Honey ice cream
Honey ice cream is a creamy dessert made with honey, pouring cream, egg yolks and real vanilla. The Thermomix TM7 heats the custard base precisely, whips the cream and cools the mixture quickly, giving a silky, golden ice cream with deep caramel notes without an ice cream maker or constant stirring.
About this recipe
Honey ice cream with the Thermomix TM7 is one of those recipes that proves an all-in-one kitchen machine truly earns its place on the worktop. Instead of juggling a saucepan, a whisk and a bowl of ice water, the TM7 heats the egg yolk and honey custard gently, whips the cream to soft peaks and cools the finished base in a single bowl. The result is a golden, floral dessert with a texture far silkier than most homemade ice cream recipes, because the controlled heat never curdles the yolks and the fast chilling keeps ice crystals small. Honey is the star: it brings caramel depth and a soft scoopability that sugar alone cannot achieve. This is the perfect make-ahead dessert for a summer barbecue, a festive dinner or simply a quiet weekend treat, and it needs no ice cream maker.
Preparation tips
- Use a runny, mild floral honey such as acacia or wildflower for the ice cream base; a strong forest honey can overwhelm the delicate vanilla and make the custard taste slightly bitter after freezing.
- Chill the finished honey custard base thoroughly in the fridge before churning or freezing, as a properly cold mixture freezes faster and gives the ice cream a noticeably silkier, less icy texture.
- For a kid-friendly version, serve the honey ice cream in small cones with fresh berries; the salt in the base is only a pinch, but you can reduce the sugar slightly since the honey already does most of the sweetening.
Recipe variations
- Lactose-free variation: replace the pouring cream with a lactose-free whipping cream and use lactose-free whole milk in the custard; the honey and egg yolks keep the texture just as creamy without any lactose.
- Festive winter variation: warm a cinnamon stick and a strip of orange zest in the honey before making the custard, then serve the ice cream with caramelised pecans for a Christmas-style dessert.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Add honey and sugar straight into the bowl: the built-in weighing function measures the pouring cream to the gram for a balanced custard base. [Multi-Function]
- Precise heating cooks the egg yolks and honey gently into a thick custard without curdling, giving the ice cream its silky structure. [Precision Control]
- With the butterfly whisk the TM7 whips the cream to soft peaks in minutes, adding lightness to the honey base. [Time Savings]
- The cooling function chills the vanilla custard quickly in the mixing bowl, so smaller ice crystals form and the texture stays spoonable. [Multi-Function]
- Controlled browning lets the honey develop warm caramel notes before the cream goes in, deepening the flavour of the finished ice cream. [Precision Control]
Ingredients
- white sugar
- egg yolks
- honey
- pouring (whipping) cream
- natural vanilla extract
- salt