Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Jasmine Scented Ice Cream Recipe

Jasmine Scented Ice Cream:

  • 3 cups milk, reduced with dried jasmine flowers to 2 cups yield
  • 1/4 cup dried jasmine flowers
  • 1/2 pound sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, scraped and chopped
  • 3/4 cup egg yolks (the fresher the eggs, the better)
  • 2 cups organic heavy cream (avoid ultra-pasteurized)

In a non-reactive saucepan, simmer milk with jasmine flowers and reduce by 1/3 to 2 cups volume. Strain out jasmine flowers and heat with sugar and vanilla bean/pod. Bring to near scalding. Hand whisk the egg yolks in a stainless steel bowl. Temper the yolks by adding only a few tablespoons of hot milk to the yolks. Mix well then add tempered yolks back to the sauce pan. Whisk constantly on medium heat for 2 minutes. Strain and cool in an ice bath. When mixture is cooled add heavy cream. Follow manufacturer's instructions for your ice cream maker. Place in freezer before serving.

For a link to buy our culinary jasmine flowers, click here: http://potlucktea.com/Culinary.htm.

Enjoy!