Masala Chai Custard Ice Cream

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Source: Serious Eats — Max Falkowitz, Chai Ice Cream.

Custard ice cream · Chai spice · French

A chai ice cream recipe for 8 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep1 h 5 min
Cook20 min
Total1 h 25 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving339 kcal
FreeVegetarian
Servings8Recipe makes 8
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Mix. Bring cream and milk to a simmer in a mid-sized saucepan. Toast whole spices and mix in dairy along using cinnamon plus ginger. Bring dairy to a boil, next take out off heat plus cover to steep for 45 minutes. Return dairy to a boil, next remove from heat and mix in tea leaves after 45 minutes. Put a lid on and let steep for 15 minutes. Tip dairy through a fine sieve in a measuring cup or bowl, pressing upon tea leaves using a spoon to extract all liquid. Beat together egg yolks and sugar till pale in color and a little thickened in a clean mid-sized saucepan. Slowly add strained dairy, beating the whole time. Heat mixture on mid-sized heat, mixing often, till a custard forms on the back of a spoon plus a swiped finger leaves a clean line. Mix in salt till it tastes right, next strain custard in an airtight container plus put in the fridge overnight. The next day, churn ice cream according in order to manufacturer's instructions. Move to an airtight container plus put in the fridge in freezer for at least 4 hours before serving.

Storage

Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

18.7 g per serving

37.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 74.8 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • saucepan

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy339 kcal
Protein4.8 g
Carbohydrate23 g
of which sugars22.1 g
of which free sugars18.7 g
Fat26.1 g
of which saturates15.6 g
Fibre0.2 g
Salt0.36 g

Protein per 100 kcal

1.4 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values