Blueberry ice Cream Tart

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Taste of Home magazine

Serves 8 people

Categories: Frozen dessert

Ingredients

  • 1 recipe Vanilla wafer crust
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
  • 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 4 tsp. cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 qt. vanilla ice cream
  • Vanilla Wafer Crust:
  • 1/3 cup melted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups crushed vanilla wafers
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. !. Prepare Vanilla Crust: In a medium bowl, combine melted butter, vanilla wafer crumbles and cinnamon. Toss to mix well. Press crumb mixture evenly onto bottom of 1 inch up sides of a 9-inch springform pam to form a firm, even crust. Chill about 1 hour or until firm.

  2. For blueberry sauce: in a small saucepan combine water and blueberries (if using frozen blueberries, use 1/4 cup water ). Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 3 minutes.

  3. In a small bowl stir together sugar and cornstarch, stir into blueberry mixture. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Stir in cinnamon. Turn blueberry mixture into bowl, cool. Cover and chill completely.

  4. Place vanilla ice cream in a chilled bowl in refrigerator about 30 minutes or just until ice cream is softened. Carefully fold in chilled blueberry mixture to swirl. Spread ice cream mixture into prepared crust.

  5. Cover and freeze for several hours or overnight. Remove sides of pan. Cut into wedges to serve.

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