsp vanilla extract
  • a pinch salt
  • few ice cubes for blanching basil

Instructions

  • Bring a large pan of salted water to a boil (the salt is added to keep the basil leaves green). Blanch the basil leaves by adding them to the boiling water and quickly drain over an ice bath (which is essentially a ice filled bowl) to stop further cooking of basil, Squeeze out any excess moisture. Purée the basil leaves in a food processor, set aside.
  • Whisk together sugar and milk for about 2-3 minutes by hand or 30 secs by hand-held mixer. Add in cream, vanilla extract and salt. Mix till combined. Stir in the basil purée. Allow the mixture to infuse for several hours or overnight. Next morning, pour this mixture into a mixer jar and churn them together for 10-15 minutes. The resulting mixture should resemble like a soft serve ice-cream.
  • Strain the ice cream base through a fine-meshed sieve or muslin cloth to remove any larger pieces of basil leaves. Now transfer the mixture into a ice-cream container, or a pyrex dish with a lid or any air-tight container suitable for freezing. After 3-4 hours, remove from freezer and thaw for about a minute or two and then again churn the ice-cream. Pour it back into the container and freeze again. Repeat this after another 3-4 hours. You can repeat this one more time after another interval of 3-4 hours. Allow it to set completely overnight.
  • Serve chilled and enjoy.

Notes

  1. This is one of the freshest tasting ice-cream I have ever made or tasted.
  2. You can replace basil leaves with mint leaves or reduce the quantity of basil if you like the taste lesser.
  3. For making it in an ice-cream maker, you can follow instructions of your manufacturer after straining the basil and cream base in step 3.
Several scoops of basil ice cream in a ice cream tray, with fresh basil leaves on the top

Join the Conversation

  1. first time here and i love the neat look of the site :)

    1. Thanks Roshan. I am glad you liked it. :)

  2. sudha sharma says:

    Looks tempting…going to try it over the weekend

    1. It will be fun Sudha. Do share your feedback

  3. Shalini Digvijay says:

    Looks good..I’m not an ice cream.person but this should be interesting

  4. Thanks Shalini… I am sure you will love this flavor in ice-cream – unique and refreshing

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