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French Custard Ice Cream with Wine-Steeped Plums
Preparation info
- Serves
6
- Difficulty
Easy
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By Anna Olson
Published 2009
A luscious homemade ice cream is only made better when served with luscious fruits. The wine-steeped plums are only barely softened by a warm wine mixture before they mix and meld with the ice cream as it slowly melts in the dish.
Ingredients
| whipping cream, divided |
Method
For the ice cream, heat 1 cup (250 mL) of the cream and the milk and scrape out the seeds of the vanilla bean (add the vanilla pod to steep in the cream for extra flavor). Keep to just below a simmer.
In a bowl over a pot of gently simmering water, whisk the egg yolks, sugar, salt, and cinnamon vigorously until thick and a pale buttery color, about 3 minutes. Remove the bowl from the he