Description
Smooth and creamy with a light peach flavor
Ingredients
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- 3 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoonflour
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 4 cups ripe peaches, peeled and diced
- 2 tablespoons bourbon or rum (optional)
Instructions
- Whisk together eggs, sugar, flour, vanilla and salt until well combined
- Over medium heat, warm milk until it begins to steam, very slowly, add hot mixture to the eggs a tablespoon at a time, blending after each addition, as the cold egg mixute begins to warm, you can add a little more with each addition, but don’t rush it, you don’t want scrambled eggs
- Once it’s all combined, return to the saucepan, and over medium heat, stirring (from the bottom of the pot) constantly, cook for 15 – 20 minutes, it will be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon and you should be able to leave a clean trail by tracing your finger over the back of the spoon
- Remove from heat, stir in the heavy cream, cool, chill at least a couple of hours or overnight
- Puree peaches and add to custard, pour into ice cream freeze and process according to manufacturer instructions until firm, add bourbon or rum just before finished (don’t add too much, the alcohol will keep it from freezing)
- Move to the freezer for another hour or two before serving