Summer

Basic Ice Cream

Simple homemade ice cream base for various flavors.

Maple Syrup

Swap the sugar for maple syrup.

Strawberry or Raspberry

Make the base without milk. In a blender, purée 1 pound berries, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice or balsamic vinegar and a pinch of salt. Taste; add more sugar and/or lemon or vinegar if necessary. Purée should be on the sweet side, with some underlying tartness. Stir into base before chilling. Strain before churning if using raspberries.

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Raspberry Tiramisu

Nigel Slater’s deeply chilled, fruity, creamy, boozy summer take on tiramisu — sponge fingers soaked in orange juice and fino sherry, layered with mashed raspberries and mascarpone, finished with whipped cream and more fresh berries.

You can eat this tiramisu within an hour or two of making it, but it is far better if you give it an overnight stay in the fridge before adding the final top layer of cream and extra fruit. The longer the sponge has to soften with the fruit and boozy juice, and the layers have to combine, the better.

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