Glazed chestnut ice cream

Name: Glazed chestnut ice cream
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes about 1 quart: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients: ½ cup rum; 1 quart (4 cups) half-and-half; 1¼ cups sugar; 10 egg yolks; 1 cup peeled and chopped chestnuts (peeling instructions)

Preparation info

Makes about 1 quart :
6 to 8
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

Here you will be making marrons glacés, candied chestnuts. The soft texture and rich flavor of chestnuts are perfect in ice cream, and they go especially well with rum. It’s very important not to hold this ice cream for too long after freezing.

Ingredients

1 cup peeled and chopped chestnuts (peeling instructions)
1¼ cups sugar

Gluten-free
Vegetarian
ice cream

Method

Combine the chestnuts with 1 cup of the sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chestnuts are tender, about 30 minutes. Drain off any remaining liquid.
Meanwhile, use a whisk or electric mixer to beat the egg yolks and the remaining ¾ cup sugar until light yellow and thick. Bring the half-and-half to a boi