Its summer time! And you know what that means.... its time for fruit cocktails with fresh squeezed juices, big fat slices of watermelon, lighter dinners and ICE CREAM!! I mean you have to cool down somehow right... ice cream and cocktails are only the realistic way to do this.
Salted caramel ice cream is something that I have had all over the place recently... it seems to have become an up and coming flavor (at least I think so because I only used to eat chocolate and mint chip and didn't know how to expand my horizons until recently). I have had it in San Francisco, in Portland, in Tucson and most recently in Los Angeles. I decided it was high time to make some for myself... and that is exactly what I did.
Salted Caramel Ice Cream
There's just something about pairing salt with creamy, sweet caramel.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 4 tablespoon salted butter
- 1 ½ cups cream
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- 6 egg yolks
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
Instructions
- In a medium heavy pot cook the sugar over medium high heat until it starts to turn golden brown and melts. After about 3 minutes, add the butter, milk and cream. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until everything is melted and is barely simmering. Remove from heat and set aside. In another small bowl whisk together the egg yolks, vanilla and salt. Whisk constantly until the mixture turns to a light yellow color and becomes thick. Slowly add about ¾ cups of the warm cream into the egg mixture and stir until smooth. Then add the rest of the cream mixture and continue to stir. Transfer the entire mixture back into the pot and stir until it thickens, but be careful not to let it boil.
- Once thick, remove from the heat and transfer to a clean bowl. Cover the mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Pour the custard mixture into your ice cream machine and mix according to the manufacturers instructions. After the mixer is done, transfer the ice cream into a container and freeze for at least 2 hours before eating.
Notes
Homemade ice cream freezes very hard, so keep in mind that you'll want to let it soften up before trying to scoop.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 420kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 217mg | Sodium: 372mg | Potassium: 130mg | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 1100IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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it is suprising how well sweet and salty tatses go in these ice creams, very fusion
I was thinking of making this tomorrow but I was going over the recipe and was curious of the cream. Do you mean whipped or heavy?
heavy cream!! Happy Ice Cream making!
Gotta love the salted caramel flavor! I just got a new ice cream maker and this is on the list of "must makes". Thumbs up!
I love a little salt with my sweet caramel....great ice cream recipe!! Just back from Camp Blogaway, missed u, see u soon though 🙂
Yes!! Can't wait to see you and hear all about your adventures since the last time! xoxo
We love ice cream in our house, so I will have to try this! Sounds like the perfect summer treat.
we are an ice cream house too!!! You guys will love this one!
What a great idea! Salted caramels are so nice that they simply have to be great in ice cream form too.
Mmm, I heart salted caramel ice cream. I have owned a very nice ice cream maker for more than a year now and have never opened it. This delicious sounding recipe is going to kick me into gear to start experimenting so that I can quit spending $10/pint, though worth every cent, for my favorite ice cream. Glad you shared this. Thanks!
omg $10 for a pint! Where are you getting your ice cream girl!?? You are going to love making your own ice cream... happy mixing!
That looks amazing!! I have never heard of that flavor I will keep my eyes open
Oooo, wow! I've heard of salted caramel in plenty of other desserts, but have never seen it in ice cream. I bet that tastes out of this world!
This looks absolutely fantastic! I have never made ice cream before, but this might be the perfect reason to try.
I will scour the Chicago stores for this flavor. It's new to me. but sounds so yummy.
I know right??! The flavor was insane... so good!!!
Okay, that's enough to make me put an ice cream machine on my birthday wish list. Salted caramel ice cream.
omg my mouth is watering! salted caramel is one of my favorite flavors of anything!
I just saw this recipe somewhere in a magazine and thought I have GOT to try it!