Creamy Passion Fruit Ice Cream

Due to the request of my hubby today you will get creamy passion fruit ice cream. It is made with a custard, which contains egg yolks, cream, and milk. You will need an ice cream machine for this ice cream. You will be rewarded an extremely refreshing ice cream with a distinct passion fruit flavor. We have made it several times this summer. Even though I don’t like ice cream too much (I know, I am weird), I have to say, this one is different. Even I ate my fair share of it. So if you have an ice cream machine and want to make ice cream the classic way, let’s get going, this is so delicious!

The favorite fruit of my hubby, a Colombian, is passion fruit. Unfortunately we live in Germany, this fruit is not that easy to come by and it is pretty expensive. He told me that the ones you can buy here are usually from Asia. They have a slightly different flavor profile, they are sweeter and often also larger. He was determined to eat passion fruit ice cream during our holiday in Spain. One shop offers it. However, the shop was closed, so I decided to do some research of what I could do once we were back in Germany. The ice cream pictured here was made with passion fruit pulp. If using, be sure to check there are no additives, and no additional sugar added.

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Passion Fruit Ice Cream

Prep Time: 30min – Cooking Time: 15min – Total Time: 45min

This passion fruit ice cream is made the traditional way by making a custard with cream and egg yolks, which is then churned.

Ingredients

• 4 large egg yolks, ideas for the leftover egg whites can be found here
• 150 grams of regular sugar
• 360 grams of heavy cream
• 245 grams of milk
• 250 grams of passion fruit pulp, I had this one

Instructions

1

In this video you can see how I make it. Separate egg yolks from the egg whites, mix 50 grams of sugar with the egg yolks in a small bowl. Ideas for the leftover egg whites can be found here.

2

Place the remaining 100 grams of sugar with the remaining ingredients in a large pot and stir. Gently bring to a simmer. Once it simmers, take 2 tablespoons of the mix and add to the egg yolks, do this two more times, stir the egg yolks each times. Now give the egg yolks to the large pots, on medium heat and while stirring. Wait until the mixture thickens a bit, this may need 10-15 minutes. Once it has thickened, let cool and chill for a few hours or overnight. I prefer overnight for intensive flavor.

3

Prepare your ice cream machine and churn according to instructions. It took about 20 minutes with my KitchenAid, but it depends on your machine, it may need longer. Transfer to a container and chill for at least four more hours or again overnight. You may wish to serve with juice from fresh passionfruits, but this is optional.