24 May 2010

rhubarb refreshment

I must admit I'm not as keen on rhubarb crumble as I should be, considering we have four very prolific plants. But all is not lost, as I've finally found a rhubarb recipe I love, Rhubarb Ice Cream:

Based on a Delia recipe, this ice cream is nothing short of amazing: the perfect balance of sweet and tart and so easy to make. And unlike most ice creams made without eggs, which set terribly hard in a home freezer, this one stays super smooth and creamy.

The ideal way to serve up a seemingly limitless supply of rhubarb, particularly on such an unseasonably hot and steamy weekend.

15 comments:

  1. oh yummy, I love the sound of that, which Delia book is it from? I've just planted a rhubarb crown, it will be a while before I have an excess but I can dream xxx

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  2. Also wondering which of Delia's recipes you used? Looks delicious!
    Chris x

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  3. It sounds utterly delicious, especially on such a hot day!

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  4. That's it. I'm planting rhubarb.

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  5. Is this the rhubarb crumble version in her Summer Cooking book? If so, I fully agree - truly wonderful ice cream!

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  6. It's torture looking at that ice-cream! Glad to see the blog up and running again. Have missed it!

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  7. Mmmm! Wish I had had some for our unseasonably hot and steamy weekend here!!

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  8. Sounds really yummy.
    I'll go and seek out the recipe.

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  9. I'm off to harvest rhubarb today. And dig. Lots of digging. I shall try not to melt like the ice cream!

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  10. Looks delicious, I was just contemplating getting the ice cream attachment to my KitchenAid and getting into the ice cream making business ;)

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  11. Now really...this making me crave such wonderful ice cream flavours has got to stop!

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  12. Yummy! I love rhubarb and ice cream so that sounds like a winner. Any chance of the recipe?

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  13. I'm not so keen on rhubarb crumble/compote either, but this ice-cream does indeed look delicious! Perfect for this lovely weather too!

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  14. Rhubarb makes a fantastic ice cream flavour. I don't know why it is not sold commercially.

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