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Maple Rosemary Ice Cream
[Photograph: Max Falkowitz]
Use grade B maple syrup if you can; it has a more pronounced flavor that stands up to ice cream all the more. Serve this with warm pears (poached, caramelized, or in cobbler) and some toasted pecans.
About This Recipe
| Yield: | 8 to 10 (makes 1 quart) |
| Active time: | 1 hour |
| Total time: | 1 hour, plus an overnight chill |
| Special equipment: | ice cream maker |
| This recipe appears in: | Scooped: Maple Rosemary Ice Cream |
Ingredients
- 3 cups half and half
- 3 sprigs rosemary
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Procedures
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1
In a medium saucepan, heat half and half to a bare simmer and add rosemary. Cook on lowest possible heat for 20 minutes, covered, stirring bottom occasionally. Remove rosemary.
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2
Combine egg yolks and maple syrup in a bowl and whisk until very well combined. Slowly add about 1/3 of dairy to bowl, one ladleful at a time, whisking constantly. Then transfer yolk mixture back to pot and whisk to combine.
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3
Cook custard on medium low heat, whisking frequently, until it thickens to coat the back of a spoon but a swiped finger leaves a clean line. Add salt to taste, then strain into a container to chill overnight in refrigerator.
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4
The next day, churn according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer ice cream to freezer for several hours so it can harden.