homemade pistachio ice cream
Silky homemade pistachio ice cream is rich, roasted, and nutty. We infuse pistachios in an egg yolk custard for the most authentic flavor!
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes plus overnight chill
- Yield: about 1 quart
- Category: Ice cream
- Method: Ice cream maker
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 5 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup shelled, toasted pistachios
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- a few drops of green food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup sugar and egg yolks. Set aside.
- Use a food processor to pulse pistachios with remaining 1/2 cup sugar until finely ground. Transfer to a medium saucepan along with milk, cream, and salt.
- Heat over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved and mixture just begins to simmer.
- Reduce heat to low and whisk about 1 cup of hot milk into the egg yolk mixture. Repeat with 1 more cup of hot milk, whisking vigorously. Return this custard to the saucepan and gently heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. Don’t let it boil.
- Transfer to a large bowl; stir in vanilla and food coloring, if using.
- Place over an ice bath and stir to quickly chill to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
- When ready to freeze mixture, strain through a coarse mesh sieve and discard spent pistachios. Pass again through a fine mesh sieve and discard the pistachio paste.
- Churn in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer’s instructions. When ice cream reaches a soft serve consistency, serve as is or transfer to an airtight container and freeze until needed.
Notes
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 455
- Sugar: 31g
- Sodium: 216mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13.3g
- Trans Fat: 0.8g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 1.2g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 213mg
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