Easy Raspberry Ice Cream
Raspberry ice cream
Ice cream? I wonder who doesn’t like ice cream, especially when the weather gets warm. My whole family loves ice cream. Given a choice I would prefer one with added fruits…….a healthier ice cream. But I haven’t found one with a lot of fruits in it. I guess I have to make it myself again. Don’t get me wrong. I still indulge in other ice creams, like vanilla ice creams and chocolate ice creams, sometimes.
Frozen fruits here are much cheaper than the fresh ones which makes it perfect for making ice cream. I had tried mango ice cream and blueberry ice cream. My girl would only make coffee ice cream. It’s of course very delicious and one of my favourites.
Frozen raspberries
Recently I made raspberry ice cream. I love the look of my ice cream with all the pieces of raspberry in it. See the top picture above. It was not too sweet. I had it with my white chocolate cake. I like it very much. I served my friends too and they liked it.
To make a healthier ice cream, I added a lot of raspberries. I also used unrefined sugar instead of the normal white sugar. I also cut down on the amount of sugar.
Here’s my simple Raspberry Ice Cream recipe. My method will give a hard ice cream the next day. If you like a smoother, softer one, do invest in an ice cream maker. I have one ice cream maker but have not used it yet. Oooops…..I can’t remember where I put it. Need to go for a good treasure hunt….. *grin*.
Ingredients
400ml double cream
60g sugar (I used unrefined sugar)
350g frozen raspberries
Pour double cream into a mixing bowl. Add sugar. Beat with a cake beater until thick. If you buy a 300ml tub of double cream, just adjust the ingredients slightly. You don’t need to be highly accurate.
Add raspberries to cream
Take out the raspberries from the freezer only after you have whipped the cream. Chop it coarsely with a knife or cleaver. Mine still has some big pieces. Add the chopped raspberries to the whipped cream.
Mix raspberries and cream together
Stir to mix. You can actually eat it as it is. I did that…mmm….delicious. You can use some as a filling for swiss roll or other cakes or even to top meringues and then freeze the rest.
Pour ice cream into containers
Pour into a plastic container, or 2 smaller ones, and freeze it for a few hours or overnight. After a a couple of hours it will be like soft ice cream. You can enjoy it as it is. Or you can leave it overnight. It will become hard but still very delicious. I love it served with cakes.
Raspberry ice cream slices
It’s easy to remove from the plastic container once it’s hardened. Use a knife to cut into pieces and enjoy.
Making ice cream is just so simple. Homemade is still the best as you don’t need to add any preservatives or other additives. It’s also very cheap to make. Hope you will give this a try. Remember if you have an ice cream maker, put it to good use. You will get a smoother texture. In the mean time, I need to go and find mine…..*wink*. Then I’ll have creamy ice creams…..*big smiles*.
Quote of the day……
“When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it - but all that had gone before.”
- Jacob Riis
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44 Comments
Bo W on July 29th, 2011
Nice! Never thought of making it like this…without an ice cream maker.
Elin on July 29th, 2011
Mary…I am salivating…great dessert for our hot weather and what more , it is of raspberries…thanks for the recipe 
Mary on July 29th, 2011
@anncoo - You really have to come here. if you come, we will have desserts with all sorts of berries everyday! 
@Bo W - You can try this quick way, Bo. It’s not as creamy and smooth but still very delicious
@Elin - If I am back home I think I will eat this everyday Now it’s summer so I can enjoy some ice cream. Still very cold though.
Rachana on July 29th, 2011
I would love to have a slice too, please Looks so delicious!!!
Selina on July 29th, 2011
Looks delicious Mary, I have not ventured into making ice cream yet because I always assumed an ice cream maker would need to be used! This is great, I would like to try a frozen yogurt version also
kristy on July 29th, 2011
Gosh, this looks amazingly delicious! I am drooling here. Just look at those raspberries.
Hope you’re having a lovely day.
Kristy
Supergirl was here on July 29th, 2011
yesssssshhhhhh!!!!!! i stil beat Pandy! wuahahaha! jeng jeng jeng
Supergirl was here on July 29th, 2011
ok how come nobody has said it yet? i’ll be the first to say it —> i scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream…EEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!!! that was me screaming for ice cream….teeheee. luv luv luv ice cream, all kinds! i was going to say that i would eat that raspberry with the cream even unfrozen, but you beat me to it. that looks sooooo good, Mary. yummy in my tummy. i was at Costco shopping for blueberries to make your cake, but they didn’t have fresh ones. then i was going to get raspberries but opted for strawberries instead. now i wished i got raspberries cause you’ve got me craving raspberries now. haha.i must stop reading your blog really early in the morn or really late at night. teehee. now me wants ice cream. WOOT! it’s the weekend! wishing you a lovely weekend. we have a long weekend here, do you guys? (sorry, i misspelled my email earlier)
Mary on July 29th, 2011
Mary, this looks and sounds amazing. Raspberries have just ripened here so I have several weeks of their luscious taste to look forward to. I will, of course, try your ice cream. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary
divya on July 29th, 2011
Love this dish. It looks fantastic!
Mary on July 29th, 2011
@Rachana - I wish I can send you a slice but would have melted by the time I get to the post office! 
@Selina - I used to think like you but I have learned to cheat…hehe
@kristy - My neighbour’s house is up for sale. Do you want to move here? We will be busy cooking and baking everyday and feeding each other…haha
@Supergirl was here - Yes, you sure did! She is probably still in bed I better store up a lot of ice cream before you come so that there’s no endless screaming…haha. Hope you have much fun making the blueberry cake with your little girl
@Mary - Wow…I can imagine all the fun there with raspberries. Hope you like this ice cream. May your days be always shining bright
@divya - Thanks very much, Divya!
food-4tots on July 29th, 2011
Looks like ice cream potong! Very delicious and homey!! Perfect for our weather in SG too!
DG on July 29th, 2011
Oh Mary, I wish that I can taste it now. The ice cream is so tempting delicious!
Theresa on July 29th, 2011
Thank you for your wonderful recipe. Your ice cream looks so delicious and easy to make. Theresa
uncle Lee on July 29th, 2011
Hi Mary, ahhhh, this will be good watching a late night movie on TV…..And your this ice cream looks really sinfully delicious.
I can practically get the sweet fragrance from here.
I can imagine one spoon in the mouth forgetting the wife’s name, ha ha ha.
Mary…..you are good!
Outstanding!
Have a pleasant weekend.
Lee.
teresa on July 29th, 2011
oooh, i love those big chunks of raspberries in there!
Reeni on July 29th, 2011
What a scrumptious ice cream with all those lovely raspberries! A big scoop would be just about perfect right now!
crustabakes on July 29th, 2011
Wowwww, that’s a generous amount of frozen fruits in your ice cream! i can imagine how refreshing this ice cream would be on a hot hot day!
Corina on July 30th, 2011
This looks gorgeous, but definitely try and find your icecream maker. I’m so happy with mine.
kitchen flavours on July 30th, 2011
Wow, looks so good! I’m so jealous over all the berries recipes in bloggerland! Even the frozen berries here are quite expensive!
Have a great weekend, Mary!
Angie's Recipes on July 30th, 2011
oh YES! I adore raspberries and using them in ice cream is simply brilliant!
mycookinghut on July 30th, 2011
OH wow! Looks super delicious!
Jeannie on July 30th, 2011
So many berries in your ice cream! yummy! I just love ice cream! Yours look so good!
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Drick on July 31st, 2011
very lovely ice cream and I know it tastes just as good as it looks… I like your way of thinking, make it healthy and add fruit… good idea, a big bowl of this with that chocolate cake will actually be good for us….lol
penny aka jeroxie on July 31st, 2011
you can make this into a ice cream sandwich
Lyndsey ~The Tiny Skillet~ on July 31st, 2011
I love that first photo of your beautiful ice cream with that raspberry still intact. I would love it, funny, my daughter doesn’t care for ice cream with fruit! More for me! :d
Pandy Very Late on July 31st, 2011
Love ice cream!! Always buy n never make any. This one really looks good n very easy to make..only i need to think bout other fruits.. no frozen raspberry here..haha. Thanks again for sharing Aunty Mary! Have a nice day! =)
lena on August 1st, 2011
i love the simplicity of making this ice cream. What a coincidence, i was checking with elin today on ice cream maker machine, thought of getting one..
Velva on August 1st, 2011
Ice cream is a mainstay here in Florida during the summer. Berries are ripe and in season. Your raspberry ice cream is inspiring. Awesome.
Happy summer to you.
Velva
Tina (PinayInTexas) on August 1st, 2011
Wow! That looks so delicious! What a perfect summer treat, Mary!!!
peteformation on August 1st, 2011
Really hot here…..just had some ice potong. I love this Rasberry ice cream….hmmm can take away the heat….lol!
sweetlife on August 1st, 2011
omg sliced ice cream..heaven!! I would love to try this!! thank you for sharing!
sweetlife on August 1st, 2011
sliced ice cream, wow I would love to try this! thank you for sahring!
sweetlife on August 1st, 2011
slice ice cream, great summer idea!! thank you for sharing!
bonnie
Magic of Spice on August 1st, 2011
Looks so refreshing…love all of those gorgeous raspberries, perfect for the warm/hot days
Juliana on August 1st, 2011
Mary, your raspberry ice cream look delicious, love the big pieces of raspberries.
Hope you have a fantastic week ahead
tigerfish on August 1st, 2011
Look at those chunks of raspberries! Wow! It somewhat reminded me of the ice-cream I had as a kid - a block of ice-cream sandwiched between two thin wafers!
Yummy bakes on August 1st, 2011
Mary, I want this ice cream - love the generous raspberries in it. yum yum
5 Star Foodie on August 1st, 2011
A terrific easy method! and the ice cream sounds super delicious with raspberries!
redkathy on August 2nd, 2011
Ok Mary, I am inspired!!! I don’t own an ice cream maker and generally grumble when I see delicious ice cream recipes that I can not prepare. Now you have me smiling and doing the happy dance cause I can make this recipe!!
Thank you
Cheah on August 3rd, 2011
I envy you Mary. You’re spoilt for choice with all those berries. Back here, raspberries are super expensive.
Janine on August 7th, 2011
I’m also envious of your berries! I don’t have an ice-cream maker either and that has been my excuse not to make ice-cream but you’ve convinced me to try it out! The results look fantastic!
Deven on September 14th, 2011
Great recipe. Im gona send this recipe to my mother. I know they have a bunch of raspberry bushes around her house. I think they would enjoy this. Great post.
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anncoo on July 29th, 2011
Mary, I would love to have this ice cream with lots of raspberry in it because raspberry here is very expensive
:)