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Sweet Corn Ice Cream

An unlikely choice, but using fresh sweet corn makes for one delicious homemade ice cream.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time9 hours 23 minutes
Course: Frozen Treats
Keyword: ice cream, sweet corn ice cream
Servings: 2 cups
Calories:
Author: NicholeL

Ingredients

  • 2 ears corn on the cob shucked
  • 1 ½ cups 2% milk
  • ½ cup sugar
  • tsp. salt
  • ½ cup half-and-half
  • 3 egg yolks

Instructions

  • Cut corn kernels from the cob. Place the corn kernels and ¾ cup of milk into a blender and puree until smooth.
  • 2. Transfer the mixture to a large saucepan. Add the remaining ¾ cup of milk, sugar, salt and corn cobs. Heat the mixture over medium-high heat until it reaches 180 degrees and small bubbles form around the edges. Do NOT boil.
  • 3. Remove from the heat. Let sit for one hour. Discard the corn cobs.
  • 4. Heat the saucepan again over medium-high heat until it reaches 180 degrees. Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks into the half-and-half. Slowly pour the half-and-half mixture into the saucepan, stirring constantly with a whisk.
  • 5. Slowly pour the rest of the half-and-half mixture into the saucepan until it reaches 160 degrees, about 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • 6. Place a mesh sieve over a container with a lid. Pour the mixture through, pressing with a spoon and discarding any solids. Place the lid over the container and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, but up to overnight.
  • 7. Transfer the mixture to your ice cream maker and process according to directions.

Notes

Recipe time does not include time for cooling or processing in ice cream machine.