Sea Salt Ice Cream Recipe | SAVEUR

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Ingredients

  • 1-1 ⁄2 cups (11 oz.) sugar
  • 12 large egg yolks
  • 4 cups heavy cream
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 tbsp. flaky sea salt, plus more for serving

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a medium saucepan, whisk 1 cup of the sugar with the egg yolks until smooth.
2. Stir in the remaining 1⁄2 cup sugar, 2 cups cream, and the milk until smooth and place over medium-high heat. 3. Cook the custard, stirring constantly, until it coats the back of a spoon, about 8 minutes. Scrape the custard into a bowl and stir in the remaining 2 cups cream and the salt.
4. Let the custard cool to room temperature and refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours.
5. Pour the chilled custard into an ice cream machine and churn according to the manufacturer's instructions. 6. Scrape the ice cream into a container and freeze until firm, at least 6 hours. Serve with more sea salt sprinkled on top.