Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream
Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream is a classic dessert made with whipping cream, full cream milk, vanilla, egg yolks and frozen raspberries. The TM7 whips the cream, grinds the sugar, heats the custard base and blends the raspberry swirl, giving a silky texture without an ice cream maker.
About this recipe
Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream with the Thermomix TM7 brings the classic parlour favourite straight into your kitchen as an all-in-one kitchen machine dessert. Searching for an easy homemade ice cream recipe Thermomix fans rave about ends here: the TM7 handles every stage, from grinding sugar to a fine powder and infusing the cream with real vanilla bean pods, to gently heating an egg yolk custard without scrambling. Frozen raspberries are pulsed into a vibrant coulis and rippled through the churned base, creating that signature ruby swirl against the vanilla cream. Because the machine also whips the pouring cream and cools the mixture faster than room-temperature resting, the ice cream develops smaller crystals and a silky, scoopable consistency. Serve it at summer barbecues, children's birthdays or as a make-ahead dessert; it keeps beautifully in the freezer and tastes far fresher than shop-bought tubs.
Preparation tips
- For the clearest ripple effect, chill the raspberry coulis separately and fold it through the ice cream in swift figure-of-eight movements just before freezing, rather than mixing it fully into the custard base.
- Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean pods and add both seeds and pod to the milk and cream infusion for maximum flavour; remove the pods before churning to keep the texture silky.
- If the ice cream hardens in the freezer, transfer it to the fridge for a short while before serving so it scoops easily; leftover egg whites can be frozen for a future meringue.
Recipe variations
- Lactose-free version: replace the pouring cream and full cream milk with lactose-free whipping cream and lactose-free milk; the vanilla custard and raspberry ripple remain identical, so the dessert keeps its creamy structure.
- Festive summer version: swap half the raspberries for redcurrants and fold in chopped white chocolate after churning, then serve scoops in chilled glasses with fresh berries and mint.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Precise grinding - The TM7 grinds the sugar into a fine powder that dissolves instantly in the vanilla custard base.
- Temperature control - Gentle heating by the Thermomix cooks the egg yolks into a smooth custard without any scrambling.
- Perfect whipping - The Thermomix whips the pouring cream into soft airy peaks for a lighter ice cream texture.
- Even mixing - The TM7 blends the frozen raspberries into a smooth seed-free style coulis in seconds.
- Rapid chilling - The cooling function of the Thermomix chills the ice cream mixture quickly for smaller crystals.
Ingredients
- vanilla bean pods
- white sugar
- pouring (whipping) cream
- full cream milk
- egg yolks
- frozen raspberries