Black Grapes ice cream (or sherbet, if you like)
Grapes is a rare ice cream flavour to come across. Some say it is because grapes stop ice cream from freezing, others recall that grape ice cream will kill your dog. Sounds strange? Yes,...
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Sweet Basil ice cream
Basil? In ice cream? Can that be nice? The answer is a resounding “YES”! Sweet Basil ice cream Yes, I was pretty sceptic for a long time. I’m not overly fond of “savoury”...
Cucumber ice cream (Victorian style)
Cucumber – as a sweet ice cream?! Yes, indeed! Come and join me on a tour back to Victorian times, and meet the extraordinary Agnes Marshall – the Queen of Victorian ices! Victorian...
Honeycomb ice cream (Hokey Pokey)
Save the bees! – all you’ll need to create these deliciously sweet honeycombs is sugar, syrup and a little baking soda (!) Honeycomb ice cream is basically vanilla ice cream in which small,...
The Lady in Vanilla White – Belgium’s iconic Dame Blanche
The Lady in White – Belgium’s signature ice cream dessert has a haunting name, but it is easy to see why this particular combo of sweet, pale vanilla and rich, dark chocolate has enjoyed...
Mochaccino ice cream (vegan)
This ice cream version of the famous coffee-choco drink combines flavours in a way capable of seducing even non-coffee lovers. Yes, the happy marriage between the chocolate and the coffee flavours is a winner,...
Azuki Red Bean ice cream (East Asian style)
The red Azuki bean is a treasured dessert ingredient in many East Asian sweets. From the Chinese moon cakes to Japanese Daifuku rice cakes, its sweet red bean paste stands ready to provide a...
Summer Strawberries ice cream
Strawberries … few would argue that this might be the most “summery” of all ice cream flavours! As the stalls near me began to showcase the first summer strawberries, there was only one thing...
