Tres leches ice cream with strawberries
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- plus at least 6 hrs chilling
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 150ml double cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 350ml evaporated milk
- 350ml condensed milk
For the lime-macerated strawberries
- 230g strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 1 lime, zested and juiced
- 3 tbsp icing sugar
Method
- STEP 1
Pour the double cream into a large bowl and add the vanilla extract. Whip to soft peaks using an electric whisk, about 2-3 mins. Set aside. Pour the evaporated milk into a different bowl and whisk until slightly thickened. Pour the condensed milk over the evaporated milk and fold it in. Gently fold in the double cream mixture, then pour into a 3-litre lidded container or loaf tin. Put in the freezer for at least 6 hrs or overnight. Will keep frozen for up to two months.
- STEP 2
When the ice cream is set, make the lime-macerated strawberries. Put the strawberries in a large bowl with the lime zest, juice and icing sugar, and mix together well. Leave for a few minutes before serving with the ice cream.
