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Tonka Bean Ice Cream Recipe
Tonka bean ice cream is the richest and creamiest ice cream base flavored with delicious tonka beans. It's one of our all-time favorite ice cream flavors. You'll love it!
Prep Time
30 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs 30 mins
Total Time
3 hrs
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 339 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 Tonka bean plus extra for serving
- 6 large egg yolks
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place the milk and sea salt in a medium-sized pot. Grate the tonka bean using a fine grater (a Microplane works the best for this) into the pot. Heat the milk over medium-high heat until it is steaming but not boiling. Let the milk stand for 15 minutes to infuse.
- Whisk the egg yolks and sugar in a medium-sized bowl. Add a little of the warm milk to the egg yolks and stir it well to temper the eggs. (If you pour the eggs directly into the hot liquid you will end up with scrambled eggs. Tempering them with a little of the hot milk helps prevent this.)
- Slowly add the tempered eggs to the warm milk while stirring constantly. Place the pot on medium-low heat and stir it constantly until it thickens. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the heavy cream and vanilla.
- Strain the custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium-sized bowl. (This is to get out any bits of eggs that might have scrambled on the bottom of your pot.)
- Place the bowl in your fridge and give it a stir every 10 minutes or so until it is no longer hot, about a half hour. Leave it in your fridge until it is completely cold, at least 2 hours.
- Churn the custard in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- Transfer the ice cream to a freezer-proof container (like a loaf pan) and freeze it until firm. Grate a little extra tonka bean over top of the ice cream when you serve it.
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Notes
- Note: recipe time does not include the time it takes to chill or freeze the ice cream.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ½ cup
Calories
339kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Cholesterol
223mg
(74%)
Sodium
47mg
(2%)
Potassium
100mg
(3%)
Sugar
20g
(40%)
Vitamin A
1108IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
90mg
(9%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 339
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ½ cup | |
| Calories | 339kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 223mg | 74% |
| Sodium | 47mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 100mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 1108IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 90mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.