Creme Brulee Ice Cream

On hot summer days, homemade ice cream is always a better option than store-bought.
Creme brulee ice cream has a typically Portuguese flavor and is quite refreshing due to the lemon.
If you want, you can slice the ice cream and freeze it in a loaf pan instead of serving it in scoops.
If you don't want to make the burnt sugar, you can sprinkle it with ground cinnamon.

Neuza Costa

3 May, 2023

Ingredients:

• 7 egg yolks
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 100 g (3.5 oz) brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• ½ liter (17 fl oz) of whole milk
• 600 ml (20 fl oz) of fresh whipping cream
• White sugar for burning

Instructions:

1. In a saucepan or a milk warmer, combine the milk, brown sugar, cinnamon stick, vanilla, and lemon zest.
   Stir with a whisk and heat over low heat until it begins to boil.
   When the milk starts to boil, strain it through a fine mesh.
2. In another saucepan, combine the cornstarch and egg yolks.
   Mix well with a whisk, and gradually, without stopping stirring, add the milk.
3. Return to the heat and stir well until the custard thickens.
   Remove from the heat before it starts to boil.
4. Spread the custard on a tray and let it cool.
5. Once the custard is cold, sprinkle generously with sugar.
   Burn it with a creme brulee iron or a blowtorch.
   Let it cool.
6. In the meantime, whip the cream until it becomes firm.
7. After the custard has cooled, place it in a bowl and gently fold it with the whipped cream.
8. Transfer the mixture to a freezer-safe container with a lid.
   Freeze and stir the custard every 3 hours to ensure the ice cream has no ice crystals.
   To garnish, if desired, make caramel and spread it on a sheet of parchment paper.

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