Pistachio Ice Cream

Submitted by momaphet

"Good Pistachio Ice Cream is a little bit of heaven! Trader Joe's carries unsalted pistachios, Adapted from the Lemon & Olives Food Blog , cooking time does not include chilling the mixture or ripening the ice cream"

 

• Ready In: 43mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted pistachios, finely ground
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 2 cups whole milk
• 5 egg yolks
• 1⁄2 cup pistachios
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 cups heavy cream

directions

1. Add ground pistachios and ¼ cup of the sugar to a pan. Add milk and bring to boil. Add vanilla, stir and remove from heat.
2. Add the 5 egg yolks and remaining ½ cup sugar to a bowl, and mix well. Temper the egg yolks by taking a ladle's worth of hot milk from the pan and pouring into the bowl with the eggs, constantly stirring.
3. Add back to heat and cook for 7-10 minutes over medium-low heat, don't let it boil. Once done, strain into a bowl, pressing with a spoon to let the cream come through; then place in refrigerator to chill for 2 hours.
4. Remove from fridge, and mix in heavy cream and the ½ cup of whole pistachios.
5. Turn on ice cream maker, slowly pour mixture into ice cream maker and proceed as directed, churning for about 10-12 minutes .
6. Empty into freezer safe bowl and let chill for 2 hours (if you can wait!) Then serve.