Categories: Blueberries, Dessert, Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 4 large egg yolks, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
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Add berries and the lemon juice to a blender or food processor fitted with the chopping blade; blend or process until fairly smooth.
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Transfer to a fine-mesh sieve set over a big bowl; gently press the puree against the mash with the back of a wooden spoon to extract as much of the juice and pulp as possible, leaving the skins behind.
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Discard the mass in the sieve and set the puree aside.
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Heat the milk and cream in a saucepan over medium heat until tiny bubbles fizz around the pan?s inner rim; adjust heat to maintain this temperature without letting the mixture boil.
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Beat the egg yolks and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale yellow, thick and grainy, about 2 minutes.
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Whisk about one quarter of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolk mixture until smooth, then whisk this combined mixture into the remaining hot milk mixture in the pan.
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Immediately decrease heat to low; cook slowly, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens to the consistency of melted ice cream and can coat the back of a wooden spoon, about 4 minutes.
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Strain through a clean fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl to remove any bits of scrambled egg; stir in the blueberry puree, vanilla, and salt.
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Refrigerate until cold, about 4hours or overnight.
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Freeze the custard in your ice cream machine according to manufacturer?s directions.
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Serve at once or scoop into a freezer container; store in the freezer for up to 1 month; soften at room temperature for up to 10 minutes before serving.