Limoncello Gelato
Serves: 2
Manley Abshire
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
57
Spice
45
Sweetness
49
Sourness
38
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 cups
Heavy Whipping Cream1 cup
Whole Milk1 cup
Buttermilk1 cup
Mascarpone Cheese (*)4 large
Egg Yolk1 cup
Sugar2 tbsps
Lemon Juice (fresh)Directions:
1
Whisk first 6 ingredients in large saucepan
2
Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean
3
Cook over medium-high heat until bubbles form at edges, stirring occasionally
4
Remove from heat, cover, and let steep 15 minutes
5
Whisk egg yolks, sugar, and lemon juice in large bowl until thick and smooth
6
Slowly whisk warm cream mixture into yolk mixture
7
Return custard to same saucepan
8
Stir over medium heat until custard thickens enough to coat spoon and thermometer registers 180°F, about 6 minutes; do not boil
9
Pour custard into medium bowl
10
Stir in 1/4 cup limoncello
11
Chill custard until cold, stirring occasionally, at least 4 hours
12
DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead
13
Cover and keep chilled
14
Process custard in ice cream maker according to instructions
15
Transfer to container; cover and freeze up to 2 days
16
S coop gelato into glasses
17
Drizzle with additional limoncello and serve
18
* An Italian cream cheese; sold at many supermarkets and at Italian markets
19
Whisk first 6 ingredients in large saucepan
20
Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean
21
Cook over medium-high heat until bubbles form at edges, stirring occasionally
22
Remove from heat, cover, and let steep 15 minutes
23
Whisk egg yolks, sugar, and lemon juice in large bowl until thick and smooth
24
Slowly whisk warm cream mixture into yolk mixture
25
Return custard to same saucepan
26
Stir over medium heat until custard thickens enough to coat spoon and thermometer registers 180°F, about 6 minutes; do not boil
27
Pour custard into medium bowl
28
Stir in 1/4 cup limoncello
29
Chill custard until cold, stirring occasionally, at least 4 hours
30
DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead
31
Cover and keep chilled
32
Process custard in ice cream maker according to instructions
33
Transfer to container; cover and freeze up to 2 days
34
S coop gelato into glasses
35
Drizzle with additional limoncello and serve
36
* An Italian cream cheese; sold at many supermarkets and at Italian markets