It was a delightful experience to be a part of the festival. We picked up our blueberries and...

Summer is indeed a harmonious time of the year for fresh produce. That gets even better if you are living in an agricultural county. Our county just had a blueberry festival. It was a delightful experience to be a part of the festival. We picked up our blueberries and had lots of other treats that were made fresh with blueberries.

My habit of making homemade ice cream and experimenting with new flavors. I made this blueberry ice cream served in cumin-fried pastry and it became a hit in my family.



MEK Blueberry Ice Cream served in crispy Cumin Pastry



4 cups of fresh blueberries- packed

1 8 Oz. block of cream cheese at room temp

2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream

1 cup whole milk- 8 Oz.

1 14 Oz. can of sweetened condensed milk

1 vanilla bean pod



Add the blueberries to a dry pot and start cooking them over medium-low heat. Keep stirring and cook till the blueberries fall apart and realize their juices. Now transfer to a strainer and using the back of a spatula, sieve the puree out. Discard the pulp. Let the blueberry puree chill in the fridge.



Add cream to a chilled bowl and whisk till it becomes foamy and increases in volume. Keep whisking till it just reaches the soft peaks stage. Now add condensed milk, cream cheese, and vanilla to it and whisk again. Add the chilled blueberry puree and mix it. Transfer the mixture to the fridge and chill it for four hours or overnight.

Next day churn your mixture into a luscious thick ice cream using your ice cream machine and enjoy this wonderful summer delight.


For the cumin pastry cups:
2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup coconut oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp salt
5 Oz. water which is ½ cup plus 2 tbsp- ice water

Combine everything for the dough and start adding water to it slowly. Knead in a tight dough and let it rest covered for 20 minutes in the fridge.
Divide it into four parts and spread each portion into ⅛ inch thickness. Shape like I did in the video and fry them following the instructions in the video. Scoop ice-cream in the shells once they are fully cooled.




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