Best Mom Sawyers Cranberry Ice Cream Recipes

CRANBERRY ICE

Steps:

• 1. Heat jelly and water. Whisk in pan to help dissolve jelly. When smooth (there may be a few small lumps at the bottom of the pan), remove from heat.
• 2. Stir in lemon juice and sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar.
• 3. Pour in to indvidual serving cups. Freeze (at least 4 hours). Remove from freezer 10 minutes before serving. Serve with meal or as dessert.

CRANBERRY ICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring cranberries and water to a boil. Cook over medium heat until the berries pop, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool slightly. Press mixture through a sieve or food mill, reserving juice and discarding skins and seeds., In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; set aside. In a saucepan, combine cranberry mixture and sugar; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture just begins to boil. Remove from the heat. Stir in gelatin mixture, stirring until gelatin is dissolved. Add lemon juice. , Transfer to a shallow 1-qt. freezer container. Cover and freeze until ice begins to form around the edges of container, about 1 hour; stir mixture. Freeze until slushy, stirring occasionally.

CRANBERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine cranberries, orange liqueur and water in a microwaveable container and microwave for 3 minutes.
• Set aside to steep.
• Heat milk and 1 cup of the half and half along with sugar, salt and vanilla bean to a simmer, remove from the heat and let steep for 30 minutes.
• Lightly beat egg yolks in a large saucepan and, beating constantly, whisk in the milk-vanilla mixture a little at a time to make a custard base.
• Put this mixture back on low heat and cook slowly, whisking frequently, until it thickens into a custard consistency.
• Meanwhile, put the second cup of half and half into a large bowl and set a fine mesh strainer over it.
• Pour the thickened custard through the strainer into the half and half and stir to combine.
• Place in an ice bath to cool and refrigerate several hours or until completely chilled.
• Chilling is very important; the ice cream will not freeze without it.
• Churn according to manufacturer's directions in an ice cream maker; in the last five minutes of churning add the cranberries and any accumulated liquid.
• Enjoy now as soft serve or freeze for ice cream.