Mint-vanilla butter ice cream
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. Using chocolate cookies, you can make sweet ice cream sandwiches. The finished dessert can be served at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Pour milk mixed with cream into a heavy saucepan. Add sugar and stir. Bring the mixture to a boil over low heat, stirring occasionally.
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Step 2
2. In a separate bowl, use a mixer on medium speed to beat the egg yolks until they turn pale yellow.
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Step 3
3. Add a small amount of the milk mixture to the yolks (about 2 cups) and beat.
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Step 4
4. Pour the yolks into the saucepan with the milk mixture.
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Step 5
5. Cook over low heat until the mixture becomes very thick, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour the mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl.
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Step 6
6. Add the heavy cream and mix until smooth. Stir in the vanilla extract. Cover with a lid and refrigerate the mixture.
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Step 7
7. Freeze the mixture in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Once the ice cream is ready, add the chopped mint candies and immediately place the ice cream in a container in the freezer.
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Step 8
8. A few hours later, open the container and stir once more to evenly distribute the candies. Freeze the ice cream for another 24 hours.