Description

Enjoy homemade Key lime pie ice cream by flavoring a simple ice cream custard base with Key lime zest, Key lime juice, and graham cracker crumbs.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cu. granular sweetener for ice cream
• 2 tbl. cornstarch
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 2 cu. 2% reduced-fat milk
• 1 cu half & half
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp. Key lime zest
• 1/3 cu. Key lime juice
• 1/2 cu. coarsely crushed graham crackers

Steps

1. Whisk together first 3 ingredients in a large heavy saucepan. Gradually whisk in milk and half-and-half. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 8 to 10 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly. Remove from heat.
2. Whisk egg yolk until slightly thickened. Gradually whisk about 1 cup hot cream mixture into yolk. Add yolk mixture to remaining cream mixture, whisking constantly.
3. Pour mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a bowl, discarding solids. Cool 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Place plastic wrap directly on cream mixture; chill 8 to 24 hours.