Vanilla Mint Ice Cream

Name: Vanilla Mint Ice Cream
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 30 min
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Ingredients: 3 cups half and half; 1 vanilla bean, scraped; 3/4 cup sugar; 6 large egg yolks; 1 tspn vanilla extract; 2 tbs fresh chopped mint; 1 tspn lemon juice; zest from 1/2 lemon; pinch salt

4 steps

Prep:30minCook:5h

Cream, bright and subtle. A hit of lemon zest makes this recipe pop!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:36:02 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories236.3 kcal (12%)

Total Fat13.9 g (20%)

Carbs23.3 g (9%)

Sugars22.6 g (25%)

Protein4.9 g (10%)

Sodium91 mg (5%)

Fiber0.1 g (0%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

3 cupshalf and half

¾ cupsugar

1 tspnvanilla extract

2 Tbsmint

fresh chopped

1 tspnlemon juice

0.5zest lemon

salt

Instructions

Step 1

-Place the half and half on medium flame and add the scrapings from the vanilla bean and the bean itself.

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half and half3 cups

vanilla bean1

Step 2

-Whisk the sugar and egg yolks together well, and when the half and half is at a low simmer, pour it over the egg mixture whisking constantly, then return the mixture to the pot.

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sugar¾ cup

egg yolks6

Step 3

-With the heat on low, cook the ice cream base, stirring with a spatula frequently, until it has thickened up and coats the back of the spatula well.

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Spatula

Step 4

-Immediately pour into a large bowl, then whisk in the extract, fresh mint juice, zest and salt. Refrigerate until fully chilled, ideally overnight, then churn according to ice cream maker instructions and enjoy!

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