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Christmas Pudding Ice Cream Recipe by : AO . com wwww . ao . com
Add a festive touch to your desserts with this seriously addictive Christmas pudding ice cream . Packed with Christmassy flavours and totally delicious !
Ingredients :
• 200g dried mixed fruits
• 5 tbsp dark rum
• 600ml double cream
• 3 large free range egg yolks
• 100g golden caster sugar
• 1 / 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 / 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 / 4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 / 4 tsp ground cloves
Method :
1 . Put the dried fruits into a shallow bowl , add the rum , cover and leave to soak overnight . The next day , drain the rum and put the fruits aside .
2 . Put the double cream into a saucepan and add the spices and bring the mix to a boil whilst stirring .
3 . Take the cream off the heat . Now beat the egg yolks and sugar together until light , fluffy and doubled in size .
4 . Continue to whisk the mix and slowly add the hot cream .
5 . Return the mix to the saucepan and warm over a low heat whilst continuously stirring .
6 . Keep heating the mix until it thickens and is coating the back of a wooden spoon and then pour the custard into a bowl and cover with cling film on the custard to prevent it from forming a skin .
7 . Chill for 2 hours then pour the chilled custard into your ice cream maker and churn for 20 minutes .
8 . Now add the dried fruits and churn for a further 5 minutes .
9 . Transfer all to a freeze-proof container and freeze for 4 hours before serving .
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