Ras Malai Ice Cream

Ras malai is a tricky dessert to make and an even trickier ice cream to make! At Malai, we use the best paneer we can find (looking at you, Sach Foods!), poach it in a simple syrup, drain it, and then heat it again with our ice cream base. It takes time and work, but produces a delicious ice cream that tastes like the dessert in frozen form. To simplify the process here, I make a ricotta ice cream—not exactly paneer, but close—to get a version that is still indulgent and delicious.