Black Currant Ice Cream

Name: Black Currant Ice Cream
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 serving black currant syrup; 1 serving egg yolks; 1 serving half and half; 1 serving heavy cream; 1 serving kirsch; 1 serving lemon juice; 1 serving sugar

Black Currant Ice Cream might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 143 calories, 1g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 1. It will be a hit at your Summer event. A mixture of lemon juice, egg yolks, half and half, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours.

Instructions

In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks just enough to break them up. Gently heat the half-and-half and sugar in a nonreactive saucepan, stirring slowly over low heat until the half-and-half is steaming and the sugar is dissolved.

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Egg Yolk

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Bowl

Drizzle the warm cream into the egg yolks, whisking constantly as you pour. (This is called tempering the egg yolks.)

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Egg Yolk

Cream

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Whisk

Pour the mixture back into the saucepan. Measure the heavy cream into the mixing bowl. Cook the mixture over low heat, stirring slowly and scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon or heat resistant rubber spatula, until it thickens enough to coat the spoon.

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Heavy Cream

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Wooden Spoon

Mixing Bowl

Sauce Pan

Spatula

Frying Pan

Immediately remove from the heat and strain through a fine-mesh sieve into the bowl with the heavy cream.

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Heavy Cream

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Sieve

Bowl

Whisk together to cool the mixture, cover, and chill thoroughly.

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Whisk

Stir the black currant syrup, lemon juice, and kirsch, if using, into the chilled ice cream mixture. Freeze, following the instructions for your ice cream maker.

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Black Currants