Litchi Five-Spice Ice Cream

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Course : Ice Cream
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon five-spice powder -- slightly rounded
2 1/2 cups milk
1 3/4 cups drained chilled whole pitted litchis in syrup
1 1/2 cups chilled heavy cream
 

Preparation:

In a heatproof bowl whisk together sugar, cornstarch, eggs, five-spice powder, and a pinch salt until combined well. In a heavy saucepan heat milk just to a boil and add in a slow stream to egg mixture, whisking. Transfer custard to pan and bring to a boil over moderate heat, whisking constantly. Boil custard gently, whisking, 1 minute. Remove pan from heat and cool custard, stirring occasionally. Chill custard, covered. until cold, about 3 hours. In a blender pur‚e litchis with 1/2 cup cream and stir into custard with remaining cup cream. Freeze custard in an ice-cream maker. Ice cream may be made 1 week ahead.

 

Nutritional Information:

1376 Calories (kcal); 34g Total Fat; (21% calories from fat); 37g Protein; 237g Carbohydrate; 644mg Cholesterol; 468mg Sodium