Strawberry & Blueberry Vanilla Ice Cream

Ingredients

For 4 servings

• 300 g strawberries, hulled
• 300 g blueberries
• 1 piece vanilla bean, split and scraped
• 480 g whole milk
• 480 g heavy cream
• 200 g sugar
• 8 piece egg yolks
• 5 g vanilla extract
• 1.5 g salt
• Whipped cream, to serve
• 1 piece cherry, to garnish

Method

1. 1

   Purée the strawberries and blueberries separately and chill.

2. 2

   Warm the milk, cream, most of the sugar and the vanilla bean until hot, then steep 15 minutes and discard the pod.

3. 3

   Whisk the yolks with the remaining sugar and salt, temper in the hot milk and cook gently until it coats the back of a spoon.

4. 4

   Strain, stir in the vanilla, then divide and stir the fruit purées through two portions.

5. 5

   Chill thoroughly, then churn each in an ice cream maker.

6. 6

   Scoop the three flavours together, top with whipped cream and a cherry.