Saturday, 5 February 2022

Editor's February Pick #2: Granola Gravel Accompaniment

Editor's note: Once again, my original plan has been lost as I carried on scrolling and found the accompanying piece to go with the Granola Gravel. The best finds are the ones you're not looking for and this is a fantastic recipe for a faff-free ice cream - all the more so because at my local B&M, I've recently discovered vegan condensed milk. Now with most things I buy on impulse, I think "Hurray!" and then later "What the hell do I do with it". So this is very fortuitous and I see some ice cream in my near future! PS, this - 1.6 litres equaling 18 scoops - isn't a serving suggestion. I must not eat 18 scoops in one go. In other news, Amazon does sell Rennies. 


Granola Gravel … nil desperandum

For those who aren't familiar - “never say die”

I'm going to make a batch of vanilla ice cream, cut the gravel into smaller pieces and fold it through to make a Granola GlacĂ© – ta dah!

The transformation :



A quick recap of the recipe :


Vanilla ice cream


Prep – 5 minutes

Total time – 5 minutes

plus freezing at least 6-8 hours

or until firm


Gives you 1.6 litres of ice cream is equal

to 18 scoops


1 x 397g tin sweetened condensed milk

1 x 600ml double cream

2tsp vanilla bean paste


  1. Put the condensed milk, cream and vanilla into a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric hand whisk until the mixture is quite thick and stiff, like pipeable whipped cream.**

  1. Spoon the mixture into a lidded freezer-proof container and free for at least 6-8 hours or until firm.


** My variation – make a batch of sticky toffee sauce and fold 260g through the ice cream. For the sticky toffee sauce recipe see Sauce label – The ultimate … sticky toffee sauce. You can buy a ready-made version but it's nowhere near as good!



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