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Bastani Sonati
Saffron Ice Cream
Preparation info
- Makes 1½ quarts ;
10
servings - Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
By Omid Roustaei and Lauren Ko
Published 2025
Bastani sonati is an ice cream that’s familiar and deeply endearing to all Iranians. For me, it conjures up images of hot summer days growing up in Tehran and on the shores of the Caspian Sea. After a long day of swimming and building sandcastles at the beach, I often finished the day’s activities with ice cream.
Ingredients
Method
First, let’s prepare the frozen cream base. Pour ½ cup (120 ml) of the heavy cream onto a small flat plate and pop it in the freezer for about an hour until it’s frozen solid.
In a small mixing bowl, combine