Apple Ice Cream with Rosemary and Honey
INGREDIENTS:
Number of servings
Servings: 4
List of ingredients
2 green apples
½ cup (1dl) calvados or other apple flavoured brandy
8 egg yolks
3 cups (7 ½ dl) heavy cream
1 ½ cup (3dl) milk
2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
2 tablespoon honey, or more
½ cup (1dl) apple concentrate or apple syrup, or apple sauce
Rose pedals for garnish, optional
PREPARATION:
Peel, de-core and finely chop the apples. Add the apples to a bowl, and add the calvados. Let it rest while you make the ice cream
In a bowl, whisk together egg yolks, cream and milk. Add rosemary, honey and apple concentrate.
Put the egg yolk mixture over a pot with boiling water. Heat the mixture while whisking until it thickens enough to leave a thick coating on the backside of a spoon (or until the mixture has reached 160ºF/73ºC. Continue whisking after you take it the bowl out of the pot (the bowl is still hot).
Add the apples to the mixture. Leave to cool at room temperature.
Pour the batter into a hand cranked is cream machine, a normal ice cream machine or just place the bowl in the freezer (and stir it every 20 minutes until it is frozen solid).
Garnish with rose pedals.