
Canyon Ranch
Homemade Ice Creams
Makes 10 ServingsIngredients
* | FOR VANILLA ICE CREAM: |
* | 1/4 cup beaten egg yolks |
* | 1 1/2 cups low-fat milk |
* | 1/2 cup half and half |
* | 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
* | 1 vanilla bean |
* | 1/2 cup sugar |

Instructions
1 | Place egg yolks in a medium bowl. |
2 | In a large saucepan, combine remaining ingredients and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly. |
3 | When milk mixture is scalded (about 165 degrees), remove vanilla bean and let cool. Then remove milk from heat and start adding 1/4 cup at a time to egg yolks, stirring constantly. Mix well after each addition. |
4 | Slice vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape out vanilla paste and add to custard mixture. Mix well. Return to saucepan. |
5 | Place saucepan back on heat. Stirring constantly, heat to just under a simmer - about 170 degrees. Do not boil! Immediately transfer to an ice bath and cool completely. |
6 | Place in an ice cream freezer and follow directions to freeze the ice cream. |
7 | FOR CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM: Add 3/4 ounce melted unsweetened baking chocolate to hot milk and egg mixture before placing in ice bath. |
8 | FOR PEANUT BUTTER ICE CREAM: add 2 tablespoons natural creamy peanut butter to hot milk and egg mixture before placing in ice bath. |
9 | FOR COFFEE ICE CREAM: add 1 tablespoon espresso concentrate to hot milk and egg mixture before placing in ice bath. |
10 | FOR FRUIT-BASED ICE CREAM: add 2 to 4 tablespoons of fruit puree to hot milk and egg mixture before placing in ice bath. |


Notes
An ice cream freezer and a candy thermometer make this a snap!EACH 1/3 CUP SERVING CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY: 90 calories, 12 gm. carbohydrate, 3 gm. fat, 117 mg. cholesterol, 3 gm. protein, 27 mg. sodium, 0 mg. fiberSource

Canyon Ranch Chefs, Tucson, Arizona and Lenox, Massachusetts.

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