lavender ice cream
Creamy smooth lavender ice cream is filled with a delicate touch of sweet lavender and is balanced with lemon zest, honey, and tangy yogurt.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: about 1 quart
- Category: Ice cream
- Method: Churned
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 tbsp dried culinary lavender
- 1/4 tsp grated lemon zest
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 6 large egg yolks
- 1 cup plain, full-fat Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Combine heavy cream, lavender and lemon zest in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer then remove from heat. Let steep for 30 minutes.
- Whisk together sugar, honey, salt and egg yolks in a large bowl. Strain lavender cream through a fine mesh sieve into the bowl and whisk to combine. Discard soaked lavender.
- Return mixture to the saucepan. Gently cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until custard thickens and coats the back of a spoon, 10- 15 minutes. Don’t let it boil. Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a large bowl and whisk in the yogurt.
- Let cool to room temperature, using an ice bath if desired. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or up to several days.
- Churn in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer’s instructions. When it reaches a soft serve consistency, serve as is or transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm enough to scoop, about 12 hours.
Notes
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 387
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 159mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9.5g
- Trans Fat: 0.8g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 9.3g
- Cholesterol: 233mg
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