Best Grape Ice Recipes

COTTON CANDY® GRAPE LEMONADE ICE POPS

Steps:

• Divide grapes between ice pop molds. Pour lemonade over the grapes.
• Freeze for 8 hours, or overnight. Run molds under cold water for 10 to 15 seconds to release pops.

GRAPE-NUTS ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a large metal bowl with an electric mixer beat together yolks and sugar until pale yellow and thick.
• In a metal bowl set over a pan of simmering water heat 2 cups heavy cream until warm.
• Add warm cream to yolk mixture in a slow stream, whisking constantly.
• Set bowl with custard over simmering water and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until a thermometer registers 170°F. Remove bowl from heat and stir in remaining cup cream. Chill custard until cold, about 1 hour.
• Add Grape-Nuts and vanilla to custard and freeze in an ice-cream maker. Transfer ice cream to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden. Ice cream may be made 1 week ahead.

ONE-INGREDIENT GRAPE ICE POPS

Steps:

• Put the grapes in a high-power blender and pulse until smooth, about 30 seconds. Pour the grape puree into ice-pop molds and freeze until solid, 4 to 6 hours.

GRAPE-NUTS ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 cup of the cream, the sugar, salt and cinnamon. Heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar is dissolved.
• Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the remaining cream and the vanilla extract. Transfer the mixture to a bowl, cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 6 hours.
• Process the mixture in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. When the mixture has just begun to thicken, about a third of the way through churning, add the cereal and continue processing.
• One of the options is to drizzle maple syrup on top. We do not. Makes a quart.

GRAPE-LEMONADE GHOST ICE POPS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together juices, sugar, and 1/2 cup water until sugar dissolves. Slightly flatten each raisin half and press one against flat side of each melon ball. Using a skewer, wedge 2 melon balls, raisins facing out, in bottom third of each of six 3-ounce ice-pop molds. Pour juice mixture into each mold, insert ice-pop sticks, and freeze until solid, about 3 hours (or up to 1 week).

GRAPE-NUTS® COCONUT ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Pulse flax seeds in a coffee grinder until finely ground. Transfer to a blender.
• Pour coconut milk into the blender. Add vanilla extract, stevia powder, xanthan gum, coconut oil, maple extract, and black salt; blend until very smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Transfer blender container to the freezer to chill mixture briefly, about 15 minutes.
• Pour mixture into an ice cream maker; churn according to manufacturer's instructions, about 25 minutes. Transfer to a lidded container and freeze until firm but still malleable, about 30 minutes. Stir in wheat and barley cereal nuggets until well-incorporated.

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE SANDWICHES STUFFED WITH GRAPE JELLY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cream the butter well in a mixer with a paddle attachment. Add the sugars and continue to mix well. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well. Sift the flour with the baking soda and the salt then add it to the mixer and blend. Add the peanut butter and mix well. Roll into 1/2-inch balls and place on a greased sheet pan 1-inch apart. Press a fork down on the surface lengthwise then crosswise to make a grid pattern. Bake for 5 to 8 minutes at 400 degrees until light golden brown. Let cool on the pan.
• Place a small scoop of grape jelly ice cream on the bottom (flat) side of a cookie and top with another cookie to make a sandwich. Place in the freezer and repeat with the remaining cookies.
• Fold grape jelly into vanilla ice cream, leaving some streaks of jelly. Freeze until ready to use in the sandwiches.

VANILLA ICE CREAM GRAPE SODA

Steps:

• Place the vanilla ice cream in a tall glass.
• Fill the glasses up with the grape soda.
• Stir if needed.

VANILLA ICE CREAM WITH GRAPE-NUTS

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 cups cream, sugar, and corn syrup in a saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture begins to steam; watch it carefully and make sure it does not come to a boil.
• While the mixture heats, combine the remaining cream, milk powder, cornstarch, salt, and vanilla extract in a small bowl, and stir until smooth and both of the powders are dissolved.
• Add the cornstarch mixture to the pan and bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly.
• Whisk the mixture until smooth, and simmer the mixture over very low heat, stirring constantly , for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• If mixture is lumpy, strain it through a sieve.
• Transfer the hot liquid to a storage container and press a sheet of plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the mixture to prevent a skin from forming.
• Refrigerate the mixture uncovered until it is completely chilled (below 40°).
• Freeze the mixture in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• Transfer the ice cream to a chilled mixing bowl, and fold in the cereal.
• Serve immediately for a soft ice cream, or transfer the mixture to an airtight storage container and freeze until hard.
• Allow the ice cream to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving if frozen solid.

GRAPE ICE

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, combine water and sugar. Cover and microwave on high for 30-90 seconds; stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in grape juice concentrate and lemon juice. Pour into a 1-1/2-qt. freezer container. Cover and freeze for at least 12 hours, stirring several times. May be frozen for up to 3 months. Just before serving, break apart with a large spoon.

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES WITH GRAPE JELLY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• To make the ice cream, split and scrape the seeds of the vanilla bean into the sugar and use your fingers to spread the seeds throughout. Bring milk, cream, and half of the sugar to a boil. Whisk the rest of the sugar with the yolks. Temper the yolks by gradually whisking in about 1/2 cup of the hot cream mixture. Whisk the tempered yolks back into the remaining cream and strain through a fine sieve or chinois. Chill. Process the ice cream in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. When done, fold the grape jelly into the ice cream.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• To make the cookies, first melt butter, add oats and cook over medium heat until toasted, about 5 to 7 minutes. Chill. Cream the butter, baking soda, salt, and sugars until fluffy. Add peanut butter. Add oats, then flour on low speed. Roll out the dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out desired shapes and place on sheet pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.
• To make the filling, cream all the ingredients together and chill.
• Spread filling on 1 cooled cookie, and top with another cookie to sandwich together. Continue for the rest of the cookies. Serve with a scoop of grape jelly ice cream.

BUTTERMILK GRAPE-NUTS ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan bring the milk, buttermilk and honey to a simmer. Stirring until combined.
• Remove from heat. Let cool about 15 minutes.
• Stir in the vanilla. Cover and chill for several hours or overnight.
• Make ice cream following ice cream maker manufacturers instructions. Add the Grape-Nuts cereal just before the ice cream completely hardens.
• Spoon ice cream into an air-tight container. Keep in the freezer at least overnight before eating.
• Grape-Nuts will soften and become chewy the longer the ice cream sits. But it's ok, it tastes delicious even if you eat it all while the cereal is still crunchy!

ITALIAN WATER ICE - GRAPE

Steps:

• Boil water and sugar together for 5 minutes.
• Cool.
• Stir in juice and peel.
• Pour into shallow bowl and put in freezer.
• As it starts to freeze, keep stirring the outside crystals into the center and mix in peel.
• Do about every half hour -MUST DO!.
• When real slushy, stop and freeze overnight.
• To serve, you must scrape very thin layers of the slush off the top.
• I use a big spoon with sharp edges moving it sideways.

CONCORD GRAPE SWIRL ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Make the Jam and Syrup: Mash grapes with sugar and vitamin C powder, if using. Cover bowl and let stand at room temperature for 1 hour or refrigerated overnight.
• Transfer grape mixture to a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened and grapes burst, 5 to 10 minutes. Strain liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Set sieve over another bowl and, using a plastic bowl scraper, press the grapes through the sieve to remove seeds and skin and create a jam. You should have about 1/2 cup liquid syrup and 3/4 cup grape jam. Cover and transfer both bowls to refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
• Make the Custard: In a large bowl, whisk together egg yolks and 6 tablespoons sugar until pale yellow; set aside.
• In a large saucepan, whisk together milk, cream, remaining 6 tablespoons sugar, vanilla bean, and seeds. Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. As soon as mixture begins to rise up the sides of the pan, remove from heat.
• Whisk 1 cup of the hot milk mixture slowly into the reserved egg yolk mixture; whisk to combine. Slowly whisk egg mixture into saucepan with remaining hot milk mixture; whisk in salt. Transfer custard mixture to a large bowl; cover and chill until very cold, at least 8 hours and up to overnight.
• Add grape syrup to chilled custard and whisk to combine; strain through a fine-mesh sieve and discard solids.
• Transfer grape jam to a large metal bowl and transfer to freezer; freeze until firm but not solid.
• Transfer custard to an ice cream maker; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer ice cream to bowl with semifrozen jam and fold with a rubber spatula to combine. Transfer to an airtight container and keep frozen until ready to serve, up to 5 days.

BOOZY CONCORD-GRAPE ICE POPS

Steps:

• Toast juniper berries in a dry small skillet over medium heat, tossing often, until fragrant and skins are very glossy, about 1 minute. Let cool slightly, then crush with a mortar and pestle (or place in a resealable plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin). Transfer berries to a small saucepan. Add sugar and 1/4 cup water and bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat and let sit 30 minutes. Strain juniper syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl; discard solids. Place bowl in a bowl of ice water and let juniper syrup sit, stirring occasionally, until cold, about 30 minutes.
• Stir juniper syrup, grape juice, gin, and lime juice in a large measuring glass or a medium pitcher; taste and add more lime juice if needed. Divide mixture among ice-pop molds and freeze until liquid is beginning to crystallize, about 1 hour. Cover and insert sticks (waiting until liquid is slushy ensures straight sticks), then freeze ice pops until solid, at least 4 hours but preferably overnight. Dip molds briefly in hot water to release pops.
• Ice pops can be made 1 week ahead. Keep frozen.

GRAPE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Dissolve sugar in grape juice.
• Add lemon juice.
• Combine cream, evaporated milk, and milk.
• Pour mixture into a 1 gallon ice cream freezer and churn according to manufactorer's directions.

ONE-INGREDIENT GRAPE ICE POPS

Steps:

• Put the grapes in a high-power blender and pulse until smooth, about 30 seconds. Pour the grape puree into ice-pop molds and freeze until solid, 4 to 6 hours.