Looking for a delicious homemade ice cream recipe? You have to try this salted caramel ice cream recipe. It is very easy to make and you are going to love the rich taste.
Ingredients
2cupswhole milk, divided
1 1/2cupssugar
4tablespoonssalted butter
1/2teaspoonsea salt
1cupsheavy cream
5large egg yolks
3/4teaspoonvanilla extract
6Ghirardelli Milk and Caramel Squares, chopped
Instructions
Set a medium sized bowl over a large container of ice water. Pour 1 cup of the milk into the inner bowl, and rest a mesh strainer on top of it.
Spread 1 1/2 cups sugar in an even layer in a medium-sized saucepan. Cook over medium heat, until the edges begin to melt. Using a heatproof utensil, gently stir the liquefied sugar from the bottom and edges towards the center, stirring, until all the sugar is dissolved. Continue to cook stirring infrequently until the caramel starts smoking and begins to smell like it’s just about to burn.
Remove from heat and stir in the butter and salt, until butter is melted, then gradually whisk in the cream. The caramel may harden and seize, but return it to the heat and continue to stir over low heat until any hard caramel is melted. Stir in 1 cup of the milk.
In a separate bowl, whisk the yolks together until smooth. Slowly whisk about 1 cup of the hot caramel/milk mixture into the yolks to temper them. Then slowly whisk the tempered yolk mixture back into the remaining hot caramel/milk mixture. Continue to cook the custard mixture over medium heat until it is very hot but not simmering (170-180 degrees). Immediately pour custard into bowl set in the ice bath and let cool, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes. Stir in vanilla extract.
Remove the custard mixture from the ice bath. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until very cold (40 degrees), at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
Pour the mixture into the ice cream canister and churn following the manufacturer’s instructions until the mixture resembles the consistency of thick whipped cream. Add the chopped chocolate caramel squares and continue churning until the mixture resembles soft served ice cream.
Transfer the ice cream to an airtight container. Cover the container and freeze the ice cream until it is firm, about 3 hours.