Soft Raspberry Lime Ice Cream Food

RASPBERRY-LIME FREEZE

Steps:

• Put 5 1/2 cups of raspberries, the sorbet, lime zest, and lime juice into a blender. Use a spatula to push down the ingredients. Pulse a few times, then puree until very smooth. Add ice cream and puree, stopping and stirring with spatula as needed. Stir in 1 cup raspberries.
• Pour mixture into glasses. Garnish with remaining 1/2 cup raspberries and lime zest. Serve immediately.

RASPBERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• 1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
• 2. Select Variable 1.
• 3. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
• 4. Use the tamper to press the ingredients into the blades.
• 5. In about 30-60 seconds, the sound of the motor will change and four mounds should form.
• 6. Stop machine. Do not over mix or melting will occur. Serve immediately.

RASPBERRY LIME TERRINE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, warm the water with the gelatin to dissolve it. Whisk in the lime juice and simple syrup. Taste for sweetness, and adjust if needed. Stir in the raspberries and pour into a loaf pan 8 1/2 by 4 1/2. Chill at least 4 hours. Dip in hot water for 10 seconds to loosen, then flip terrine out onto a serving platter. Keep chilled until ready to serve.

RASPBERRY STRACCIATELLE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Bring cream and milk to a simmer in a medium saucepan. In a bowl, whisk together sugar and yolks until pale and thickened. Slowly whisk in warm cream mixture to sugar and yolks then return to the saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir continuously until mixture is slightly thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Strain mixture into a bowl and place into an ice bath, stirring until cold. Remove from ice bath, whisk in raspberry puree until a pink color is formed and process in an ice cream machine according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• Melt white chocolate in a double boiler. Scrape the ice cream into a large metal bowl. Continuously drizzle in the melted white chocolate while stirring at the same time with a large spatula, until fully incorporated. Cover and place in the freezer until firm.

LIME ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine milk and sugar. Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture reaches 175°. Cool to room temperature. Stir in the lime juice and zest. Freeze in an ice cream freezer according to manufacturer's directions. , Transfer frozen lime mixture to a large bowl; allow to soften slightly. In a small bowl, beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Fold into softened lime mixture. Allow ice cream to firm up in your refrigerator freezer for 4 hours before serving.

SOFT SUGAR COOKIES WITH RASPBERRY FROSTING

Steps:

• Make the cookies: In a large bowl, using a spoon, cream the butter, cream cheese, sugar and salt until smooth and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla extract, and whisk to incorporate some air and to dissolve the sugar crystals, about 1 minute. Stir in the flour and baking powder until just incorporated.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees and line two rimmed sheet pans with parchment paper. Using two spoons or a cookie scooper, plop out 2-tablespoon/50-gram rounds spaced a couple of inches apart. (You should get about 7 to 8 cookies per sheet pan.) Place the sheet pans in the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes until the dough is no longer sticky and easier to handle.
• While the dough chills, make the frosting: In a fine-mesh sieve set over a medium bowl, sift the ground raspberries, using a spoon to help pass them through, until most of the ruby-red powder is in the bowl and most of the seeds are left behind in the sieve. (Discard the seeds.)
• To the bowl, add the 1 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and salt and, with an electric hand mixer, mix on low speed until the butter absorbs the sugar. Then, turn the speed up to high and beat until the frosting doubles in size, about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to ensure all the ingredients are incorporated. Transfer the frosting to a small container, cover tightly, and set aside. (You should have about 2 cups of frosting.)
• Remove the sheet pans from the freezer. Roll the chilled dough into even balls and flatten them slightly with your fingers so they're about 2 inches wide and 1 inch high. Bake the cookies for 13 to 15 minutes, rotating the pans and switching racks halfway through, or until they no longer look wet on top, are still light in color and spring back to the touch. They will puff up and crack slightly. Let cool completely on the sheet pan. (They will continue to cook as they sit.)
• Using a butter knife or offset spatula, frost each cooled cookie with the raspberry frosting and adorn with the sprinkles.

SMOOTH RASPBERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Puree raspberries in a blender or food processor; pour mixture through a strainer to remove seeds.
• Beat eggs and sugar together in a bowl until smooth. Stir raspberry puree, half-and-half, cream, corn syrup, and lemon juice into the egg-sugar mixture.
• Transfer raspberry cream mixture to the ice cream maker. Freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.