Categories: Dessert, Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup good-flavored honey
- 1/4 cup dried lavender flowers (organic) or 1/4 cup fresh lavender flowers (organic)
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 5 large egg yolks
Directions
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In a small saucepan, heat the honey and 2 tablespoons of the lavender; once warm, remove from the heat and set aside to steep at room temperature for 1 hour.
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Warm the milk, sugar, and salt in a saucepan.
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Pour the cream into a large bowl and set a mesh strainer on top.
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Pour the lavender-infused honey into the cream through the strainer, pressing on the lavender flowers to extract as much flavor as possible; discard the lavender and set the strainer back over the cream.
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In another bowl, whisk the egg yolks; slowly pour the warm mixture (step 2 mixture) into the egg yolks, whisking constantly, then scrape the warmed egg yolks back into the saucepan.
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Stir the mixture constantly over medium heat with a heatproof spatula, scraping the bottom as you stir, until the mixture thickens and coats the spatula.
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Pour the custard through the strainer and stir it into the cream.
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Add in the remaining 2 tablespoons lavender flowers and stir until cool over an ice bath.
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Chill the mixture overnight in the refrigerator.
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The next day, before churning, strain the mixture, again pressing on the lavender flowers to extract their flavor.
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Discard the flowers, then freeze the mixture in your ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s directions.