Boozy Ice Cream
Ingredients :
1 tbl Cornflour
900 ml Soya milk, (1 1/2 pints)
1 x Vanilla pod
2 tbl Sugar
50 gm Solid vegetable oil, (2oz)
125 gm Milk free plain chocolate, (4oz)
125 gm Glace cherries, halved (4oz)
50 gm Mixed peel, (2oz)
50 gm Raisins or sultanas, (2oz)
50 gm Toasted flaked almonds, (2oz)
4 tbl Rum or brandy, clarified without animal derived ingredients
Method :
* Place cornflour in a large bowl and blend to a paste with a little of the milk.
* Place the remaining milk in a saucepan with the vanilla pod, sugar, fat and chocolate. Heat gently to boiling point then pour over the cornflour and mix until combined.
* Return the mixture to the saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring continuously. Remove from the heat, cover and leave to cool.
* Remove the vanilla pod and liquidise the mixture. Pour into a freezer-proof container and freeze until solid around the edges.
* Whisk well and return to the freezer.
* Repeat this process one more time, but this time stirring in the fruit, nuts and alcohol. Freeze until solid.
* Remove from the freezer at least 1 hour before serving and allow to soften.
* NOTES : A delicious vegan icecream.Note the overall time includes 2 hours freezing time.