Author Notes
This is a really smooth, very fruity ice cream. The original recipe is to be found in David Lebovitz's "The Perfect Scoop". I gave it my own slight twinges.
By the way, the book is a great inspiration for any ice cream lover!
The taste: if you know it's caramelized, then you can taste it subtly.
If you don't know, you couldn't really put your finger on the slight other taste.
I was fascinated that this ice cream REALLY tastes like a soft, ripe pear. You know the kind that already has some soft spots and that you bite into and you drool and dribble because it's so juicy? Yeah, that's the stuff!
I think the cooking and caramelizing of the pears brings out the flavor and makes it so smooth.
Why did I make this ice cream? Well, no. 1., it's the perfect start into the new autumn season. No. 2., I love pears. No.3., they were on sale in my local supermarket. Hihi. I can't resist a good deal!
If you prefer another fruit (as long as it has enough of it's own fruit juice!) you may substitute it. You may also submit goat's milk for regular milk to give it a unique taste! —marie-poirier
Ingredients
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2
small ripe pears
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3.5 ounces
granulated sugar
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1 pinch
coarse sea salt
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few drops
of lemon juice
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200 milliliters
heavy cream
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50 milliliters
full-fat milk
Directions
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Peel pears, de-core them and dice them into small cubes.
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In a cast-iron pan (or another solid pan) heat sugar.
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Wait for it liquefy, stirring not at first, only when you see patches of liquid sugar. Stir until smooth and amber colored. This should just take a few minutes.
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Add the pears. The caramel will seize up and solidify, but keep on stirring and boiling the mixture. Try to dissolve and clumps. this will take around 10 minutes.
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Then remove from heat, add milk, lemon juice and salt.
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Stir in the cream.
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Blend in food processor, until smooth.
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Chill, then freeze in your ice cream maker according to your manufacturer's instructions.
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