Black Sesame Ice Cream
This look ominous, but the sesame in this ice cream is subtle, smooth, inviting with a little hint of toasted nuttiness. We like to think of this as peanut butter ice cream's alter ego.
Yield
1LTime
About 9 hours total (1 hour active)Ingredients
Instructions
In a small bowl, combine cane sugar, dextrose, salt, locust bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan. Mix ingredients to combine and set aside.
In a blender, combine cream, milk, egg yolks, and black sesame paste. Mix on medium speed then lower the blender to the lowest speed and keep it running to create a vortex. Slowly pour in the dry ingredients to combine. Turn the blender to high for 10 seconds, then shut it off.
Add blended mixture to saucepan over medium-low heat and gently bring up to 170°F / 77°C and hold it there to denature the whey protein, hydrate the gums, and reduce the mixture. Once the mixture coats the back of a spoon, remove from heat and transfer to a sealable heat-resistant container.
Place in a refrigerator to allow the flavors to develop fully and cool down to 40°F / 10°C - approximately 4 hours. When the mix is down to temp, transfer to a pre-chilled ice cream maker and run the ice cream maker until the ice cream is fully thickened.
Transfer ice cream into a sealable container and freeze for at least 4 hours (ideally overnight). Allow ice cream to thaw at room temperature for about 10 minutes before scooping.