Coffee Ice Cream
Coffee Ice Cream
Mexican Caramel Ice CreamHelado de CajetaMakes about 1 quartThis ice cream is smooth and luscious! Cajeta is a thick caramel sauce or candy made from goat's milk or cow's milk in Celaya, a city in the state of Guanajuato. Cajeta is packed in jars with labels showing either a cow or a goat face. The product is similar to dulce de leche, the Spanish name for a rich concoction made with sugar and cream. Cajeta is widely available in Mexican markets and in the Mexican section of many supermarkets.
Equipment
Ingrediënten
Makes 1 quart
- 3 cups whole milk
- 2 large egg yolks
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1½ cups cajeta Mexican caramel sauce
Instructies
- In a saucepan, mix the milk, yolks, sugar, and salt.
- Cook, stirring, over medium-low heat until it starts to steam and thicken enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
- (Do not boil, or it will curdle.
- )
- Remove from the heat and continue whisking while adding the cajeta until fully incorporated.
- Transfer to a clean container, cover, and refrigerate at least 3 hours or up to overnight.
- The cajeta cools the mixture as it is stirred in.
- Transfer to an ice cream machine.
- Freeze according to the manufacturer’s directions.
