Goat Cheese and Honey Ice Cream
Goat cheese and honey ice cream is a magical dessert that can be eaten on its own. Scooping it onto apple pie or poached pears is even better.
I used egg yolks to improve the texture and add creaminess.
Whiskey is also an excellent addition. It also reduces the freezing point of your ice cream base, providing a smoother, less icy texture.
Alcohol also acts as a stabiliser so your ice cream will store better in the freezer. You don’t need to use alcohol if you’re making it for kids or you don’t enjoy boozy ice cream.
Goat Cheese and Honey Ice Cream Recipe
A goat's cheese ice cream base with extra honey added.
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Ingredients
- 4 egg yolks large
- 1 1/4 cups full cream milk
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- 1 1/4 cups thickened cream
- 85 gm goat's cheese softened and crumbled
- 2 Tbsp Scotch Whiskey
Instructions
- Whisk egg yolks in a large bowl until pale in colour.
- Pour milk and honey to a saucepan and heat, stirring constantly, on medium to high heat until steaming (don't allow to boil) then remove from heat.
- Pour one cup of the milk slowly into the yolks all the while whisking.
- Whisk the yolks back into the milk mixture and continue heating on a medium heat. Stir constantly until the ice cream base thickens then remove from heat. It takes a few minutes and you'll know you're done when it coats the back of a spoon.
- In a large bowl, whisk the goats cheese into the cream until well combined then place a strainer over the bowl. Pour the custard base through the strainer then whisk until all ingredients are combined.
- Pour into an airtight container and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.
- Before adding the ice cream base to your ice cream machine, stir in 2 tablespoons of Whiskey. Churn ice cream as per manufacturers instructions then add to container and freeze for two hours or until it's hardened.
Notes
This ice cream goes really well with apple pie or poached pears. You can also stir in fig jam at the end of the churning process for another flavour dimension.
