Amazing Earl Grey Ice Cream
See that? That is goat’s milk. Gallons of raw, organic, healthy goat’s milk milked by yours truly in the wee hours of the morning. O.k…well not wee hours. More like 8:00, or uh… 9:00…maybe even 10:00. I admit it ..I get out there when I can.
What are you going to do with that much milk?
Ice Cream. Seriously. Copious amounts of ice cream. It doesn’t take us long to go through a gallon of the stuff.
Remember that we are a family of coffee and tea drinkers. Earl Grey makes a fabulous ice cream. In fact I have so many variations on the stuff it isn’t funny. Earl Grey chocolate, Earl Grey, lavender and vanilla bean… Earl Grey with candied orange, Earl Grey chocolate chip….
So use your imagination. If you are really using goats milk and it is raw and fresh then you do not need the half and half. However if you are using anything else do not skimp on the cream. It is what makes the difference, I promise.
Earl Grey Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
- 3 cups whole milk
- 3 c half and half
- 2 vanilla beans. split
- 8 Earl Grey tea bags
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 12 egg yolks
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 5 cups heavy cream lightly whipped
Put the milk, half and half, vanilla bean, and sugar in a pot. Bring almost to a boil and remove from heat. Stir well and put in 1/2 c loose leaf Earl Grey tea. You can steep it in a cheesecloth if you like. Leave for a good half hour to let the tea steep. Strain out the tea leaves. You can do this by pouring through a tea mesh, or gold coffee filter, or even cheese cloth. Scrape the inside flesh and seeds from the vanilla beans into the milk mixture.
Mix the egg yolks with the remaining sugar until light. Add a little of the milk mixture to the eggs and then whisk in the egg mixture to the milk. Return to medium heat and cook, stirring, until mixture thickens.
Remove from heat and cool. Fold in whipped cream thoroughly. Chill.
Freeze in large capacity ice cream maker according to instructions and then allow to ripen in the freezer for at least 12 hours before serving.
Makes: Approximately a gallon.
Image: Marye Audet
Tags: earl grey, easy, goats milk, homemade, ice cream, recipe, Tea
4 opinions for Amazing Earl Grey Ice Cream
Noble Pig
Jun 10, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Mmmmm that sounds wonderful and creative. Can you make me some goat cheese while you are at it?
Marye
Jun 10, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Sure, Cathy, do you want peppered chevre or wrapped in fresh cilantro?
Monica
Jun 11, 2008 at 2:18 pm
oh yum…… I love Earl Grey….
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Jun 13, 2008 at 10:03 am
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