Friday 4 July 2014

Wow Its Summer! Time to Relish Some Delicious Peach Ice-creams


If you love ice creams, you can make them more nutritious and delicious by adding peaches. Whenever I think of tasty Peach ice creams, water starts coming out from my mouth. I love peach ice creams the most. This is the reason I wait eagerly for summers to arrive. Peaches provide a different taste and flavor to ice-creams. Here is how you can prepare peach ice creams at home.

Ingredients:
  • 3/4 cup sugar 
  • 2 cups milk 
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 table spoons cornstarch
  • 1 egg yolk 
  • 1/8 tea spoon salt 
  • 1 1/2 tea spoons vanilla bean paste
  • 2 table spoons light corn syrup
  • 1 cup peeled and coarsely chopped peaches 
  • 1 1/2 table spoons butter
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
  • 1/4 tea spoon kosher salt

Preparation method:
  • Take requisite amount of sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan and mix them well. Gradually add milk and whipping cream to the mixture. Cook them at moderate temperature for 10 to 12 minutes or until mixture takes thick consistency. 
  • Take 1 cup of the thickened mixture and add egg yolks to it. Mix them well. Add vanilla bean paste to the creamy mixture. Let the mixture cool down for 1 hour. Stir it occasionally.
  • Meanwhile, take peaches and corn syrup in a small saucepan and cook them at moderate heat. Cook the mixture for 4 to 5 minutes while stirring it occasionally. Mash the mixture and let it cool down for 30 minutes. Now add peach mixture to cooled cream mixture and stir them well.
  • Cover the cream mixture in a plastic wrap and chill it for 8 to 24 hours.
  • Meanwhile, place butter in a pan over moderate heat and let it melt. Add pecans and cook it in melted butter for 8 to 9 minutes until they become crisp. Remove the pan from oven and sprinkle ¼ tsp Kosher salt on it. Let it cool down for 30 minutes. 
  • Place chilled cream mixture into freezer of ice-cream maker. Add pecan mixture to it and stir them well. Pour the ice-cream mixture into an airtight container to give them a solid shape. Freeze the cream mixture for certain duration. (According to freezer manufacturer’s instruction/ 18-24 hrs)
  • Delicious peach ice-creams are ready for you and your guests.

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