Low-carb Blueberry Ice Cream
Icy cool. Unbelievably creamy. Amazingly fresh, and low carb. Blueberry, yes, but notes of lemon and cardamon add a sophisticated edge. And the cheese adds complexity.
Ingredients
- 225 ml heavy whipping cream
- 3 egg yolks
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom (green)
- ½ lemon, the zest
- 225 g mascarpone cheese
- 175 g blueberries, frozen
Instructions
- Take the blueberries from the freezer. Whip the cream until soft peaks form and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks, vanilla, cardamom and lemon zest until pale and fluffy. Mix in the mascarpone cheese and then fold in the whipped cream.
- Fold the half-thawed blueberries into the mixture. Pour the mixture into a container with a lid and place in the freezer.
- Stir the ice cream every fifteen minutes until it firms up. This takes about 1-1.5 hours.
Tip!
Try raspberries instead of blueberries for even fewer carbs, about 3.5 g per portion. You can substitute cream cheese or ricotta for the mascarpone for a slightly different flavour profile.