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Peach Ice Cream

By on Aug 20, 2012, 3:37 pm in Recipes-Sweet, Travel | 6 comments

 

Peach Ice Cream

You’ll need sweet tree ripened peaches for this recipe. I used Elbertas picked at Masumoto Farms’ adopt a peach picking day. Thanks to Melissa’s Produce for inviting me to tour the farm and pick their peaches. You can read about my tour of three Central California farms here.

 For the peaches:

  • 1 pound peaches, peeled and cut into small pieces
  • 2 ounces sugar
  • 1 ounce Amaretto

 

For the custard:

  • 1 quart half and half
  • 7 egg yolks
  • 4-5 ounces of sugar* 
  • 1/2 teaspoon each vanilla and almond extract
  1.  Macerate the peaches, 2 ounces of sugar and Amaretto in the refrigerator overnight.
  2. Whip the yolks and sugar together to ribbon stage (i.e. until they are a pale lemony yellow and thick, and they form a ribbon like pattern when the beater is lifted and the eggs fall back over the mixture).
  3.  Scald the half and half and gradually stir in the egg/sugar mixture. Set the mixture over a bowl of simmering water and stir constantly with a wooden spoon or whisk until the mixture thickens to the stage where it coats the back of the spoon. Be careful not to let the mixture get so hot that the eggs cook. Remove the custard from the heat. Allow it to cool completely, then refrigerate it overnight.
  4. After chilling overnight, drain the peaches of any excess liquid (you can save it to add to a glass of Peach Sangria, if you like). Mix together the peaches and the custard. Place in the chilled container of an ice cream freezer, and freeze according to the machine’s directions.

 

*I used the smaller amount of sugar. It allowed the taste of the cream and peaches to shine, and was great with the bit of caramel sauce that I enjoyed mine with, but I’m guessing most would probably prefer the ice cream a bit sweeter.

 

Also, like most home made ice creams without pectins or food gums, it’s best eaten fairly soon after freezing.

 

Peach ice Cream Straight from the Ice Cream FreezerPeach Ice Cream fresh out of the freezer

 

Peach Ice Cream with Caramel SaucePeach Ice Cream with Caramel Sauce

 

 

    6 Comments

  1. Looks and sounds so yummy.

    Alex

    August 20, 2012

  2. can you see my mouth watering??? Peach is my fav……….

    Patti

    August 20, 2012

  3. Halima and I looovvvveeee the ice cream!

    Ayana

    August 20, 2012

  4. Thanks for the good memories. Sounds heavenly! When we were young my dad would send for creole cream cheese from Nola and make peach creole cream cheese ice cream. Are you familiar with it? I never paid attention to all of the ingredients. I wish I knew them now.

    Charlotte

    August 21, 2012

  5. Charlotte-

    There are people who began making Creole cream cheese again post-Katrina. I think it’s very simple, with not many ingredients.

    Gisele aka LA2LAChef

    August 21, 2012

  6. my grandma was also a peach ice cream fan, although I don’t think she made it. But she did make the tiny merinque kisses that got crushed up on it. ooooh! thanks for the story, the recipe and the memory!

    Ann Keeler Evans

    August 22, 2012

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