Creme Brulee Ice Cream
I had a big bowl of unused egg yolks leftover after a recent baking project so I searched online for an interesting recipe to use them. The last time this happened I made this Lemon Poppy Seed Overload Cake. But this time I made what is quite possibly one of the most delicious things I've ever eaten in my entire life. Imagine if you will - plunging your spoon through a crispy layer of caramelized sugar to expose a silky layer of frozen creme brulee ice cream beneath. Oh yea baby - this recipe is worth every single calorie-laden bite. Your family and friends are going to flip over this one.
Oh my, this stuff is amazing!!
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Creme Brulee Ice Cream
serves 6
Ingredients
10 egg yolks
3/4 cup granulated sugar
pinch of salt
2 cups cold heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
1 whole vanilla bean, split and scraped (or 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract)
1/4 cup turbinado sugar (aka sugar in the raw)
Directions
In a medium bowl, whisk egg yolks, granulated sugar, and salt together; set side.
In a 4-quart heavy-bottomed non-stick pan over medium heat- combine the milk and whole vanilla bean that has been split open and the seeds scraped out (both the bean pod and the seeds go into the pan with the milk - if you're using vanilla extract instead, don't add it at this point).
Over medium heat, cook the milk until it starts to bubble around the edges of the pan.
Remove from heat and whisk about 1/4 cup of the hot milk into the egg yolk mixture; repeat with another 1/4 cup of hot milk.
Pour the now warm egg yolk mixture into the pan containing the remaining hot milk; stir to combine.
Return pan to the stove top (med heat) and cook- stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches a temperature of 170-180F.
Remove pan from heat and strain mixture through a sieve into a large bowl to remove the vanilla bean pod and any bits of egg that might have coagulated.
Stir in cold heavy cream (and vanilla extract if using).
Chill in airtight container for at least 4 hours before churning (or up to 48 hours - the colder, the better).
Churn ice cream according to manufacturer's directions.
Divvy the ice cream into heat-sage ramekins, leaving about 1/4-inch of space at the top
Freeze until ice cream is frozen solid (this can be done several days in advance - cover ramekins with plastic wrap).
Just before serving, use kitchen torch to heat the surface of the ice cream just slightly so the turbinado sugar will stick to it.
Add a layer of turbinado sugar over the top of each ramekin; then caramelize the sugar using a kitchen torch (I like an extra thick layer of caramelized sugar so I repeat this step by sprinkling a second layer of turbinado; then caramelize with the torch again). Serve immediately.
recipe adapted from Cafe Johnsonia