Champagne Ice Cream

I wanted to make a special ice cream to serve with a plum tart tatin I was making for a dinner party. Tarte Tatin is my go-to dessert and ice cream is one of the easiest treats for me to make. This champagne ice cream seemed like the perfect one. I was given a bottle of MCC from Leopard’s Leap and decided to use this for my dessert. I was telling a friend of mine who is from France about the ice cream and she suggested I use vanilla as the spice for the ice cream. As I had some vanilla powder at home, I used this and not vanilla bean for the ice cream. I am sure a vanilla bean would work just as well, and even some cardamom might add an interesting dimension to this champagne ice cream.

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Plum Tart Tatin With Champagne Ice Cream
Plum Tart Tatin With Champagne Ice Cream
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Champagne Ice Cream

Recipe Category: Dessert
Makes enough for: 1 batch ice cream
All Rights Reserved: An original recipe from Lavender and Lime

Ingredients

  • 250 mls champagne
  • 400 mls milk
  • 100 mls cream
  • 5 mls vanilla powder
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 80 g fructose

Method

  • Place the champagne into a small saucepan and bring to the boil
  • Set aside to cool
  • Place the milk, Cream and vanilla into a saucepan
  • Bring to blood temperature over a medium heat
  • Whisk the egg yolks and the sugar together until you reach a ribbon stage
  • Pour half of the milk onto the egg yolks and whisk until mixed
  • Return the mixture to your saucepan
  • Stir with a wooden spoon until a custard forms and remove from the heat
  • Sieve the custard into a pouring jug
  • Mix in the champagne
  • Cool overnight and then churn in an ice cream churner as per the manufacturer’s instructions

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In South Africa we may not use the term Champagne when describing our version of this beverage. The term is protected and may only be used for bottles produced in that region of France. Here we use the term Methode Cap Classique or MCC.

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44 thoughts on “Champagne Ice Cream

  1. Oh, yes beautiful – Tandy – just my sort of dessert – will put away for the next time I need a special dessert.

  2. Wow , I have never had bubbly ice cream before. I bet your dinner guest were impressed or at least did not leave until the tart and icecream was inhaled!

  3. I had no idea there was such a thing! Sounds and looks absolutely divine. 🙂

  4. I’ve never heard of champagne ice cream, but would love to try it. Especially with the cardamom addition you suggested. 🙂

  5. When I saw the title or your post I was “are you serious?” This ice cream just sounds delicious and yes perfect paired with the plum art…awesome dessert!
    Hope you are having a colorful week Tandy 😀

  6. This sounds terrific! I love making ice cream, and other frozen desserts. While I have made champagne sorbet, I have never used it in ice cream. I bet it was fab. Brava!

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