Guinness ice cream

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We have an old friend coming over later to spend an overnight. We’ve not seen him for ages and are really looking forward to having a proper catch up.

Double cream, golden caster sugar and dark chocolate in a large saucepan | H is for Home Pouring Guinness into ice cream mixture | H is for Home

Justin has prepared a roast chicken dinner with trimmings and the choice of dessert was left to me. I stored away this Guinness ice cream recipe a while ago and, as I know it’s one of Duncan’s favourite tipples, I decided it would be a perfect end to the meal. I hope he likes it!

Home-made churned Guinness ice cream | H is for Home Home-made Guinness ice cream in a plastic tub | H is for Home

There are only 4 simple ingredients and it’s the easiest of methods, so long as you have an ice cream churner.

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Home-made Guinness ice cream | H is for Home #icecream #Guinness #dessert #desserts #colddesserts #frozendessert #food #StPatricksDay
Guinness ice cream
Serves 4
Total Time
3 hr
Total Time
3 hr
Ingredients
  1. 240ml double cream
  2. 165g dark or cooking chocolate
  3. 75g caster sugar
  4. 330ml bottle of Guinness® or other stoutHome-made Guinness® ice cream ingredients
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Instructions
  1. Heat the cream in a large saucepan over a medium-low heat until it begins to bubble
  2. Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate and sugar until melted and dissolved
  3. Slowly stir in the Guinness
  4. Cover and refrigerate until completely cooled
  5. Pour the chilled mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions until it reaches a soft consistency
  6. Transfer the ice cream to a 1-litre lidded plastic container; seal and freeze
Notes
  1. For best results, ice cream should ripen in the freezer for at least 2 hours or overnight
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Gimme Five: Irish products

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Selection of five Irish products | H is for Home

Lá Fhéile Pádraig or St Patrick’s Day is coming up next week so we thought we’d highlight a selection of Irish products for today’s Gimme Five! post.

No kitsch leprechauns or silly foam hats here, just some lovely Irish-made or themed homewares that we’d be happy to give house-room!

  1. Irish Lights lighthouse print by Longshot Press: £60, Notonthehighstreet
  2. Dotty Sheep oil cloth bag & purse: £19, Ulster Weavers
  3. Irish coffee glasses: £14.29, Amazon
  4. Coole Swan Superior Irish cream liqueur & glass: £25, John Lewis
  5. Shamrock coasters: £11.04, Etsy