Gelato

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Difficulty: Hard

38 minutes

4.5

Italian ice cream

Created by
Howard Russell

Ingredients

4 servings - +

2000ml milk
1000ml cream
600g sugar
16pcs egg yolks
200ml flavoring

Equipment

pot
whisk
ice cream maker


Steps

  1. Gently heat milk in a saucepan. In a separate bowl, whisk egg yolks and sugar until pale and creamy.
  2. Temper the egg mixture by slowly pouring in the hot milk while whisking constantly.
  3. Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring, until it thickens into a custard (coats the back of a spoon).
  4. Stir in cream and your desired flavoring. Chill the custard base thoroughly in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
  5. Churn the cold custard in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
  6. Transfer the gelato to a container and freeze for a few hours to firm up before serving.

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Ratings

4.0

Melts fast

by Anna Sullivan on 06 Jan 2026
5.0

Creamy

by Howard Begum on 06 Jan 2026