HOMEMADE LAVENDER ICE CREAM

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Lavender is easily found at any health food stores, farm markets or grown in your own garden. It makes a wonderfully tasty ice cream.-Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h

Yield 1 quart.

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 cups milk
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup dried lavender flowers
5 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream

Steps:

In a saucepan, combine the milk, honey and lavender. Bring to a gentle boil. Cover and remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes., Strain, reserving the milk; discard lavender. In a bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar until thick and lemon-colored, about 4 minutes. Return milk to the saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Add a small amount of milk to eggs; return all to pan. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture is thick enough to coat a metal spoon and reaches 160°, about 12 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in cream. , Set saucepan in ice and stir mixture for 5-10 minutes. Cover and refrigerate overnight. When ready to freeze, pour milk mixture into the cylinder of an ice cream freezer. Freeze according to manufacturer's directions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 244 calories, Fat 16g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 182mg cholesterol, Sodium 46mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.