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Ben & Jerry's Sweet Ice Cream Base

Name: Ben & Jerry's Sweet Ice Cream Base
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: heavy whipping cream; sugar; milk; eggs

A very creamy and rich ice cream with 25% butterfat. Store in a deep freezer for best results.

Yield

8 servings

Prep

5 min

Cook

0 min

Ready

5 min

Trans-fat Free, Low Sodium

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient
2	cups	heavy whipping cream
¾	cup	sugar
1	cup	milk
2	large	eggs pasteurized

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient
473	ml	heavy whipping cream
177	ml	sugar
237	ml	milk
2	large	eggs pasteurized

Directions

Whisk the eggs in a mxing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.

Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more.

Pour in the cream and milk and whisk to blend.

Use for sweet cream base for any ice cream recipe.

Makes 1 quart of base.

* not incl. in nutrient facts

Comments

anonymous United States

I have Ben and Jerry’s book! I have loved using it so far. But what I can’t figure out is if this sweet cream base needs to be cooked because it has eggs in it. If it needs to be cooked how would that be done?

Thank you!

anonymous

No, this recipe isn't cooked. However, in the Ben & Jerry ice cream book that you have, there is a cooked base and it's yummy.

anonymous

It says to pastureize the eggs. I can't remember the times, but you can do this in your kitchen with a bot, boiling water and the eggs. Just look up pasturizing instructions. This'll kill any bad bacteria without cooking the egg.

anonymous

You can't pasteurize eggs with boiling water. You'll get (brace yourself) boiled eggs.

anonymous

It doesn't *need* to be cooked, but the base comes out better if you heat it in a heavy bottom sauce pan over medium to medium-high heat, stirring constantly. When it thickens slightly, it's ready to refrigerate and cool down.

anonymous

If you cook the base, it's technically a custard - you see some places that advertise frozen custard in any number of flavours, which is just the custard (cooked) base with the flavourings.

anonymous

Please do I remove the yolk before whisking the egg in the bowl or do I whisk both the yolk and albumin together.

anonymous Germany

You use the whole egg

anonymous

From what I've read most eggs in the US have been pasteurized

Ruby

No. Eggs sold in the US are not pasteurized. Milk and cream are but raw eggs are not. Only liquid eggs like Egg Beaters are pasteurized.

anonymous

If you have a sous vide, pasteurizing eggs is a breeze. Look online for the specifics

Rene

Should (can) this base be made ahead of time and chilled? Or is it better to make and add to I've cream maker right away?

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 121g (4.3 oz)

Amount per Serving

Calories 31069% of calories from fat

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 24g 37%

Saturated Fat 14g 72%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 137mg 46%

Sodium 53mg 2%

Total Carbohydrate 7g 7%

Dietary Fiber 0g 0%

Sugars g

Protein 8g

Vitamin A 20% • Vitamin C 1%

Calcium 8% • Iron 1%

* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?

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A very creamy and rich ice cream with 25% butterfat. Store in a deep freezer for best results.

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