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Yuzu Ice Cream | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com
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Yuzu Ice Cream

Treat yourself with this sweet and refreshing homemade yuzu ice cream made with yuzu jam (marmalade). 
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time3 hrs
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: ice cream, yuzu
Servings: 1 quart (liter)
Calories: 1938kcal
Author: Namiko Chen

Ingredients

  • 4 large egg yolks
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 cup whole milk
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 4 Tbsp yuzu tea (or make your own yuzu marmalade; use more for garnish)
  • ⅛ tsp kosher salt (Diamond Crystal; use half for table salt)
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Instructions

  • Gather all the ingredients. 
    Yuzu Ice Cream Ingredients
  • In a mixing bowl, beat the egg yolks and sugar at medium-high speed until fluffy (it’ll take about 2-3 minutes).
    egg yolks and sugar in a mixing bowl
  • In a medium saucepan, bring the milk to a simmer (don't let the milk boil).
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  • SLOWLY add the warm milk into the egg mixture whisking constantly at the lowest speed (pour in spoonful by the spoonful at the beginning). Once the mixture gets warmed up, slowly pour the rest of the milk and mix it all together.
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  • Transfer the custard back into the saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a silicon spatula, until thick enough to coat the back of the spatula, about 4-5 minutes or so. NEVER let the custard boil because your custard will turn into scrambled eggs.
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  • Pour the heavy cream into a medium-size glass bowl, set it on ice over a larger bowl. Set a mesh strainer on top of the ice bathed heavy cream bowl and pour the custard into the heavy cream.
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  • Whisk in Yuzu Tea and salt. Stir until cool over the ice bath and chill the custard thoroughly in the refrigerator.
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  • Pour the custard into ice cream maker and process the mixture in the ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s instructions (usually about 25 minutes). Transfer the ice cream to an airtight container and freeze until firm.
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  • Serve yuzu ice cream and garnish with yuzu tea.

Notes

How to make this without an ice cream maker, click here.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 QT · Calories: 1938 kcal · Carbohydrates: 189 g · Protein: 32 g · Fat: 122 g · Saturated Fat: 70 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 7 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 37 g · Cholesterol: 1113 mg · Sodium: 475 mg · Potassium: 900 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 176 g · Vitamin A: 5320 IU · Vitamin C: 21 mg · Calcium: 815 mg · Iron: 3 mg