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Honey Lavender Ice Cream Recipe

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  • Author: Lily
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 hours 50 minutes
  • Yield: 10 servings
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Churning
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

This Honey Lavender Ice Cream recipe offers a creamy, floral-flavored treat perfect for a refreshing dessert. Made with real honey and dried lavender, it balances sweetness and subtle herbal notes. The ice cream is churned to a soft-serve texture and then frozen to a perfect scoopable consistency.

Ingredients

Ice Cream Base

  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon dried lavender
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Optional: 1/4 teaspoon purple food coloring

Instructions

  1. Freeze the ice cream maker: Prepare your ice cream maker by freezing it according to the manufacturer’s instructions to ensure proper churning.
  2. Heat the ingredients: In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine heavy cream, whole milk, honey, dried lavender, kosher salt, and purple food coloring if using. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer and cook for about 2 minutes until the honey fully dissolves.
  3. Steep the lavender: Remove the saucepan from heat and cover it with a tight-fitting lid. Let the mixture steep at room temperature for 30 minutes to infuse the lavender flavor.
  4. Strain the mixture: After steeping, strain the ice cream base through a fine-mesh sieve to remove the dried lavender flowers. Press gently on the lavender to extract maximum flavor.
  5. Chill the base: Cover the strained mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 2 hours or overnight for best results.
  6. Churn the ice cream: Pour the chilled base into the prepared ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer’s instructions until it reaches a soft-serve consistency, approximately 15 minutes with a Kitchenaid Ice Cream Attachment.
  7. Freeze to set: Transfer the soft-serve ice cream into a loaf pan and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Freeze for at least 8 hours, allowing the ice cream to firm up and develop a scoopable texture.
  8. Serve and enjoy: Scoop the set honey lavender ice cream into bowls or cones and enjoy the delicate floral flavor and creamy texture.

Notes

  • Steeping the lavender is key for infusing flavor; do not skip this step.
  • Using real honey provides a natural sweetness and helps soften the ice cream’s texture.
  • Optional food coloring adds a pretty lavender hue but does not affect flavor.
  • If you don’t have an ice cream maker, you can try freezing the mixture and stirring every 30 minutes to reduce ice crystals.

Find it online: https://dishmelt.com/honey-lavender-ice-cream-recipe/