It is a chemical called glycyrrhizin which gives liquorice its unique, distinctive flavour, a flavour which undeniably divides opinion. In this liquorice ice cream recipe, Christoffer Hruskova creates an ice cream that would be well accompanied by a white chocolate cheesecake or roast peaches

Liquorice ice cream recipe

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Easy

30 minutes plus churning and freezing

8

Method
1.
Place in a pan the cream, milk, sugar and liquorice compound and bring to the boil
2.
Then take off the stove and slowly pour the warm mix over the yolks while stirring
3.
Leave until mix is room temperature, then churn and freeze
Churning ice cream and sorbet
If you turn the ice-cream maker on 5 minutes before churning, it will guarantee that the mixture being churned cools at a faster, more consistent rate. Check on the ice cream and sorbet as it churns and consult the ice cream maker's instruction manual before use
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Ingredients

  • 250ml of double cream
  • 250ml of cream
  • 90g of sugar
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 25g of liquorice compound

Equipment

  1. Ice cream maker

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Award-winning Nordic chef, Christoffer Hruskova, shares his lovely liquorice ice cream recipe, an unusual treat for a hot summers day

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If anyone is looking for liquorice compound or flavouring, you can find them at -
- www.infusions4chefs.co.uk/shop/ingredients/sosa/sosa-flavour-drop-liquorice-50g.html
- www.amazon.co.uk/Intense-Strong-Liquorice-Flavouring-28-5ml/dp/B008OVFGWE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369124369&sr=8-1&keywords=liquorice+flavouring
21 May 2013
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