White Peach Ice Cream

Peel and chop the peaches into large chunks. Save the skin and pits.

In a medium saucepan, place the peaches 1/2 cup sugar, and lemon juice. Slice the vanilla bean lengthwise to get to the seeds. With a knife carefully remove the seeds from 1 half of the vanilla bean, and place them and the half of the bean into the sauce pan along with the peach mixture. Bring to a boil, then lower the temperature and cook for 20 minutes or until the peaches are tender, let it cool and place in the refrigerator until completely chilled.

In another saucepan, place the whole milk, the remaining seeds and vanilla bean from the other half of the bean along with the reserved peach skin and pits. Bring to a simmer then turn off the heat and let it steep for at least 30 minutes or let it cool and place in the refrigerator overnight. After the skin and pits have steeped in the milk long enough, strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a clean bowl. Set aside until ready to use.

Whisk together the egg yolks and light brown sugar until light and creamy.

Warm up the peach infused milk until very hot–be careful not to boil it. Slowly pour a ladle or two of the hot milk into the egg and sugar mixture while stirring constantly to prevent the eggs from curdling.

Slowly pour the tempered egg mixture back into the saucepan along with the peach infused milk. Cook the ice cream base over medium heat while stirring constantly until it thickens.

Strain the custard through a fine mesh sieve into a clean bowl and stir in the heavy cream. Now… for a chunky texture remove the cooked peaches from the refrigerator and add them directly into the bowl, for a smoother consistency mash them through a sieve into the bowl then stir well to incorporate. Set the bowl over an ice bath to cool it and then finish chilling the ice cream base in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

Pour ice cream base into your ice cream maker and follow your manufacturer’s instructions to prepare the ice cream. Pour ice cream into a sealable plastic container and place in the freezer until thoroughly frozen.