Chocolate Chip Lime Ice Cream is very creamy but the sharp lime flavour from the Lime Curd cuts through the richness and the little nuggets of dark chocolate really do make it taste like those Chocolate Lime sweets.
5 from 9 votes
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Freezing Time 8 hourshrs
Total Time 8 hourshrs10 minutesmins
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 8
Calories 312kcal
Ingredients
300millilitresdouble cream
315gramsLime Curd
1/2limezest and juice
100gramschocolate chips
Instructions
No Churn
300 millilitres double cream
Whip the cream until it is floppy.
315 grams Lime Curd , 1/2 lime
Fold in the lime curd, zest and, juice
100 grams chocolate chips
Fold in the chocolate chips
Spoon the cream mixture in a shallow container and freeze for at least 8 hours or overnight.
With an Ice Cream Machine
300 millilitres double cream
Whip the cream until it is floppy.
315 grams Lime Curd , 1/2 lime
Fold in the lime curd, zest and, juice
Churn in the ice cream machine until firm.
100 grams chocolate chips
Fold in the chocolate chips and use a spatula to put the ice cream into a container.
Serve straight away or put the container in the freezer for later.
To serve from the freezer
Remove the container from the freezer for 10 minutes before serving. Homemade ice cream is best if you let it thaw a little before serving.
Notes
Because of the high sugar and fat content in the curd, the ice cream doesn’t go rock hard, nor does it form ice crystals so you can make it successfully without an ice cream maker.