[RJR_38]

I fancy making some blackcurrant ice cream with ones from the plot. My normal basic ice-cream recipes uses a mixture of double cream and single cream. Our local supermarket has extra thick single cream half price at the moment - could I just use this throughout instead do you think?

[New shoot]

I don't see why not.  You just need to make sure the consistency turns out the same as your usual mix.

Maybe have a little double cream and milk on standby, so you can thicken up or thin down the mix as you think you need to

[Mrs Bee]

Are you using eggs yolks with it to make a crème anglaise base.

If so it will  work, but you won't get the creaminess and richness.

[RJR_38]

Are you using eggs yolks with it to make a crème anglaise base.

If so it will  work, but you won't get the creaminess and richness.

Yes,this is what I was planning but if will turn out less creamy (the best bit of homemade!) then I think I will just stick with the double. Thanks for your opinions everyone!

[madcat]

How do they make single cream extra thick?  What is in it to make it extra think?   

[RJR_38]

I don't know   

Maybe it is the to do with the part of the cream they use? You can get extra thick double cream as well... It was M&S doing the offer and their stuff is normally good quality...

[New shoot]

You have to read the labels.  Sometimes it is just homogenised to get the thicker texture, but it can also be the type of milk used.  Jersey and Guernsey cows give milk with a higher fat content, so the cream is naturally thicker 

[RJR_38]

I opted for normal mixture of single and double cream. Blackcurrant 'custard' is now in the fridge cooling off before going into the ice cream maker later. Cannot wait!!

[Kate and her Ducks]

I have recently started making ice cream to cope with all the milk that my goats produce. I use 750ml full fat milk (obviously as thats what the girls produce), 250ml double cream and 6 egg yolks with about 120g sugar and whatever flavouring I'm doing. Always very, very creamy.

[RJR_38]

That sounds delicious! I love goats milk (and cheese...) it is so rich and creamy