Does anyone have a honey vanilla ice cream recipe I can use with figs I bought this morning at the farmer's market?

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Also came home w/ lemon verbena and thought of infusing it into the custard.  How do you think that would go with honey vanilla fig ice cream - ok or too many flavors?  Thanks!

Nadia H. · Answer

I usually make honey parfait, it has a light, airy consistency and goes will with fruit, see my recipe Amaretto-poached apricots with honey parfait. I usually only use honey. If the figs are ripe and sweet I would leave it at the combination of figs and honey.

loves2eat · Answer

Thanks, poiresauchocolat, for introducing me to notsohumplepie.  And to jmdde for reminding me of David Lebovitz' recipe.

jmddc · Answer

David Lebovitz has a recipe for Lavender-Honey ice cream in The Perfect Scoop.  You could do an infusion with your verbena instead of lavender.  His recipe is a regular (1 qt) vanilla custard base to which is added (thru a strainer) the herbal infusion from 1/4c flowers and 1/2C honey, warmed and steeped for 1 hr.  Hope this helps!

Poires A. · Answer

This milk and honey ice cream recipe looks delicious - http://notsohumblepie.blogspot.com/2011/07/milk-honey-ice-cream.html. You could adapt that to include figs or serve it with roasted figs?

Does anyone have a honey vanilla ice cream recipe I can use with figs I bought this morning at the farmer's market?

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