Blueberry Sour Cream Ice Cream with Hot Fudge
I know. I’ve been coming up with some pretty strange combinations lately. This ice cream and hot fudge combination may be the strangest yet. Remember that homemade hot fudge sauce from last week? Well, after trying it on nearly everything in my kitchen, it seemed that the proper thing to do was make some ice cream. Blueberry sour cream ice cream sounded perfect for the approaching summer, and I crossed my fingers that it would work with hot fudge.
The combination was unusual, but fantastic!! The ice cream is a beautiful blue purple, and the blueberry flavors are highlighted by the light, slight tang of the sour cream. Smothering that mess in dark chocolate hot fudge adds a depth and richness to the light ice cream. It’s absolutely delicious! Like one of those fancy, strange sounding desserts at a hip and trendy restuarant.
I wouldn’t lead you astray. This blueberry and chocolate combination is marvelous! If nothing else, try the ice cream! It’s a dream!
Blueberry Sour Cream Ice Cream
from Baking: from my home to yours
1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen, if frozen, thaw and drain)
1/3 cup sugar, or more to taste
pinch of salt
grated zest and juice of 1/2 lime, or more juice to taste
3/4 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup sour cream
Put the blueberries, sugar, salt, lime zest and juice in a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring, until mixture boils and the berries pop and soften, about 3 minutes.
Turn the berries into a bender and whirl until you have a fairly homogenous puree, about 1 minute. (It will never be completely smooth, and that’s fine!) Add the heavy cream and sour cream and pulse just to blend. Taste and, if you’d like, and a squirt more lime juice or a tiny bit more sugar.
Pour the custard into a bowl and refrigerate until it is chilled before churning it into ice cream. Photo below.
Scrape the chilled custard into the bowl of an ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Pack the ice cream into a container and freeze for at least 2 hours, until it is firm enough to scoop.
Top with Dark Chocolate Hot Fudge. Go crazy.
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21 Responses to “Blueberry Sour Cream Ice Cream with Hot Fudge”
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What a gorgeous colour of ice cream! I’ve definitely gotta try that recipe - so beautiful!
Just the color alone makes me want to throw this in my ice cream maker tomorrow! Not sure I would have paired it with hot fudge, but will give it a try solely because you said so!
Oh my. It’s striking! I’ve been wondering how this recipe tasted. I think you tipped the scales for me. Mmmmmm
This makes me yearn for the coming days of fresh blueberries! I’ve been on a strange ice cream flavor combination kick too, so I may have to give this one a try!
You got some amazing color out of those berries! Save me a scoop–this looks delicious
Mmmm looks so good!!!! I seriously need to get an ice cream maker.
The color of your ice cream is just gorgeous! What a fun dessert!
I made some of this last summer, it was delicious!
i admit i did a double take when i saw that but that sounds absolutely fantastic! blueberry ice cream and with sour cream too. the fudge sauce looks perfect and it’s always best with ice cream. i am stunned by that brilliant colour too. can’t say anymore how much i love this. x
Sounds crazy, but looks oh-so-good - what an amazing colour! And the sheen on that hot fudge sauce reduces me to incoherency; phwoarrr.
Great idea! That is some seriously pretty ice cream.
You make some beautiful food!
And you’re adorable to boot.
Keep em coming =)
Joy, you really have to stop doing this. Each time I visit your blog, I want to lick the screen! Purple ice-cream is already awesome and with chocolate fudge sauce on top, well it can’t get any better!
Beautiful! (looks and sounds tasty, too)
the colors you got out of those berries is outrageous! love love love.
I am in love with your vibrantly blue ice cream! I can’t wait to make room in my freezer for my ice cream maker bowl so I can churn some of this out myself! Beautiful!
beautiful colors!
Gorgeous!
I can’t find the words to express the awesomeness that is this dish and these photos. Week after week, you rockz! And I adore you from afar! And, I’ve been meaning to ask you for a few weeks now after seeing some photos on your blog from your Disney trip . . . your sister’s name isn’t Willow, by chance, is it? She looks a great deal like a West coast friend of mine who I haven’t seen in about a decade . . . so I had to ask. Have a great weekend.
All of your comments are hilarious! I know the combination of blueberry and chocolate sounds totally weird. I want to hear about the first person brave enough to try it!
Food Rockz Man- Nice to see you around these parts again! My sister’s name is not Willow, it’s Lauren. And while she is both lovely and amazing, I’m afraid she’s probably not your long lost Willow friend. Have a good day! See you around!
I just tried this recipe and it is amazingly good. The blueberry and lime give it an almost floral taste. It’s great without the hot fudge, but with the fudge it is sheer delight!