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A bowl of pumpkin ice cream with pumpkins in the background.

Pumpkin Ice Cream Recipe

A creamy ice cream with a subtle taste of pumpkin.
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Course: Dessert
Keyword: dessert, pumpkin
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Freeze time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1/3 caster sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups full cream milk
  • 1 cup thickened cream
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 Tbsp dark brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • Whisk egg yolks and sugar in a medium bowl until pale in colour then set aside.
  • Add cream and milk to a saucepan and stir on a medium-high heat until it begins to simmer. Remove from heat.
  • Slowly pour a cup of the milk into the yolks while whisking as quickly as possible. Then pour yolks back into the saucepan of milk.
  • Continue heating mixture on a medium heat until it thickens and coats the back of a spoon - then remove from heat.
  • Add milk mixture to a blender along with pumpkin, brown sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon and blend for 1 minute.
  • Strain ice cream base into an airtight container and cool in the fridge for 2-3 hours until completely cooled.
  • Churn in an ice cream maker as per manufacturer's instructions then pour into a container and freeze for at least 3 hours until hardened.