Recipe courtesy of Mark Bittman
Recipe courtesy of Mark Bittman
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Cornstarch Ice Cream
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- Level: Easy
- Total: 2 hr 20 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Inactive: 2 hr
- Cook: 15 min
- Yield: 1 generous pint
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 1 servings
- Calories
- 2235
- Total Fat
- 185 g
- Saturated Fat
- 116 g
- Carbohydrates
- 140 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0 g
- Sugar
- 118 g
- Protein
- 13 g
- Cholesterol
- 663 mg
- Sodium
- 354 mg
- Level: Easy
- Total: 2 hr 20 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Inactive: 2 hr
- Cook: 15 min
- Yield: 1 generous pint
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 1 servings
- Calories
- 2235
- Total Fat
- 185 g
- Saturated Fat
- 116 g
- Carbohydrates
- 140 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0 g
- Sugar
- 118 g
- Protein
- 13 g
- Cholesterol
- 663 mg
- Sodium
- 354 mg
Ingredients
Directions
- Put 2 cups cream, half-and-half or milk, the sugar and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat. If using a vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise and scrape seeds into liquid, then add pod. Cook until mixture begins to steam.
- In a bowl, blend cornstarch and remaining cream, half-and-half or milk; there should be no lumps. Remove bean pod from pot and discard. Add cornstarch mixture to pot. Cook, stirring, until it starts to thicken and barely reaches a boil, about 5 minutes. Immediately reduce heat to very low and stir for 5 minutes or so until thick. Stir in vanilla extract, if using.
- If mixture has lumps, strain it into a bowl. Chill until cool, a couple of hours (you can skip this step if you have a machine with a built-in freezer). When cool or if there are no lumps, pour into an ice cream machine and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- Honey-Jam Variation: Substitute honey for half the sugar. Add 1/2 cup good jam to mixture before freezing.
- Buttermilk or Yogurt: Substitute buttermilk or yogurt for half the cream or milk.
- Cherry-Vanilla: Add 1 cup halved, pitted cherries just before freezing.
- Strawberry, Blueberry or Peach: Add 1 cup hulled, sliced strawberries, blueberries, or peeled and chopped peaches before freezing.
- Coffee: Substitute 1/2 cup very strong coffee for 1/2 cup cream or milk.
- Coconut: Substitute 1 cup coconut milk for 1 cup cream or milk; add 1/2 cup toasted dried coconut if you like.
- Mint Chocolate Chip: Add 1/2 cup minced mint and 1/2 cup chopped dark chocolate just before freezing.
