Fig, Vanilla Bean and Dark Chocolate Ice-cream
At our beautiful country cafe and chocolate shop, we serve nine different varieties of handmade ice-cream. As with our chocolate production, our ice-cream is made in small batches with quality ingredients. As always, we love to showcase local, unique and interesting ingredients.
Here’s the recipe to one of our most popular ice-cream varieties, which we first shared with ABC Radio Canberra as part of their local producer showcase!
The star of this ice-cream is the incredible fig jam by local producer Hundred Acres Produce. Jodie and her family, also part of the Canberra cool-climate wine region, grow the most beautiful figs and have a wonderful range of fig products.
We use single source dairy products from The Little Big Dairy, based in Dubbo and definitely recommend that you source the best quality milk and cream for this recipe.
This is an easy to make ice-cream recipe that produces great results, every time. For best results, we only suggest attempting this recipe with an ice-cream churner as the churning is a vital step in achieving the correct texture.
Ingredients:
750mL heavy cream (35% fat)
1 cup caster sugar
350mL full cream milk
1 vanilla bean
1 jar Hundred Acres Produce Fig Jam
200g good quality dark chocolate, chopped finely
Method:
Using an electric mixer, whip the cream, vanilla bean scrapings and sugar on medium speed until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has slightly thickened (it's important not to overmix at this point, as you don't want to incorporate too much air and volume at this stage!)
Turn the mixer to low speed and add the milk, mixing until just combined.
Pour into your ice-cream churner and churn for 30 minutes or until you have achieved your finished consistency. While churning:
- Add the fig jam
- Add the finely chopped dark chocolate
Set until frozen, scoop and enjoy.
As with all of our ice-cream and chocolate, we make this variety with no added preservatives. Please consume within two weeks for best enjoyment - if you can wait that long, that is!
More about the local produce in our fig and dark chocolate ice-cream:
In our cafe, we use single source milk and cream from The Little Big Dairy Co, based in Dubbo, regional NSW.
We've loved following The Little Big Dairy story and we appreciate the efforts they go to nurturing animal welfare, as well as ensuring traceability and sustainability in their production process.
Find out more about The Little Big Dairy Co here:
The Best Australian Dairy Milk Company | Little Big Dairy Co
The fig sauce from local business, Hundred Acres Produce, is such a hero in this ice-cream. It's become one of our most popular varieties and we have to work hard to always keep it in supply!
Jodie and her family have been providing the very best figs to Canberra region restaurants, cafes and grocers for years now. We are delighted that they also offer their figs in the most beautiful sauced, jams, balsamics and pastes and we love getting creative with the range!
Find out more about Hundred Acres Produce here:
Hundred Acres Produce (teamnewall.com)
Is there another recipe you would like us to share? Please let us know!
