Brown Sugar and Toasted Almond Ice Cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons gelatin, unflavored
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 1/2 cups milk, low-fat divided
- 3/4 cup brown sugar brown, packed
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon ground
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon vodka or rum
- 12 ounces milk, skim, evaporated 1 can
- 1/2 cup almonds toasted, cooled and chopped
- Sprinkle gelatin over water in a small bowl, let stand, stirring once or twice, while you make the base for the ice cream.
- Pour 1 1/2 cups milk into a large saucepan.
- Add brown sugar and cinnamon, whisking until well blended.
- Heat over medium heat, whisking constantly, until steaming.
- Whisk egg yolks and evaporated milk in a medium bowl until well blended.
- Whisking frequently, slowly add the hot milk mixture to the egg mixture until mixed.
- Bring the mixture back to the pan and cook over medium heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the back of the spoon is lightly coated, about 4 minutes.
- Do not bring to a boil, otherwise the custard will curdle.
- Strain the custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean large bowl (preferably stainless-steel).
- Stir in the softened gelatin and whisk until melted.
- Pour in the remaining 1 cup milk and vodka (or rum), whisking constantly until well mixed.
- Cover and chili until cold and set, at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Whisk the ice cream mixture and pour into the ice cream maker.
- Freeze according to manufactureraTMs directions.
- During the last 5 minutes of freezing, add almonds.
- Put the ice cream in the freezer to firm up.
gelatin, water, milk, brown sugar brown, cinnamon ground, egg yolks, vodka, milk, almonds
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/brown-sugar-toasted-almond-ice--51725 (may not work)