Strawberry & Basil Ice-Cream Loaf

Dessert ToppingsVelvet
Strawberry & Basil Ice-Cream Loaf

Recipe Information

8

serves:

30 mins

prep time:

8 hrs

cook time:

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easy

difficulty:

Ingredients:

For the basil ice-cream layer:

  • 600 ml First Choice Vanilla Flavoured Dairy Dessert
  • 125 ml water
  • 80 ml castor sugar
  • 250 ml basil leaves
  • 10 meringues, crushed (optional)

For the strawberry ice-cream layer:

  • 600 ml First Choice Strawberry Flavoured Dairy Dessert
  • 150 g washed, chopped strawberries
  • 100 ml First Choice Strawberry Dessert Topping

To serve:

  • 125 ml First Choice Strawberry Dessert Topping
  • 200 g fresh strawberries fresh basil leaves extra meringues for garnish

Preparation method:

For the basil ice-cream:

  1. Grease and line a medium sized loaf tin OR terrine tin with silicon baking paper.
  2. Place the water and castor sugar in a small saucepan and stir on medium heat to dissolve the sugar. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes and cool completely.
  3. Blend the sugar syrup and basil leaves with a stick blender to make a beautiful green basil syrup.
  4. Beat the vanilla Velvet until it starts to get light and fluffy. Add the basil syrup and beat for another minute to combine.
  5. Spoon the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and place it in the freezer. Remove after one hour and sprinkle the crushed meringues on top of the ice-cream. Use your fingers to secure them slightly into the ice-cream and return to the freezer to get frozen.

For the strawberry ice-cream:

  1. Combine the strawberries and the First Choice Strawberry Dessert topping and blend with a stick blender.
  2. Beat the Strawberry Velvet until it starts to get light and fluffy and add the strawberry mixture. Beat for another minute to combine.
  3. Spoon the mixture on top of the frozen basil ice-cream layer and freeze for a few hours or overnight.

To Serve:

  1. Remove the ice-cream loaf from the loaf tin, remove the paper and place it on a serving platter.
  2. Top with the strawberries, basil leaves and meringues and drizzle generously with the First Choice Strawberry Dessert Topping.