Key Lime Ice Cream

10 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 10 min
Ready In: 3 hr 15 min

“Best. Ice cream. Ever. A super refreshing summer treat!” - by AJ

Ingredients

2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups white sugar
4 egg yolks
1 tablespoon lemon zest
2 1/4 cups half-and-half cream
3/4 cup lime juice

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Original recipe yields 1 quart

Directions

Whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, sugar, lime juice, and lemon zest in a saucepan over medium heat until well-blended. Continuously stir the egg mixture with a wooden spoon until thickened, 7 to 8 minutes. The mixture should be thick enough to coat the back of the spoon. Remove from heat, and stir in the half and half until smooth. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve set over a clean bowl. Cover and chill the mixture in the refrigerator, stirring occasionally, until cool, about 1 hour.
Pour the chilled mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions until it reaches "soft-serve" consistency. Transfer ice cream to a one- or two-quart lidded plastic container; cover surface with plastic wrap and seal. For best results, ice cream should ripen in the freezer for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
260 cal
13%

Fat
11.3 g
17%

Carbs
36.6 g
12%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Angie

Feb. 10, 2011

"I just bought an ice cream freezer and have been trying several ice cream recipes for it. This one is by far my favorite! Great blend of tart and sweet flavor. Creamy, rich texture. The only chang..." See moree I made was in adding crumbled graham crackers the last few minutes of freezing. It makes it tastes a little more like key lime pie and gives it a little crunch as well."

VALENE

Dec. 14, 2010

"This was good but I feel it could be even better. I didn't change anything except I only added 3 yolks instead of 4. I love tart and it was a little too tart even for me but that could be the limes I ..." See morewas using. Also, the final product was not as creamy as I would have liked. I'll use a combo of half and half and cream next time. Honestly, the custard was better than the finished ice cream! I also added graham cracker pieces to make it more like pie ice cream."