Basil ice cream

Posted by grrlscout on July 28, 2010 at 8:40am
For when you're sick and tired of pesto.

Recipe from The Perfect Scoop, by David Lebovitz.

My only mods were that I only had 1 cup of heavy cream, so I made up for the rest with more whole milk, and some half n half, and I used lime zest instead of lemon zest. I also used more basil than what was called for.

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The custard:

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Fresh out of the ice cream maker:

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  • Lyn Bilodeau September 19, 2010 at 4:03pm
    That sounds amazing! Thanks for the tip!
  • grrlscout August 11, 2010 at 11:05am
    It was really tasty! Reminds me a little of green tea ice cream.

    Next time, I would not skimp on the heavy cream though. Using less fat made it freeze rock solid. So if I want some, I have to take it out of the freezer 20 minutes in advance, so it can soften up enough to scoop.

    I want to make a milkshake with it, and watermelon.
  • Treasa August 7, 2010 at 9:08pm
    hmmmm looks good how was it. I recently picked up some lemon basil jelly in Iowa that was wonderful
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