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Peach Ice Cream

Author Bruce and Dina Miller

Ingredients

Ingredients

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Peach Puree

  • 4 fresh peaches peeled and sliced
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup water

Fresh peaches

  • 3-4 medium-size peaches peeled and diced small (about 2 cups)
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice

Custard Base

  • 6 egg yolks
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 ¼ cups whole milk
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
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Instructions

Instructions

    Peach Puree

    • Combine the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Simmer until the peaches have begun to break down. Pulse with a hand blender until smooth and simmer for another 10 minutes. Transfer the peaches to a bowl. Press cling wrap onto the peaches and allow to cool.

    Fresh Peaches

    • Toss diced peaches with sugar and lemon juice in a bowl. Allow to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes until a syrup forms. Pour the peach mixture into a fine mesh strainer and allow juices to drain into a bowl. Allow to drain for 30 minutes. Pour the drained peaches in a bowl, press cling wrap tightly onto the top and refrigerate. Save the liquid.

    Custard Base

    • Whisk together the egg yolks and ¼ cup sugar until light in color. In a saucepan whisk together the cream, milk, remaining ½ cup of the sugar, and the salt. Heat over medium-low heat until bubbles appear around the edges of the pan. Whisking constantly, slowly pour in ½ cup of the hot custard base into the egg yolks to temper the eggs. Add an additional ½ cup of hot custard base, continuing to whisk the entire time.
    • Pour the tempered egg yolks into the saucepan with the rest of the custard base and whisk for 3-4 minutes, or until the temperature is between 170-175. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Strain the custard base through a fine mesh strainer into a clean bowl. Stir in liquid from the fresh peaches and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
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    • Pour the custard into ice cream maker and churn according to manufacturer's instructions, until it looks like soft-serve ice cream. Add the reserved fresh peaches during the last minute. Move ½ of the custard to an airtight container. Spoon ½ of the peach puree evenly over the custard. Layer the other ½ of the custard on top and spread the remaining puree on top. Using a knife, gently swirl the puree into the custard. Do not over mix. Cover and freeze at least 6 hours until ready to eat.
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