This is the ice cream you eat after the kids go to bed. Adult ice cream. This recipe for Ginger Ice Cream tastes just like your favorite ginger beer! It’s sharp enough to tickle your throat, and creamy enough to go down smooth.
Recipe: Ginger Ice Cream
A smooth ginger syrup balances out a creamy coconut milk base in this recipe for ginger ice cream.
How to Make This Ginger Ice Cream
Ginger Ice Cream
Equipment
- Ice Cream Maker
Ingredients
Ginger Syrup
- 2 oz. ginger thinly sliced
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
Ginger Ice Cream
- ⅓ cup ginger syrup
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup coconut milk
Instructions
Ginger Syrup
- Slice fresh ginger into small thin pieces
- Add water and sugar and bring to a boil
- Lower heat to medium and keep at a low rolling boil for about 2 hours
- Cook until mixture has thickened and reduced to a syrup
- Syrup will thicken as it cools
- Set aside, or store in the fridge for several weeks
Ginger Ice Cream
- Heat whole milk, cream, sugar until warm
- Remove from heat and add yolks one by one, whisking thoroughly
- Return to heat and temper until cream has started to thicken
- Remove from heat and stir in ginger syrup and coconut milk
- Transfer to a bowl and chill
- Once cooled, churn according to manufacturer's instructions
Notes
Chunky or Smooth?
A lot of recipes for Ginger Ice Cream have chunks of ginger mixed in, but I didn’t want that. I just wanted an uninterrupted, smooth, cold treat that didn’t require any hard work. You know, like chewing.
Bonus: Adding Coconut milk in ice cream gives this recipe for ginger ice cream an extra inspired flavor from South Asia.
Lemon or Lime?
I really wanted to add a bit of lime to this ginger ice cream, because lime wedges go so well with ginger! So, I candied some lime rinds — except, it didn’t turn out like I wanted.
There is a reason when you google candied rinds there are only search results for orange and lemon.
Don’t do it.
How Else Can I Use this Ginger Syrup?
- Homemade Ginger Beer
- Homemade Ginger Ale
- Ginger Lemonade
- Syrup for Pancakes and Waffles
- Ginger Frosting for Cakes
- Add to Rice or Stir Fry
- Coffee Flavoring
- Cocktails
Is this Only For Adults?
Absolutely not! It doesn’t have any alcohol, and in fact, it’s my 2 year old’s favorite ice cream!
Make this Recipe: Ginger Ice Cream
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