Peach and lemon grass ice cream

November 10, 2014 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)

Peach and lemon grass ice cream

Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 20 mins plus extra for setting

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 200g (1 cup) sugar
  • 4 peaches, pitted and pureed
  • 450ml fresh cream
  • 1 stem lemon grass, bruised
  • pinch of salt
  • dark chocolate, melted, to serve

Instructions

1

In large bowl, mix together the eggs and sugar until smooth.

2

Transfer the egg mixture to a large pot. Add the peach purée, cream, lemon grass and salt. Simmer over a medium heat for about 5 minutes. Leave to rest for about 10 minutes so that the flavours can infuse.

3

When cool, discard the lemon grass, pour the mixture into a plastic container and freeze. Stir every hour for the next 3 hours to break up the ice crystals, until the ice cream is smooth and thick. Pour into shaped moulds and freeze overnight.

4

To serve, remove the ic cream efrom the moulds and dip in the melted chocolate.

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