Grandpa Roy's Caramel Ice Cream

Serves: 5

Clarabelle Lynch

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

49

Sweetness

51

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

3 tsp

Salt

1 cup

Heavy Cream

1 cup

Whole Milk

6 large

Egg Yolk

Directions:

1

Cook sugar and salt in a dry 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, undisturbed, until it begins to melt

2

Continue to cook, stirring occasionally with a long-handled wooden spoon, until sugar is melted into a deep golden caramel, 10 to 12 minutes

3

Carefully pour in cream (caramel will harden and steam vigorously)

4

Simmer over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until caramel is dissolved

5

Whisk in milk and return just to a boil, then remove from heat

6

Whisk together yolks and corn syrup in a large bowl until smooth, then add half of hot caramel cream in a slow stream, whisking until combined well

7

Add yolk mixture in a slow stream to caramel cream in pot, whisking, then cook over low heat, stirring constantly with wooden spoon, until mixture is thickened and thermometer registers 170 to 175°F, about 3 minutes

8

Immediately pour caramel custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a metal bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water

9

Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes

10

Remove custard from ice bath and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour

11

Freeze in an ice cream maker, then transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden, at least 4 hours

12

Sprinkle scoops of ice cream with sea salt if desired

13

Cook sugar and salt in a dry 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, undisturbed, until it begins to melt

14

Continue to cook, stirring occasionally with a long-handled wooden spoon, until sugar is melted into a deep golden caramel, 10 to 12 minutes

15

Carefully pour in cream (caramel will harden and steam vigorously)

16

Simmer over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until caramel is dissolved

17

Whisk in milk and return just to a boil, then remove from heat

18

Whisk together yolks and corn syrup in a large bowl until smooth, then add half of hot caramel cream in a slow stream, whisking until combined well

19

Add yolk mixture in a slow stream to caramel cream in pot, whisking, then cook over low heat, stirring constantly with wooden spoon, until mixture is thickened and thermometer registers 170 to 175°F, about 3 minutes

20

Immediately pour caramel custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a metal bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water

21

Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes

22

Remove custard from ice bath and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour

23

Freeze in an ice cream maker, then transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden, at least 4 hours

24

Sprinkle scoops of ice cream with sea salt if desired