Best Saigon Cinnamon Ice Cream Recipes

SAIGON CINNAMON ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place milk, 1 cup of the sugar, and vanilla bean in large, heavy saucepan.
• Over medium heat, bring to a simmer.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolks with remaining ½ cup of sugar.
• In a steady stream, pour 1/3 of hot milk mixture into egg yolk mixture, stirring constantly.
• Add egg yolk mixture back into pan and whisk over medium heat until thickened- be careful not to boil.
• When mixture has attained a custard-like consistency, strain through a sieve into a bowl over an ice bath.
• Cover and place in refrigerator until chilled, about 2 hours.
• When thoroughly chilled, stir in the cream, salt, cinnamon and pepper.
• Transfer mixture to ice cream maker, and process according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Transfer to a container and freeze until firm.

CINNAMON ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Break cinnamon stick into a food processor. Add sugar and process until finely ground.
• In a small pot, simmer heavy cream, milk, cinnamon sugar and salt until sugar completely dissolves, about 5 minutes. Remove pot from heat. In a separate bowl, whisk yolks. Whisking constantly, slowly whisk about a third of the hot cream into the yolks, then whisk the yolk mixture back into the pot with the cream.
• Return pot to medium-low heat and gently cook until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon (about 170 degrees on an instant-read thermometer). Remove from heat and allow custard to steep for 30 minutes.
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Cool mixture to room temperature. Cover and chill at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Churn in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer's instructions. Serve directly from the machine for soft serve, or store in freezer until needed.