Luxurious Lemon Ice Cream Recipe
Never made lemon ice cream before? Worried it might curdle? Look no further than this easy lemon ice cream recipe! I guarantee you’ll fall in love with both the simplicity and the creamy results.
Ingredients
- Sharp Knife
- Chopping Board
- Saucepan
- Citrus Juicer
- Small Bowl
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Whisk
- Ice Cream Machine/Churner
- 2 x Unwaxed Lemons
- 300 ml (1 + 1/4 Cups) Single Cream
- 300 ml (1 + 1/4 Cups) Double Cream
- 225 g (1 Cup) Caster Sugar
- Pinch of Salt
- 3 x Egg Yolks
Instructions
- 1
S?lice the rind off the lemons and place...: S?lice the rind off the lemons and place them into a saucepan.
- 2
J?uice the lemons and pour it into a...: J?uice the lemons and pour it into a small bowl. Cover and chill for later.
- 3
A?dd the single cream, double cream, sugar and...: A?dd the single cream, double cream, sugar and salt to the saucepan with the lemon rind. Place over a low/medium heat. Stirring continuously, heat until it just comes to the boil. Then immediately remove from the heat.
- 4
P?lace your egg yolks into a large mixing...: P?lace your egg yolks into a large mixing bowl and briefly whisk. Then very slowly add some hot cream, while whisking constantly. Continue to whisk and add until you have used about half of the cream.
- 5
T?hen pour the egg mixture back into the...: T?hen pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan and return it to a low/medium heat.
- 6
G?ently heat while stirring continuously. Continue until the...: G?ently heat while stirring continuously. Continue until the mixture has thickened, and resembles a thin custard consistency.
- 7
A?llow to cool completely, before covering and refrigerating...: A?llow to cool completely, before covering and refrigerating overnight.
- 8
T?he following morning, remove the lemon rinds from...: T?he following morning, remove the lemon rinds from the custard and stir through the lemon juice. (Your custard and lemon juice must both be chilled to prevent curdling.)
- 9
P?our the mixture into your ice cream machine...: P?our the mixture into your ice cream machine and churn according to the manufacturers instructions. (This should take around 20 mins). Once it's a thick ice cream consistency, transfer to an air tight tub and freeze until needed.
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