Bourbon and Cornflakes Ice Cream
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 45 min. + chilling Process: 30 min. + freezing
YIELD: 1 quart.
Humphry Slocombe's Secret Breakfast is a rich vanilla ice cream infused with bourbon. Crunchy golden brown cornflake cookies are swirled within. I came up with this recipe for friends who can't find Humphry Slocombe ice cream. —Andrea Potischman, Menlo Park, California
Ingredients
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3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
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3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
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2 tablespoons sugar
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Dash salt
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1-1/2 cups cornflakes, coarsely crushed
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VANILLA BOURBON ICE CREAM:
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5 large egg yolks
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1/2 cup sugar
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Dash salt
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1 cup whole milk
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1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 tablespoons bourbon
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, combine cream, butter, sugar and salt. Stir in cornflakes until well coated. Spread onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 12-15 minutes, stirring once. Cool completely.
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2.
For the ice cream, in a large heavy saucepan, whisk egg yolks, sugar and salt until blended; stir in milk. Cook over low heat until mixture is just thick enough to coat a metal spoon and a thermometer reads at least 160°, stirring constantly. Do not allow to boil. Remove from heat immediately.
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3.
Quickly transfer to a small bowl; place bowl in a pan of ice water. Stir gently and occasionally for 2 minutes. Stir in cream and vanilla. Press waxed paper onto surface of custard. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
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4.
Stir bourbon into custard. Fill cylinder of ice cream maker no more than two-thirds full; freeze according to manufacturer’s directions, adding cornflakes during the last 2 minutes of processing. (Refrigerate any remaining mixture until ready to freeze.)
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5.
Transfer ice cream to freezer containers, allowing headspace for expansion. Freeze until firm, 2-4 hours.
Nutrition Facts
1/2 cup: 353 calories, 26g fat (16g saturated fat), 187mg cholesterol, 108mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (19g sugars, 0 fiber), 5g protein.
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