Buttermilk Ice Cream

I love buttermilk. My local grocery store just started carrying some really good, fresh, cultured buttermilk. I now have an excuse to buy it all of the time, that is at least until it gets too cold for ice cream. One of my friends recently turned me on to making buttermilk ice cream and as soon as I made it at home my family got hooked too. So far I haven’t made it the same way twice, I am having a lot of fun playing around with it, trying out different proportions and flavors. It’s hard to say which has been the best but I will say it is fantastic with grilled peaches! The peaches get really juicy and a bit caramelized.

Currently, I have a batch of peach buttermilk ice cream base chilling in the fridge waiting to go into the ice cream maker. Raspberries also go really well with the buttermilk. I’m thinking I will have to try out a batch with some plums when they are ripe!