Description
This creamy custard-based ice cream features rosewater and vanilla with optional pistachio and rose petal toppings for Middle Eastern flair.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Component Ingredients
Custard Base 2 cups (480 ml) heavy cream • 1 cup (240 ml) whole milk • ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar, divided • Pinch fine sea salt
Egg Yolk Mix-in 4 large egg yolks
Flavorings 1 ½–2 tsp food-grade rosewater (start with 1 ½, add to taste) • ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
Optional Toppings Crushed pistachios • Food-grade dried rose petals
Instructions
Warm Dairy – In a saucepan combine heavy cream, milk, half the sugar, and salt. Heat over medium until steaming but not boiling.
Whisk Yolks – In a bowl whisk egg yolks with remaining sugar until pale and slightly thickened.
Temper – Slowly ladle hot cream into yolks while whisking. Return mixture to saucepan.
Thicken Custard – Cook over medium, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until custard coats the back of the spoon (≈ 170 °F / 77 °C).
Flavor & Chill – Off heat stir in rosewater and vanilla. Strain through a fine sieve into a clean bowl. Cover and chill ≥ 4 h (or overnight) until thoroughly cold.
Churn – Churn in an ice-cream maker per manufacturer’s directions (≈ 20 min) until soft-serve consistency.
Freeze – Transfer to a lidded freezer container; press parchment on top and freeze 2–3 h until firm.
Serve – Scoop and garnish with pistachios or rose petals.
Notes
Rose-Raspberry Ripple: Fold ½ cup chilled raspberry purée through churned ice cream for a pink swirl.
Dairy-free: Substitute two 13.5-oz cans full-fat coconut milk; omit yolks, whisk in 1 tsp cornstarch slurry while heating to mimic custard body.
Middle-Eastern twist: Add ¼ tsp orange-blossom water with rosewater.
Decadent add-in: Stir ½ cup chopped white chocolate during the last minute of churning.
No-machine method: Chill custard, whip to aerate, fold in ½ cup softly whipped cream, freeze, stirring every 30 min for 2 h.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Category: Dessert / Frozen Treat
- Method: Custard-Style Ice Cream (Churn)
- Cuisine: Modern American with Middle-Eastern inspiration
