Christmas Ice-cream

This is a very rich mix and a small serve only is usually needed.

I often just put it into an empty 4 litre ice-cream container.

This is a very hard ice-cream to scoop.

Peanut brittle is usually available from Darrel Lee.

ingredients

• 180g dried raisins
• 125g dried prunes
• 180g dried sultanas
• 180g dried currants
• 125g mixed glacé fruits
• 60g chopped mixed peel
• 1/2 cup orange or lemon juice
• 60g crushed nut toffee brittle
• 60g glacé cherries - quartered
• 60g grated dark chocolate
• 90g blanched almonds, chopped and toasted
• 142ml cream (or more)
• 2 litre vanilla ice-cream

method

Chop raisins, prunes and glace fruits and mix with the sultanas, currants and mixed peel.

Sprinkle with juice and allow to stand for several hours.

Lightly and quickly fold all the ingredients into the slightly softened ice cream.

Pack the mixture into a 3 litre mould and freeze overnight.