Malted Milk Ice Cream

Malted Milk Ice Cream - by David Lebovitz via Just2Good

Ingredients:
1 Cup half and half
3/4 Cup sugar
Pinch of salt
2 Cups heavy cream
1/4 tsp vanilla
2/3 Cup malt powder
6 large egg yolks
2 Cups malted milk balls, coarsely chopped

Instructions:
Warm the half and half, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan. In a large bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, vanilla, and malt powder and set a mesh strainer on top.

In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks. Slowly pour the warm mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly, then scrape the warmed egg yolks back into the sauce pan.

Stir the mixture constantly over medium heat with a heatproof spatula, scraping the bottom as you stir, until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a satula. Pour the custard through the strainer and whisk it into the malted milk mixture. Stir until cook over an ice bath.

Chill the mixture in the refrigerator, preferably overnight. Freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions. As you remove the ice cream from the machine, fold in the chopped malted milk balls.

Source: The Perfect Scoop, by David Lebovitz