Custard: Pistachio

Ingredients

I1:πŸ₯œ1 cup pistachio butter (from pureed pistachios)
I2:πŸ₯›2 cups milk
I3:🌾1 tsp vanilla
I4:🍬1 cup sugar
I5:πŸ₯š6 egg yolks

Instructions

Step 1:Mix
β†–I1: πŸ₯œ 1 cup pistachio butter (from pureed pistachios)
β†–I2: πŸ₯› 2 cups milk
β†–I3: 🌾 1 tsp vanilla
β†–I4: 🍬 1 cup sugar
β†–I5: πŸ₯š 6 egg yolks
Step 2:Sous vide at 175F for an hour
Step 3:Churn

Notes

Aiming to avoid buying pistachio butter. That stuff is expensive.

Result

Very good. Could be softer for a custard ice cream, but works well as an ice cream.


Ingredients

I1:πŸ₯œΒΌ cup pistachio butter (from pureed pistachios)
I2:πŸ₯›3 cups half and half
I3:🌾1 tsp vanilla
I4:🍬1 cup sugar
I5:πŸ₯š6 egg yolks

Instructions

Step 1:Mix
β†–I1: πŸ₯œ ΒΌ cup pistachio butter (from pureed pistachios)
β†–I2: πŸ₯› 3 cups half and half
β†–I3: 🌾 1 tsp vanilla
β†–I4: 🍬 1 cup sugar
β†–I5: πŸ₯š 6 egg yolks
Step 2:Sous vide at 175F for an hour
Step 3:Churn

Result

Good texture. Standard custard ice cream. I like variant 1 more because it’s less milk and more pistachio, but this serves a role.


Raw recipe file

## Variant 1:

I1: 1 cup pistachio butter (from pureed pistachios)
I2: 2 cups milk
I3: 1 tsp vanilla
I4: 1 cup sugar
I5: 6 egg yolks

I(1-5)
O1: Mix
O2: Sous vide at 175F for an hour
O3: Churn

### Notes

Aiming to avoid buying pistachio butter. That stuff is expensive.

### Result

Very good. Could be softer for a custard ice cream, but works well as an ice cream.

## Variant 2:

I1: ΒΌ cup pistachio butter (from pureed pistachios)
I2: 3 cups half and half
I3: 1 tsp vanilla
I4: 1 cup sugar
I5: 6 egg yolks

I(1-5)
O1: Mix
O2: Sous vide at 175F for an hour
O3: Churn

### Result

Good texture. Standard custard ice cream. I like variant 1 more because it’s less milk and more pistachio, but this serves a role.