Cinnamon Basil Ice Cream Recipes

CINNAMON-BASIL ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat milk to 175°. Remove from the heat; add basil and cinnamon stick. Cover and steep 30 minutes. Strain, discarding basil and cinnamon stick., Return to the heat; stir in sugar until dissolved. Whisk a small amount of the hot mixture into egg yolks. Return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook and stir 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., Quickly transfer to a large bowl; place bowl in a pan of ice water. Stir gently and occasionally until cool, about 5 minutes. Stir in cream and vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Refrigerate several hours or overnight., Fill cylinder of ice cream maker no more than two-thirds full; freeze according to manufacturer's directions. (Refrigerate any remaining mixture until ready to freeze.) , Transfer ice cream to freezer containers, allowing headspace for expansion. Freeze until firm, 2-4 hours. , If desired, sprinkle with ground cinnamon.

CINNAMON BASIL ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Bring the milk to a simmer in a medium-sized saucepan.
• Stir in the basil and cinnamon stick, cover, and remove from heat.
• Steep 15 minutes, then pour the milk through a sieve, pressing down on the solids to extract all the liquid.
• Whisk together the egg yolks and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• Whisk the cinnamon-basil flavored milk.
• Pour it back into the saucepan and stir constantly with a rubber spatula over medium heat just until the custard thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon (180 degrees) but no further or it may curdle.
• Pour the custard back into the mixing bowl and cool, either over ice or in the refrigerator, until the custard is very cold.
• Whisk in the heavy cream.
• Freeze in an ice cream maker.
• Store in a covered container in the freezer until firm enough to scoop.

CINNAMON BASIL-INFUSED WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Wrap basil leaves in a towel and roll a rolling pin over them once or twice to bruise them slightly. Heat cream over medium-high heat until it begins to boil, stirring constantly so cream does not scald. Add basil leaves and cinnamon stick, submerging them in cream. Turn off heat.
• Cover tightly and let sit for a half-hour. Strain, pressing out juice in leaves. Refrigerate until very cold, about 6 hours. Place cold cream and sugar in a mixer and whip until it forms peaks.