Lavender Ice Cream

Name: Lavender Ice Cream
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 egg yolks, lightly beaten; 158 milliliters half-and-half cream; 158 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 79 milliliters fresh lavender flowers or 2 tablespoons dried lavender flowers; 158 milliliters sugar

Lavender Ice Cream could be just the gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe you've been looking for. For $1.27 per serving, you get From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 35 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Summer. This recipe from Taste of Home requires egg yolks, sugar, heavy whipping cream, and lavender flowers. Lavender Ice Cream, Lavender Ice Cream, and Vegan Lavender Ice Cream are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

In a small saucepan, heat half-and-half to 175°.

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Remove from the heat; add lavender. Cover and steep for 20 minutes. Strain, discarding lavender.

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Fresh Lavender

Return to the heat; stir in sugar until dissolved.

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Sugar

Whisk a small amount of the hot mixture into the egg yolks. Return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture reaches at least 160° and coats the back of a metal spoon.

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Egg Yolk

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Whisk

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Remove from the heat. Cool quickly by placing pan in a bowl of ice water; stir for 2 minutes. Stir in whipping cream. Press waxed paper onto surface of custard. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

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Whipping Cream

Water

Custard

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Bowl

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Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer; freeze according to the manufacturer’s directions. When ice cream is frozen, transfer to a freezer container; freeze for 2-4 hours before serving.

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Ice Cream

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Servings:

egg yolks, lightly beaten 158milliliters

half-and-half cream 158milliliters

heavy whipping cream 79milliliters

fresh lavender flowers or 2 tablespoons dried lavender flowers 158milliliters

sugar

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Red Wine, Sherry, Port, Moscato, Moscato Dasti

Cream Sherry, Red Wine, and Sherry are great choices for Ice Cream. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. You could try NV Solera Cream Sherry. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 17 dollars per bottle.

NV Solera Cream Sherry

The Solera Cream Sherry has a brilliant amber and deep copper hue. With butterscotch and pecan aromas, the sweet salted nut and brown spice aromas carry a complex caramel accent. A sweet entry leads to a rounded, lush, moderately full-bodied palate with a lengthy, flavorful finish.