Licorice Toffee Ice Cream Recipe

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 pint milk
• 1/2 pint double cream or 1/2 pint heavy cream
• 4 ounces sugar or 4 ounces caster sugar
• 6 ounces licorice toffee sweets
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place the licorice toffee sweets into a saucepan and stir in the milk. bring the pan slowly up to boiling point, stirring all the time and be sure that the toffees completely melt.
• 2 this can take 5 to 10 minutes. place to one side.
• 3 in a separate bowl, beat and mix together the egg yolks and sugar until thick.
• 4 pour the hot milk and toffees mixture into the combined egg yolks and sugar, stirring whilst doing so. then pour this back into the pan and heat gently; keep stirring until the custard thickens - do not bring to the boil or it will probably curdle. when you can see a film form over the back of your spoon it's time to remove the saucepan from the heat. leave to cool.
• 5 when the custard base is cold stir in the cream (and the vanilla extract if you want to use it).
• 6 transfer the whole mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.