Vanilla Gelato

Name: Vanilla Gelato
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 larges egg yolks; 158 milliliters granulated sugar; 237 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 1 pinch salt; 1 vanilla bean or 1 whole Indonesian vanilla bean (smokier bean); 1 teaspoon really good quality vanilla extract; 473 milliliters whole milk

Vanilla Gelato might be just the dessert you are searching for. This gluten free and vegetarian recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 8g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 471 calories. Head to the store and pick up egg yolks, really vanillan extract, vanilla bean, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes.

Instructions

In a saucepan, combine the milk and cream. Scrape in the vanilla bean and throw in the whole pod.

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Vanilla Bean

Cream

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Heat over medium heat, stirring often, until mixture is 170 degrees F.

Remove from heat and let vanilla bean steep for 20 minutes. Strain out any vanilla bits if you like.In a mixing bowl, mix the egg yolks with the sugar and salt.

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Vanilla

Egg Yolk

Sugar

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Put the saucepan with the milk mixture back on the stove and heat again to 170 degrees F. Slowly pour about half the hot milk mixture into the egg mixture, whisking constantly, then pour it all back into the saucepan.

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Milk

Egg