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Plum Ice Cream

Name: Plum Ice Cream
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 quarts
Ingredients: 2 cans (30 ounces each) whole plums; 6 cups milk; 4 cups heavy whipping cream; 2 cups sugar; 1/3 cup lemon juice; Red food coloring, optional

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Total Time:Prep: 15 min. Process: 20 min./batch + freezing

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Jo Baker, Litchfield, Illinois

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Taste of Home's Editorial Process

Updated on Jun. 27, 2023

Here's a pretty ice cream that is such a light refreshing finale to a holiday meal, it melts any resistance to dessert!

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Plum Ice Cream

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Yield:4 quarts

Prep:15 min

Cook:20 min

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Ingredients

2 cans (30 ounces each) whole plums
6 cups milk
4 cups heavy whipping cream
2 cups sugar
1/3 cup lemon juice
Red food coloring, optional

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Directions

1
Drain plums, reserving 1 cup syrup. Peel plums and remove pits. Place in a food processor, cover and process plums until smooth.

2
In a large bowl, combine the milk, cream, sugar, lemon juice, plums, reserved syrup and food coloring if desired. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
3
Fill cylinder of ice cream maker two-thirds full; freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Refrigerate any remaining mixture until ready to freeze.
4
Transfer ice cream to freezer containers, allowing headspace for expansion. Freeze until firm, 2-4 hours.