Creamy goat cheese ice cream with swirls of homemade strawberry filling, this delicious recipe has an amazing combination of honey, cream, tangy cheese, and sweet strawberries.
I never would’ve thought that milking goats was going to be one of my favorite farm chores.
Every morning, I head out to the barn with my milk pail in hand for a few quiet moments with the goats.
The rhythm of milking in the still of the morning before the hustle and bustle on the farm is a great start to my day.
While I love this chore, we decided that we will definitely be getting a dairy cow in the near future. One goat just will not produce the amount of milk we need to feed our family of eight.
Plus, we can make other products, like cheese. Unfortunately, since goat milk is naturally homogenized, you can’t make butter or skim off the top for cream.
One day, I hope to be able to make this goat cheese ice cream recipe with mostly things grown and raised on our own farm. Honey from our apiary, milk from the cow, cheese from our goats, and strawberries from the garden.
How amazing will that be?
Until then, we will support our local farmers and grow what we can as we continue establishing our roots here on the homestead.
Tips:
- Save the egg whites that you don’t need for this recipe for an omelette or another recipe you have in your repertoire that only requires egg whites.
- Choose raw dairy whenever possible. If not available, choose a natural heavy cream without any additives.
- Getting ice cream frozen to the correct temperature quickly will really determine how smooth and creamy your final product turns out.
- Ensure your ice cream machine canister is frozen completely before using, and make sure your custard mixture is completely chilled before churning, as these are very important steps. Do not remove your ice cream maker canister from the freezer until you’re ready to pour the ice cream into it.
- When you remove ice cream from the freezer to enjoy it, let it sit out for five to ten minutes to ensure easier scooping.
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Tools you may need:
Ice cream maker (optional)
Sauce pan
Medium bowl
Potato masher
Dry measuring cup
How To Make Strawberry Goat Cheese Ice Cream
Combine milk, cream, egg yolks, and honey in a medium saucepan.
Bring mixture to a gentle simmer and stir well to ensure honey is melted and all ingredients are combined.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for approximately ten minutes, or until mixture thickens and coats a spoon.
Stir goat cheese into the warm custard until thoroughly combined.
Pour custard through a fine, wire-mesh strainer into a medium sized bowl. Place the bowl over an ice bath and stir until the custard is very cold (or store in the fridge for several hours).
Make The Strawberry Sauce
Combine strawberries and sugar in a medium saucepan.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Continue simmering and stirring frequently until mixture thickens slightly.
Mash the strawberries down as you stir.
Refrigerate strawberry sauce until cold.
Make The Ice Cream
Pour the custard into the ice cream maker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions. It will generally take about 20-25 minutes.
To make ice cream without an ice cream maker, place the mixture in a glass baking dish and freeze for an hour. As it begins to freeze around the outsides, stir down around the outsides to add the frozen parts to the rest of the mixture. Freeze for an additional 30 minutes and scrape down the sides. Repeat until the ice cream is fully frozen, stirring it every 30 minutes or so.
Once ice cream is churned, pour into a freezer-safe container, alternating layers of ice cream and the strawberry sauce.
You can use a knife to swirl the ice cream and strawberry sauce together to create a strawberry swirl.
Cover with parchment or wax paper and freeze for a minimum of four hours.
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Strawberry Goat Cheese Ice Cream
Creamy goat cheese ice cream with swirls of homemade, strawberry filling is the perfect combination of sweet with a hint of tang.
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 5 egg yolks (large eggs)
- 1⁄3 cup of honey
- 2⁄3 cup goat cheese
- 1 1⁄2 cups strawberries
- 1⁄3 cup of sugar
Instructions
Combine milk, cream, egg yolks, and honey in a medium saucepan.
Bring mixture to a gentle simmer and stir well to ensure honey is melted and all ingredients are combined.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for approximately ten minutes or until mixture thickens and coats a spoon.
Stir goat cheese into the warm custard until thoroughly combined.
Pour custard through a fine, wire-mesh strainer into a medium sized bowl.
Place the bowl over an ice bath and stir until the custard is very cold (or store in the fridge for several hours).
Make The Strawberry Sauce
Combine strawberries and sugar in a medium saucepan.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Continue simmering and stirring frequently until mixture thickens slightly.
Mash the strawberries down as you stir.
Refrigerate strawberry sauce until cold.
Churn The Ice Cream
Pour the cold custard into the ice cream maker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
Once ice cream is churned, pour into a freezer-safe container, alternating layers of ice cream and the strawberry sauce.
Cover with parchment or wax paper and freeze for a minimum of four hours.
Notes
Getting ice cream frozen to the correct temperature quickly will really determine how smooth and creamy your final product turns out.
Ensure your ice cream machine canister is frozen completely before using, and make sure your custard mixture is completely chilled before churning, as these are very important steps. Do not remove your ice cream maker canister from the freezer until you’re ready to pour the ice cream into it.
When you remove ice cream from the freezer to enjoy it, let it sit out for five to ten minutes to ensure easier scooping.
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Suzanne
That looks yummy! I’m not sure why you can’t make butter or the ice cream. Tasha Tudor always made butter from her goats and churned fresh ice cream from them also. She had Nubians. Have you tried?
Sherry
we have two of the same goats you do and get one gallon of milk a day. We make cheese and butter with the milk and cream . It will seperate not all goats milk will but the nigerin is richer than othersSherry
heidi
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