Dessert Recipes

Nutty Pistachio Ice Cream

Nutty Pistachio Ice Cream

Yield: 1 1/4 quarts

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Half-and-Half
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 egg yolks, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup blanched, natural California pistachios, chopped*
  • 1 tablespoon finely grated orange peel

Instructions

  1. Heat Half-and-Half in saucepan; stir in sugar and salt. Pour a small amount of hot Half-and-Half into egg yolks, stirring constantly.
  2. Return yolk mixture to Half-and-Half; cook and stir over medium heat for about 5 to 10 minutes or until thickened and creamy. Do not boil. Cool.
  3. Stir in vanilla extract and heavy cream. Chill.
  4. Pour into freezer container; follow manufacturer's directions for freezing. Add pistachios and orange peel when almost frozen; freeze until firm.
  5. Allow ice cream to stand at least 2 hours in refrigerator-freezer to mellow flavors.

Notes

* Blanching Process: Drop shelled nuts into boiling water, remove from heat and let them soak for about one minute. Drain and rub the pistachios with a clean kitchen towel. To dry, spread on a large baking sheet in an oven preheated to 300 degrees F for 10 to 15 minutes.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: California Pistachio Commission



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