Mom Sawyers Cranberry Ice Cream Food

MOM SAWYER'S CRANBERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat and add cranberries and sugar. Reduce heat and let simmer until berries pop open, about 15 minutes. Pour into a colander set over a freezer-proof bowl. Mash or press out cranberry juices and discard skins, unless you want to use them for something else.
• Stir orange juice and lemon juice into the cranberry juice. Freeze until mushy, about 1 hour.
• Stir in whipped topping and mix well. Freeze, stirring occasionally, for 24 hours.

CRANBERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook cranberries and water over medium heat until berries pop, about 15 minutes. Strain; discard seeds and skins. Cool completely. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, heat milk to 175°; stir in sugar until dissolved. Cool. Stir in the cream, juices and cranberry mixture., Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Refrigerate remaining mixture until ready to freeze. Allow to ripen in ice cream freezer or firm up in the refrigerator freezer for 2-4 hours before serving.

WILD CRANBERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• After reserving 1/4 cup of the cranberries combine all ingredients in a blender and procecss to smooth.
• Chill the mixture if required.
• Pour the mixture into the ice cream machine and freeze it according to the manufacture's instructions.
• Stir in the remaining 1/4 cup of cranberries.
• (I coarsly chopped mine first).

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.