Description
A luxurious and festive custard-based ice cream made with creamy white chocolate, tart cranberries, and crunchy pistachios. This holiday-inspired dessert offers rich, velvety texture and vibrant pops of color and flavor in every scoop.
Ingredients
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- Small pinch of salt
- 4 ounces white chocolate chips or coarsely chopped white chocolate
- 1 cup chilled heavy cream
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries, soaked in water for 30 minutes and squeezed dry
- 1/2 cup shelled roasted pistachios, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks and sugar until smooth and well combined.
- In a saucepan over medium-high heat, warm the milk with a pinch of salt until just below boiling.
- Slowly pour about 1 cup of the hot milk into the egg mixture while whisking constantly to temper the eggs.
- Pour the tempered mixture back into the saucepan and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Remove from heat and stir in the white chocolate until fully melted and smooth.
- Strain the custard through a fine mesh sieve into a clean bowl. Press plastic wrap directly onto the surface and chill overnight.
- Once chilled, whisk in the heavy cream.
- Stir in the chopped pistachios and soaked cranberries.
- Churn in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Transfer to a freezer-safe container, smooth the top, cover, and freeze for 24 hours for best flavor and texture.
- Before serving, let the ice cream sit at room temperature for 5–10 minutes and dip the scoop in hot water for clean servings.
Notes
- Use high-quality white chocolate for a smoother custard base.
- Soaking dried cranberries prevents them from becoming too hard when frozen.
- Lightly salted pistachios add a pleasant contrast to the sweetness.
- Chill the custard fully before churning to avoid iciness.
- Let ice cream sit out briefly before scooping for easier serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Churned
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 115mg
