Creamy Lemon Grass Ice Cream

Name: Creamy Lemon Grass Ice Cream
Prep time: 5 h 10 min
Cook time: 5 h 10 min
Total time: 5 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 egg yolks; 3 stalks chopped lemon grass; 473 milliliters light cream; 355 milliliters fat free sweetened condensed milk

Creamy Lemon Grass Ice Cream requires about 5 hours and 10 minutes from start to finish. One serving contains 379 calories, 7g of protein, and 25g of fat. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up egg yolks, condensed milk, cream, and a few other things to make it today. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Summer. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Heat cream, condensed milk, lemon grass in a saucepan over medium heat until mixture steams.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Lemon Grass

Cream

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat before the mixture boils and allow to steep for at least 30 minutes, up to 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Reheat the cream mixture over medium heat until it begins to steam.

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Cream

Whisk egg yolks in a small bowl. Temper the egg yolks by pouring a small amount of the hot mixture in while whisking constantly to avoid scrambling the eggs.

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Egg Yolk

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Pour the warm egg mixture into the cream mixture. Continue to cook and stir until the mixture is able to coat the back of a spoon. Strain mixture through a sieve to remove the bits of lemon grass. Refrigerate until cold.

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Lemon Grass

Cream

Egg

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Sieve

Pour the chilled mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions until it reaches "soft-serve" consistency.

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Ice Cream

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Ice Cream Machine

Transfer ice cream to a one- or two-quart lidded plastic container; cover surface with plastic wrap and seal. For best results, ice cream should ripen in the freezer for at least 2 hours or overnight.

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Ice Cream

Wrap