ice cream Salted Caramel Ice Cream

By á-27150

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 6 egg yolks
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup dark caramel sauce
• 1 1/4 tsp. fleur de sel or other high-quality sea
• salt

Preparation

Step 1

In a saucepan over medium heat, warm the cream and milk, stirring occasionally, until steam rises from
the surface. Remove from the heat.
In a heatproof bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until blended. Slowly add the hot cream
mixture, whisking constantly. Pour the mixture into the saucepan or into a double boiler and set over
medium-low heat. Cook, stirring slowly and continuously with a wooden spatula or spoon, until the
custard thickens and a finger.drawn across the back of the spatula leaves a path, about 6 minutes; do
not allow the custard to boil.
Pour the custard through a fine-mesh sieve set over a clean bowl and stir in the vanilla, caramel sauce
and salt. Nestle the bowl in a larger one filled halfway with ice and water and cool the custard to room
temperature, stirring occasionally. Refrigerate until chilled,'-'at least 1 hour.
Transfer the custard to an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Transfer the ice cream to a chilled container, cover and freeze until firm, at least 3 hours or up to 3
days before serving. Makes about 1 quart.