This white chocolate raspberry ice cream recipe is a real treat for adults and children. It's sweet, creamy and fruity. What more could you want of a homemade ice cream?
Fruity or Chocolate Ice cream?
This white chocolate raspberry ice cream recipe was the very first ice cream I ever made when I first bought my ice cream maker. As soon as I bought it I was looking forward to testing it out.
I had different flavours running through my mind and also conflicting opinions between me and my husband. My husband loves chocolate, toffee and caramel ice cream flavours. I prefer fruity ice creams.
He prefers real ice cream but I like sorbets and frozen yoghurt. In the end, I came up with a compromise of raspberry ice cream with white chocolate.
Make everyone happy with raspberries and white chocolate ice cream!
It was so good. I think it made everyone happy with the sweetness of the chocolate, the tangy raspberries and the gorgeous pink colour! It's a tasty ice cream to eat as a dessert just by itself but you can also dress it up a bit.
It's delicious with extra raspberries on the side and some chocolate or raspberry sauce on the top.
Ingredients for raspberry white chocolate ice cream
To make this raspberry ice cream with white chocolate you'll need:
- Raspberries - Use large sweet juicy raspberries if you can. They need to be delicious as the ice cream gets so much of its flavour from them.
- Caster sugar - golden or regular is fine. You could even use granulated sugar.
- Water
- Single cream - You could replace this with double cream for a richer flavour.
- Vanilla extract - This is to add flavour but can be left out if you don't have it.
- White chocolate - Use a good quality white chocolate as there are not many ingredients in this ice cream and the better the chocolate, the better the ice cream.
How do you make this ice cream?
First heat the raspberries with the water and sugar in a small saucepan. Stir as they are heating which helps the sugar to dissolve and the raspberries to break down.
If you want a smoother ice cream, pass the raspberries through a sieve at this point to remove the seeds.
When the raspberry mixture has cooled, stir it into the cream along with the vanilla extract. Let this mixture sit in the fridge for a while so it is really cold before putting it in the ice cream maker.
Follow your ice cream maker instructions for the next steps. For a typical ice cream maker this involves taking the inner bowl out of the freezer and putting it in the outer bowl, attaching the paddle to lid and turning the ice cream maker on. The paddle will start turning slowly and you can pour the mixture in through the funnel at the top.
It will typically take about 20-30 minutes for the ice cream to churn and will be the consistency of soft scoop ice cream. At this point you can eat it or transfer it to another dish and store it in the freezer.
What equipment do you need to make this?
The main gadget you need for this raspberry ice cream is an ice cream maker. You can make it without one but it turns out smoother and creamier if you are able to churn it in an ice cream maker.
My ice cream maker cost about £30 and has definitely been worth the money I spent on it!
You'll also need a small saucepan to heat the raspberries.
Can you make this without an ice cream maker?
Yes of course! If you don't have an ice cream maker you can still make it. Just pour the mixture into a freezer proof container. Then every hour, take it out of the freezer and whisk it. You can use a whisk, a fork or transfer it to a blender.
Homemade ice cream is a great treat!
I do like to give my children healthier desserts like this chocolate banana nice cream when I can. However, everyone deserves a treat occasionally. I have to admit that this white chocolate raspberry ice cream is a great frozen sweet treat.
It's a lovely summer dessert and even makes a lovely snack on a hot day
How could you adapt this ice cream recipe?
This raspberry ice cream recipe first appeared on Searching for Spice back in 2011 and I have updated the original recipe. Although I often like to make low sugar desserts, I felt this one was better if it was a little sweeter. If you do prefer a tarter ice cream then just cut back on the sugar by up to half.
Some people prefer berry ice creams without any seeds in. If you want, you can pass the raspberry mixture through a sieve at the end of step 2 to remove the seeds. I have to admit that I find that a bit of a faff and don't mind the seeds anyway.
You could replace the raspberries with another berry. However, some berries like strawberries don't break down in the same way so you might need to blend the cooked fruit mixture before adding it to the cream.
Tips
- Be careful not to overfill the ice cream maker. The ice cream expands as it freezes and there needs to be space for this as it churns.
- Always taste the mixture before pouring it into the ice cream maker. Add extra sugar if necessary. Once the ice cream is frozen it will taste a little less sweet to it's best to err on the sweet side when adding sugar or sweetener.
- Remember to put the ice cream maker's inner bowl in the freezer the day before you plan to make the ice cream.
More ice cream recipes
Do check out my recipe collection for frozen desserts and snacks. There are recipes for ice cream, sorbet, frozen yogurt and ice lollies!
Recipe
White Chocolate Raspberry Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 200 g raspberries
- 80 g caster sugar
- 30 ml water
- 300 ml single cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 100 g white chocolate grated or blitzed in a food processor
Instructions
- You may need to put the bowl from the ice cream maker into the freezer 24 hours before making the ice cream.
- Put the raspberries, sugar and water in a small saucepan and heat, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved and the raspberries have broken down. Leave to cool.
- Put all the ingredients into a jug and stir well.
- Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker, following the instructions given for your machine.
- Transfer to a box and put in the freezer until ready to serve.
Notes
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We Should Cocoa hosted by Chocolette at Tin and Thyme
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
This looks so good, and such a pretty colour.
Corina Blum
Aww thanks Kat!
Choclette
Raspberries and white chocolate are one of my favourite combinations and your ice cream sounds divine. It's just what I need too in this heat. I haven't eaten so much ice cream in years.
Thanks for sharing with #WeShouldCocoa. The 1st September will be the 9th anniversary and I'm making this month the final link-up. I do hope you'll join in and help make it an end to remember.
Corina Blum
Such a shame #WeShouldCocoa is ending! I will do my best to join in for the last one.
The Girl Next Door
I love the idea of combining berries and white chocolate in an ice cream! Definitely going to try this out - I may substitute strawberries in place of the raspberries, since the latter aren't easily available where I live. Thank you for sharing this awesome recipe! 🙂
Corina Blum
I think strawberries would be great in this! They also go brilliantly well with any kind of chocolate.
Mina Joshi
Your ice cream looks delicious. Love the flavour combination.
Corina Blum
Thank you so much Mina! I don't think I can resist the combination of raspberries and white chocolate - so good!
Jacqui Bellefontaine | Recipes Made Easy
I cant tell you how much I want to try this ice cream. such a fabulous flavour combo. I can taste it already. Pinning to make as soon as I get a chance.
Corina Blum
I hope you like it Jacqui! I'm making another ice cream right now -It's churning in the background and I am really looking forward to eating some soon.
Carlee
I want a bowl of this right now! What a perfect flavor combination and it's so pretty too!
Corina Blum
Thank you Carlee! I love this flavour combination too.
Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food
This beautiful recipe makes me want to pony up for an ice cream maker! After all, what could be better than homemade ice cream?! And I just love raspberries AND white chocolate...so, together?! YUM.
Corina Blum
It's definitely worth getting an ice cream maker Michelle! I love mine and use it all the time in summer.
Angela / Only Crumbs Remain
What a gorgeous icecream Corina - I love the colour, the flavour combo and how simple it is to make too seen as it's not a custard base icecream - I'll have to make some room in the freezer for the bowl of our icecream maker and then give it try 🙂
Angela xx
Corina Blum
Our ice cream maker bowl is constantly going back in the freezer at the moment! I have made few custard based ice creams too but I have to admit that the ones without eggs are a little simpler to make! I'm so pleased you like this one. x
Mandy
What a delicious treat, this would go down so well with my family - love white chocolate x
Corina Blum
Yes, I think it went down a little bit too well! It didn't last long at all x
iza
delicious ice cream
Corina Blum
Thanks so much Iza! We all love ice cream here.
Eb Gargano | Easy Peasy Foodie
What a lovely combo! I can well see why it was a winner with everyone. I totally agree with treats in moderation. The majority of my recipes are pretty healthy but there's always room for an occasional treat!! Thanks for sharing with #CookBlogShare 😀 Eb x
Corina Blum
Yes, we definitely need an occasional treat! I'm so pleased you like it. x
Jo Allison / Jo's Kitchen Larder
Your ice cream sounds and looks gorgeous. Raspberry and white chocolate combination is lovely and as I absolutely adore creamy ice cream this would be perfect for me. Might not be very healthy but as you say everything in moderation 🙂 x
Corina Blum
I'm so pleased you like it Jo! You're right, white chocolate and raspberry is lovely together and it's perfect for anyone who loves fruity ice creams!
Cat | Curly's Cooking
You're on fire with your ice cream and sorbet recipes at the moment. This is another delicious sounding ice cream, love the flavour combo.
Corina Blum
Aw thanks Cat! I'm just thinking of whether to develop another one or give everyone a break for a while!
Monika Dabrowski
This looks awesome of course! I am sure it's super yummy. I've got an ice cream maker that I've never used. Can you believe it? I think it's time I got it out of the cupboard!
Corina Blum
I'm sure you won't regret getting it out! It's one of those gadgets that I wondered if I was really going to use when I first bought it but I'm still using it 7 years later and I do use it really regularly in the summer too.
Nathalie
I've been making ice cream too, except our ice cream maker hasn't been used for a few years and we've lost the instructions! All trial and error, quite happy to eat any of the results. Your flavour sounds delicious, there are so many different flavours to try aren't there?
Corina
Definitely - I think I'm going to be making a new ice cream or sorbet every week this summer!
MeLikeyUK
A lovely and refreshing dessert! Which ice cream maker do you have? I wouldn't know where to start buying an ice cream maker 😉
Corina
It's the Gino D'Acampo one. It was on sale in Robert Dyas, reduced to £20 from £60. I was planning to get one online but then I saw it and bought it impulsively. So far I'm really pleased with it.
zerrin
A super treat for summer! I love raspberries and you make me crave for this wonderful ice cream!
Kristy Neeley
Looks delicious ! Thanks for commenting on my mango sorbet recipe! Kristy
At Anna's Kitchen Table
That looks so good- enjoy your ice-cream maker!