Double Ginger Ice Cream

"My dear friend Baby Kato loves ginger ice cream. This is a special ice cream made with her in mind. It's a cooked custard ice cream, the kind that produces the best quality. It uses candied ginger puree, available from the Ginger People: www.gingerpeople.com where it is called "Ginger Spread". . Time given is for making the custard only as chilling and freezing will vary a lot."
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
1 pint
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ingredients

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directions

  • Warm the milk in a 2-quart heavy-duty saucepan over medium heat until small bubbles form around the edges.
  • Whip together the sugar, egg yolk and salt in the bowl of an electric stand mixer with the wire whip attachment or in a large mixing bowl using a hand-held mixer on medium speed until the mixture is very thick and pale yellow and holds a slowly dissolving ribbon when the beater is lifted.
  • Ladle half of the hot milk into a liquid measuring cup, then slowly pour it into the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly to blend well.
  • Pour this egg mixture into the remaining milk in the saucepan.
  • Stir in the candied ginger puree.
  • Whisk the mixture constantly until it is thick enough to coat a spoon or registers 185 degrees F. on a candy thermometer.
  • Immediately remove the thermometer and pour the ice cream custard into a 2-quart bowl.
  • Add the cream and vanilla and stir to blend thoroughly.
  • Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming on top and cool to room temperature.
  • Refrigerate the ice cream custard for several hours, or until it is cold.
  • Process the ice cream custard in an ice cream maker, following the manufacturer’s instructions.
  • When the ice cream is half frozen, stir in the finely chopped crystallized ginger.
  • Freeze the ice cream in a tightly covered container for at least 30 minutes.
  • Using a 1-1/2 inch round ice cream scoop, place small scoops of ice cream in shot glasses, mini martini glasses or small bowls. Top each serving with a sliver or two of crystallized ginger.
  • The ice cream custard can be made up to 3 days in advance and kept tightly covered in a bowl in the refrigerator before freezing in the ice cream maker.
  • Keep ice cream in a tightly covered container in freezer for up to 2 weeks.

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