Almond Ice Cream

Preparation info
  • 5

    cups
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 2003

  • About

If you like, you can substitute almond meal for the blanched almonds called for in this recipe. Use a few ounces less because the almond meal will absorb more moisture than the finely ground nuts. Add the almond meal and the sugar directly to the milk; there is no need to grind them together.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound (455 g) blanched almonds (see Chef’s Tip)
  • 12 ounces (

Method

  1. Place the almonds and sugar in a food processor and process until the mixture has a very fine, even consistency, but do not grind the mixture so fine that it begins to cake. Place in a saucepan and add the milk. Bring to scalding, remove from the heat, and set aside at room temperature to infuse until the almond milk has cooled completely.
  2. Strain the almond mil