Glacé aux Fruits à l’Eau de Vie

Ice cream with fruit in brandy

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    10–12

    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      30 min

Appears in
The Cooking of Burgundy and the Lyonnais

By Anne Willan

Published 1987

  • About

When made into this wickedly rich ice cream, Fruits à l’Eau de Vie do double duty, for the brandy is left t° drink separately.

Ingredients

  • 475 ml (16 fl oz) milk
  • 250 ml (8 fl o

Method

To make the custard, first scald the milk with the cream by bringing them just to the boil. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until they are thick and light and whisk in the hot liquid. Return the mixture to the pan and heat it gently, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until the custard thickens enough to leave a clear trail when you draw your finger across the back of a spoon. It will cu