Date Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 250gms-dried dates pitted and chopped
• Pulp of 1 vanilla bean
• 6 egg yolks
• ¾ cup castor sugar
• 2 cups cream
• 1 cup milk

Method

1. Place the dates, vanilla pulp, cream, sugar and the milk in a medium saucepan.

2. Bring to a simmer over a medium heat.

3. Place the egg yolks in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth.

4. Slowly pour the cream mixture into the yolks while continually whisking.

5. Place in a blender and puree until smooth.

6. Pass through a fine mesh sive, and then cool.

7. Freeze in an ice cream machine and keep frozen until required.