Rick Stein’s Malaga raisin ice cream with Pedro Ximénez sherry

  • Portion size: Serves 8
  • Takes 50 min to make, plus chilling, soaking and freezing
  • Difficulty: easy
Recipe by: Rick Stein

Give vanilla ice cream a grown-up transformation with this Spanish-inspired dessert recipe from Rick Stein, with plump sherry-soaked raisins.

adslot-recipe-1
lock
Join Extradelicious to unlock Cook Mode

Ingredients

  • 2 fresh vanilla pods, seeds scraped and set aside
  • 400ml whole milk
  • 6 large free-range egg yolks
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 500ml double cream
  • 100g Malaga raisins
  • 4 tbsp Pedro Ximénez sherry, plus extra to serve
adslot-recipe-3
lock
Join Extradelicious to unlock Cook Mode

Method

  1. Put the vanilla pods and milk in a non-stick pan, bring to the boil, then take off the heat and leave to infuse for 30 minutes.
  2. Put the yolks, vanilla seeds and sugar in a mixing bowl and whisk for 3 minutes until pale and mousse-like. Bring the milk back to the boil, strain onto the yolks and mix well. Return to the pan and cook over a low heat, stirring, for 3-4 minutes until it just coats the back of a wooden spoon: do not let it boil. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly, then stir in the cream. Chill overnight.
  3. Put the raisins in the sherry and soak for at least 2 hours.
  4. Recipe continues after advertising adslot-recipe-4
  5. Churn the chilled custard mix in an ice-cream machine, or pour it into a shallow container and freeze until almost solid. Beat in a food processor until smooth, then refreeze. Repeat this process 1-2 times more until very smooth. Stir in the raisins and soaking liquid just before the final churning or beating.
  6. Serve with 1 tbsp of sherry poured over each bowl of ice cream.

Nutrition

  • 517kcals Calories
  • 36.1g (21.2g saturated) Fat
  • 5.2g Protein
  • 40.1g (38.2g sugars) Carbs

Quick wins & tips

Any large raisin will do if you can’t find Malaga ones.

To Drink

You can sip Pedro Ximénez with this, but a sweet, nutty oloroso is a better partner.

adslot-recipe-5

Rate and review

Rate

Leave a comment, question or tip

adslot-recipe-6
2

Recipes left this week.


Go unlimited for £4.99 /month, plus enjoy:

  • Access to 9000+ recipes
  • Distraction-free browsing
  • Cook Mode & more
×