Blueberry Ice Cream Fail [-ish]

Ok. I love ice cream. Like, if I had to choose between Christian and ice cream... Well, just don't make me do that. I have been wanting to experiment with my own ice cream for over a year but have been to cheap [or, uh... poor] to buy an ice cream maker. Until yesterday! Plus there is a brand of milk here [Kalispell Kreamery] that is just too good not to make ice cream out of.

So I made blueberry ice cream with sweetened condensed milk. Not a wild success, only because the texture is weird. I think the milk mixture may have cooked a little too long. But the flavor is great! It's not too sweet [my only qualm with Ben & Jerry's]; aside from the condensed milk it has only a tablespoon of brown sugar. And I think the condensed milk gives it an interesting flavor. I will have to make this again and be more careful about the cooking or just omit the eggs and not cook it at all. Anyways, here is my ah-mazing recipe [sarcasm intended]:

Blueberry Ice Cream with Sweetened Condensed Milk

3 cups heavy cream

1 cup whole milk

3 egg yolks

1 tbsp brown sugar

2 1/2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 can sweetened condensed milk

~Combine the cream and milk in a saucepan and heat on low until it just starts to simmer. Remove from heat.

~Meanwhile, beat the egg yolks together well in a medium bowl. Add in brown sugar.

~Temper the egg and sugar mixture into the milk. To do so, pour the milk very slowly into the egg mixture [so the egg doesn't cook as you add the hot cream].

~Return the mixture to saucepan and heat on low until the mixture will coat a spoon [about 170° to 175°].

~Remove from heat. Add the blueberries. Pour into a container and let cool at room temperature for 30 minutes.

~Cover the container and let cool overnight in the refrigerator.

~Pour into ice cream maker and follow manufacturers instructions.

~Enjoy!