Caramel Ice Cream

"This ice cream is a little more time consuming than most ice cream, but delicious served with pound cake. Cook time is refrigeration time (at least 4 hours). Prep time includes estimated processing time. Recipe source: Bon Appetit Kitchen Collection."
 
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Ready In:
5hrs
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
1 quart ice cream
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a medium saucepan combine half and half, heavy cream and vanilla bean and bring to a boil over medium heat.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Cover and let stand for at least 15 minutes.
  • Beat egg yolks with sugar in mixing bowl until thick and lemon colored.
  • Whisk in 1/3 of the scaled cream.
  • Return mixture to saucepan.
  • Place saucepan over medium heat and cook for 5 minutes or until mixture thickens.
  • DO NOT BOIL.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Stir in butter pieces, one at a time, blending well after each addition.
  • Let cool to room temp.
  • and then cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 3 days.
  • While custard is cooling make caramel syrup.
  • To make syrup: combine sugar and 1/3 cup water in small saucepan and bring to a boil.
  • Cover and let steam one minute.
  • Remove lid and continue cooking until mixture caramelizes to a dark tea color.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Add remaining water slowly (be careful mixture will spatter) and stir.
  • Cover and let cool to room temp.
  • Remove vanilla bean from custard, scraping any seeds into custard mixture.
  • Stir syrup into custard.
  • Can be refrigerated again at this point before making ice cream.
  • Transfer to ice cream maker and process using manufacturer's instructions.

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  1. This is an excellent ice cream, very rich and creamy. I actually used the whole vanilla bean since I did't have another use for the the other half. The only problem I had was with the caramel, I was'nt cooking it over high enough heat for it to come to that dark color. I will be making this again.
     
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