I love to tinker with ice creams each summer. Over the years I have steeped different cookies and foods into my cream base to yield really neat, unconventional, hard to find flavors. This teddy grahams ice cream is one such flavor. I draw from my childhood to think of what cookies or etc I loved the flavor of and just add it in. My boys went cray for this one! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
Teddy Grahams Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 10 yolks
- 2 cups Teddy Grahams, honey flavor
Prepare
- First, heat the heavy cream, milk, vanilla bean and sugar in a medium sauce pan over medium-low heat. The longer you let this mixture sit, the stronger the vanilla flavor will be. I often bring the mixture to a simmer, turn off the heat and let it steep for an hour or so. Before you continue with the recipe, you will need to bring it back to a simmer.
- Next, whisk together the yolks in a medium sized bowl. Remove the cream mixture from the heat and whisk a small amount of the cream into the egg mixture. Add enough cream to warm the eggs.
- Once the eggs are warm, add them back into the pot of remaining cream. Add the Teddy Grahams at this point and stir. Continue stirring until the mixture starts to thicken.
- When the custard seems to be getting thicker, lift the rubber spatula and run your finger through it. It is done when the custard clings to the spatula. Allow to cool to room temperature for an hour.
- Strain the custard through a fine mesh Strainer into a shallow dish. No Teddy Grahams should actually end up in your base. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and immediately place in the refrigerator.
- Allow the custard to “ripen” for 6 to 12 hours for the best result. If you are in a rush, at least make sure the custard is thoroughly chilled. As you can see above that the custard will be quite thick once it has chilled. If you want vanilla ice cream freeze this custard in an Ice Cream Maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Once the ice cream is ready to serve feel free to place a few Teddy Grahams in your cup for extra flavor and crunchy texture. Enjoy!
