Cardamom Ice Cream
A cardamom spiced ice cream that is delicate, gently spiced, and bright. Only 5 ingredients for this creamy, rich indulgence.
Servings: 8
Calories: 247kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Cardamom Ice Cream Base
- 5 yolks
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 2 cups milk
- 1.25 cups cream
- 20 cardamom pods cracked open using a fork, or 2 teaspoons of ground cardamom
Instructions
- Whisk the yolks and sugar together until pale yellow.5 yolks, 1/3 cup sugar
- Warm the milk and cracked cardamom pods until it just lightly simmers.2 cups milk, 20 cardamom pods
- Temper the egg/sugar mixture with the milk/cream mixture, by pouring a little of one into the other then vice versa.
- Return to the saucepan and cook, stirring slowly and constantly, until it reaches a termperature of 170°F. Turn off the heat, cover, and steep for 10 minutes.
- Strain the cardamom from the ice cream base.
- Add the cream. Cover, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours, and up to overnight.1.25 cups cream
- Add your chilled ice cream to your ice cream maker. Churn on the stir setting until it is the thickness of soft serve ice cream, ~20 minutes. You can enjoy it now at a soft serve consistency, or continue to the final step for ice cream consistency.
- Transfer to a container you can freeze, cover with parchment paper if it doesn’t have a lid, and freeze for at least 4 hours.
Notes
If you cannot wait the 4 hours to chill the ice cream before churning it, you can chill it quickly over a bowl filled with ice water. Just stir the ice cream to cool the base faster than your refrigerator can.
Nutrition
Calories: 247kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 171mg | Sodium: 40mg | Potassium: 195mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 808IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 1mg
