Lavender Ice Cream with Honey
A silky, creamy custard sweetened with honey, this lavender ice cream recipe uses fresh lavender to achieve a lovely flavor and sweet, floral aroma.
Servings: 32 ounces
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup honey
- Pinch salt
- 3/4 tablespoon fresh lavender leaves and flowers
- 5 large egg yolks
Instructions
- Combine milk, cream, honey, salt, and lavender in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer and stir well to combine.
- Remove from heat and allow the lavender to steep in the mixture for around 30 minutes, tasting occasionally for the right strength of flavor.
- Strain the lavender from the saucepan. You will want to strain the lavender so you’re not chewing on the leaves.
- Place the cream mixture back over medium-low heat. Once hot, whisk egg yolks separately in a small bowl. Gradually whisk 1⁄2 cup of the hot cream mixture into the egg yolks, whisking quickly and steadily to temper the yolks and prevent curdling.
- Add the tempered egg mixture to the remaining cream mixture in the medium saucepan, whisking well.
- Continue to cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, for around 10 minutes or until the custard thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Chill the custard by pouring it into a bowl and refrigerating it for a few hours.
- After it has chilled, pour the custard into your ice cream maker. You can add lavender buds now if you’d like. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for making the ice cream.
- Once the ice cream is thickened, pour it into a freezer-safe container and freeze for at least four hours before serving.
Notes
This ice cream can have a strong or subtle flavor depending on how much lavender you use and how long you steep it. Keep in mind that a little can go a long way.
Ensure your ice cream machine canister is frozen completely before using it. You will want to make sure the custard mixture is completely chilled before churning.
You could easily make this recipe with dried “culinary grade” lavender during the winter months. Just taste the mixture as it steeps to monitor the developing flavor.
Nutrition
Serving: 4ounces | Calories: 54kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 173IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 0.1mg