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sweet potato pie ice cream, iris

irislynn avatar
Recipe by
iris mccall
@irislynn
chicago, IL

I've been craving sweet potato pie, for some time now, why not in an ice cream. Cold, rich and delicious, it cools on a hot day without heating up the kitchen.

yield 6 , freezing time, 10 hours 45 minutes
prep time 5 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Ice-Cream Maker

Ingredients For sweet potato pie ice cream, iris

  • 1&1/2 c
    heavy cream
  • 4 1/2 c
    half and half
  • 8
    egg yolks
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • FOR SWEET POTATO PUREE
  • 3 can
    15 oz sweet potato puree
  • 2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    fresh nutmeg
  • 2 Tbsp
    xtra rich vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch
    salt

How To Make sweet potato pie ice cream, iris

  • 1
    Place all ingredients for the sweet potato puree in sauce pan and cook down by almost half. Set aside, let cool completely.
  • 2
    Pour heavy cream into a heavy bottom sauce pan. Place over medium low heat, stirring frequently, turn heat to low.
  • 3
    Whisk together the egg yolks, sugar and salt in a large bowl until throughly combined.
  • 4
    Slowly pour about 1/ 2 CUP of hot cream mixture into the egg yolk mixture, whisk constantly. Repeat 3 more times whisking throughly before adding each additional 1/2 CUP of hot cream to the egg yolk mixture.
  • 5
    P our egg yolk mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining hot cream and whisk constantly until thickened and coats the back of the spoon, about 5 to 8 minutes. DO NOT LET MIXTURE BOIL I . E . BREAKDOWN.
  • 6
    Cool completely and incorporate puree with cream mixture.
  • 7
    Place in fridge and chill overnight.
  • 8
    The next day pour into the ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer instructions. Remove the ice cream, pack into covered container and freeze 2 hours or overnight before serving.
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