TWD: Blueberry Sour Cream Ice Cream

Today is my Dad's 50th birthday! Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!

It seems like we've been on a cakes and pastry kick on this blog lately.  Not that I don't love them...but sometimes a girl just needs a little...randomosity ;).  Dolores of Chronicles in Culinary Curiosity came to the rescue with our weekly Tuesdays with Dorie recipe.  She chose Blueberry Sour Cream Ice Cream (page 434).  As you can tell by my header, I love blueberries so besides not only being something other than a cake or pastry...this was right up my alley.

Anytime I get to break out my little Cuisinart Ice Cream maker, I am a happy camper. It makes small batches so I don't have to worry about tons of leftover ice cream. It is also pretty quiet so there isn't a ton of noise filling up my apartment as it churns its creamy goodness. Some of the TWDer's didn't have ice cream makers but some lovely bakers gave some great tips on how to make ice cream without one. I hope a lot of the members were able to make it then!

I would have loved to use fresh blueberries but fresh fruit is a rarity in my house because of prices so frozen was going to have to do.  

I was out of limes so I had to sub dried orange peel and bottled lime juice. I used fat free sour cream and fat free milk as well. I was worried that it wouldn't taste as rich and yummy as 'regular' ice cream. But I really didn't notice a difference. It was still very creamy and delicious. The sour cream wasn't very noticeable for me. That was probably due to the fat free sour cream I used but I'm all for saving fat and calories where I can so I didn't really mind. The star for me was definitely the blueberry. It was tart without being overwhelming. It could have been a bit sweeter, something easily fixable when I make it again. The lime and orange flavors weren't noticeable at all. I'll have to up those a bit next time.

To finish, I topped it off with whipped cream and a few more blueberries. It was very refreshing on your typical hot Texas August day. And it was purple...who doesn't love purple ice cream? Charlie certainly did! I let him have a taste and he was so very happy! That bowl was completely clean by the time he was done!

While I was happy to have something different to make...it was hard to get a picture of the ice cream before it started to melt!

For this weeks recipe, check out Dolores of Chronicles in Culinary Curiosity. Next week will be Granola Grabbers chosen by Michelle of Bad Girl Baking. Yum! I've been eyeing these for awhile!