The flavors of a Vanilla Chai Latte in a cool dessert, this Vanilla Chai Ice Cream is a surprisingly pleasant departure from classic vanilla.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time3 hourshrs20 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Ice Cream
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chai ice cream
Servings: 24
Calories: 125kcal
Author: Kellie
Ingredients
2cupswhole milk
2cupsheavy cream
4Black Chai tea bags
1cupgranulated sugar
5large egg yolks
Instructions
In a large saucepan, add the milk, cream and tea bags. Bring the mixture to a simmer over med-low heat and then turn the heat off. Let the mixture steep for 20 minutes at room temperature.
Remove the tea bags from the saucepan. Add 3/4 cup of the sugar and bring to a simmer, whisking occasionally to dissolve the sugar.
In a medium bowl, whisk the remaining sugar and egg yolks until the mixture is slightly thickened and light in color. Slowly, add 1/4 cup of the milk mixture to the eggs while whisking constantly. Continue adding the milk to the egg mixture 1/4 cup at a time until all the ingredients are combined.
Prepare and ice bath in a large bowl and place a medium bowl in the ice bath. Place a fine mesh stainer over the bowl.
Transfer the cream mixture to a large saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly and scraping the bottom and sides with a heatproof spatula until the custard thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon. Strain the custard into the bowl and allow to cool.
Refrigerate the custard until cold or overnight.
Pour the custard into the freezer can of an electric ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. When the ice cream is the consistency of soft serve. Transfer to an airtight storage container and freeze.