I will be the first to admit, I am not a gardener. I grew up with parents who loved to garden. I remember picking corn, peas, beans, raspberries - all sorts of fruits and vegetables from our garden as a child, but for some reason, all that stayed with me about that time are fond memories. I have no garden at my house. What I DO love about this time of year is the abundance of blackberries all around our property. I don't have to plant them, weed them or even pick them if I don't want to, but when I want a big bowl of blackberries - I can get as many as I want!
Recently I saw this article in Country Living Magazine. It included a recipe for a berry crisp with homemade vanilla ice cream.
It looked soooo good! I picked a big bowl of blackberries, modified the recipe a bit, and made some Blackberry Crisp and Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream!
Here is MY recipe;
Topping:
1 stick cold butter
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
Cut in butter until crumbly - set aside.
Filling:
Blackberries (I used about 3-4 cups, enough to spread evenly over 9x13 pan)
Strawberries (I had about 1 cup frozen strawberries which I thawed and added to the blackberries.)
1/4 cup honey drizzled over berries
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
Toss together, taste for sweetness. Spread evenly in 9x13 pan. Crumble topping over berries. Bake @ 350 for about 30 minutes or until bubbly and starting to brown on top.
Ice Cream
I have one of those Donvier Ice Cream makers and keep the cold cylinder in my freezer at all times for those ice cream emergencies! Here is a basic vanilla recipe; (best to make this while the crisp is baking)
Vanilla Ice Cream
2 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1 3/4 cup milk
2 cups cream
2 tsp vanilla
Beat eggs till thick and cream colored. Add milk, cream and vanilla. Mix well and pour into cylinder. Start cranking ice cream!
Enjoy!
