ICE CREAM BASE

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A custard-style ice cream base -- from my favorite chef -- that any number of flavors can be added to. We have used chocolate, banana, strawberry, cookie dough, and blueberries, and all were wonderful!

Provided by Autumn Pumpkin

Categories Desserts Frozen Dessert Recipes 100+ Ice Cream Recipes

Time 10h45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
3 cups half-and-half cream
8 egg yolks
1 cup white sugar
⅛ teaspoon salt

Steps:

Pour the heavy cream and half-and-half cream into a heavy saucepan, place over medium-low heat, and heat until barely simmering, stirring frequently. Turn the heat down to low.
Whisk together the egg yolks, sugar, and salt in a large bowl until thoroughly combined.
Slowly pour about 1/2 cup of hot cream mixture into the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Repeat three times more, whisking thoroughly before adding each additional 1/2 cup of hot cream to the egg yolk mixture. Pour the egg yolk mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining hot cream, and whisk constantly over medium-low heat until the mixture thickens and will coat the back of a spoon, 5 to 8 minutes. Do not let mixture boil.
Pour the ice cream base into a bowl and allow to cool for about 20 minutes; place in refrigerator and chill overnight. The next day, pour into an ice cream maker, and freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. Remove the ice cream, pack into a covered container, and freeze for 2 hours or overnight before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 370 calories, Carbohydrate 30.3 g, Cholesterol 279.2 mg, Fat 25.8 g, Protein 5.9 g, SaturatedFat 14.9 g, Sodium 92.8 mg, Sugar 25.2 g