Homemade "Bainbridge" Blackberry Cobbler Ice Cream

You know those moments in life.
Those moments when you think to yourself~
"If life gets any better than this I'm seriously not going to be able to take it."
That's what kept running through my mind as I was whipping up this ice cream made with Bainbridge Island blackberries! Blackberry season is a big deal on Bainbridge Island. The first year we were on Bainbridge, and blackberry season rolled around, I honestly couldn't believe the blackberries. First of all they are huge, and JUICY, and so plentiful on the island that everyone gets their fair share. When the blackberries begin to ripen, islanders pull out their berry buckets and start picking. Last year I made like a ga~zillion Pioneer Woman Blackberry Cobblers. Everyone in yoga class began making the cobbler too! I would come in to the studio and yoga friends would let me know how their cobblers turned out.
This year I wanted to come up with a really cool way to use the blackberries. Ice cream and cobbler just go together. There's nothing like the last bite of Blackberry Cobbler after the vanilla ice cream on top has soaked in to the berries and crust.
I pondered and pondered how to go about making the perfect Blackberry Cobbler Ice Cream.
Let me just say.
When I finally finished this ice cream and took the first bite...I honestly wanted to head out on the streets of Bainbridge Island yelling for everyone to come and see what had just happened in my kitchen with the best blackberries in the world!
I kept texting Bridget and my sister telling them what was going on in the kitchen. Bridget and I kept going back and forth debating whether to add the cobbler crumbs to the ice cream or just use them as a topping. I'm telling you. It was an intense process. I haven't experienced a high like that in the kitchen in quite sometime.
Eat LOCAL!
That's what I say!
So here goes.
Here's how you can make Homemade Blackberry Cobbler Ice Cream.
First you'll make the Blackberry Syrup that is added to the vanilla ice cream.
Blackberry Syrup:
4 cups fresh blackberries 
5 Tablespoons sugar 
Juice squeezed from half of a large lemon Add blackberries to pan. Pour sugar on top of berries. Squeeze half a lemon on top of sugar and berries. Gently stir. Cook on medium high heat for 5 minutes til berries soften and there's plenty of berry juice in the pan. Remove from stove and cool for a few minutes. Transfer the blackberries and syrup into container with lid. Place in the fridge to completely cool. You can make the blackberry syrup a day ahead of making the ice cream. This insures that the syrup is cold before adding to ice cream.
Now make the Cobbler Crumbles~
Recipe slightly adapted from Barefoot Contessa at Home
1/4 cup sugar {plus 1/4 more cup for sprinkling on crumble}
1/3 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine 1/4 cup of the sugar, 1/3 cup brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl. Pour in the melted butter and stir. Add the flour and mix well. Crumble the mix up using fingers on parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Remove the cobbler crumbs from the oven. Sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar over the crumbs. Pop back in oven and bake for 10 more minutes until crumbs are somewhat crunchy. Make the cobbler crumbs the day before making the ice cream if you like. The crumbs must be completely cool before adding to ice cream. Here's what you need for the Vanilla Ice Cream: 
4 eggs 
2 1/2 cups sugar 
1/4 teaspoon salt 
2 can Carnation Milk 
4-5 teaspoons vanilla extract 
4-6 cups of milk {depending on size of freezer} 
This recipe {6 cups of milk} is suitable for a 4 Quart ice cream maker. My Cuisinart is 2 Quarts and I had vanilla liquid left over. I put it in the fridge and used what was left to make Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream the next day. Beat the eggs. I use a hand held mixer when I make homemade ice cream. Add the sugar and salt. Continue to mix. Stir in and beat 2 cans Carnation milk. Add the vanilla and continue to beat until you see lots of bubbles. Pour in 4-6 cups of milk. Beat for 2-3 minutes until you see lots of bubbles. Pour in ice cream maker and churn until ready. Right before the ice cream is ready add the Blackberry Syrup. Can you stand how beautiful the color is?
 
I honestly thought I was going to pass out from the loveliness of it all. Transfer the ice cream from the ice cream maker to a chilled container alternating layers of ice cream with sprinkles of Cobbler Crumbs. Make sure you leave some of the crumbs to sprinkle on top when serving. Pop the sealed container in the freezer until you are ready to serve. I let the ice cream freeze overnight before serving. Scoop the ice cream to serve. Have the toppings ready. Blackberry Syrup, Cobbler Crumbs and extra fresh blackberries can be used as toppings. Drizzle the syrup and plop on several fresh berries. Sprinkle with Cobbler Crumbs. You're seriously going to DIE when you taste Homemade Blackberry Cobbler Ice Cream.
Every. Single. Bite. Taste like that last bite of Blackberry Cobbler. Please make this.
Please make this happen in your life!
Sooner than later.
Make it!
Enjoy!
xo ***sorry so long~it's worth it.***


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