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Mulled Wine Ice Cream [Photograph: Max Falkowitz]

This ice cream works a lot like vanilla bean—gently but assertively spiced with floral, fruity, and citrusy flavors working in tandem. It's a good general purpose ice cream but with a point of view all its own. The way mulled wine should be.

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About This Recipe

Yield: makes 1 quart
Active time: 1 hour
Total time: 1 hour plus an overnight chill
Special equipment: ice cream maker
This recipe appears in: Scooped: Mulled Wine Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cheap Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 1/2 teaspoon coriander seed
  • 6 allspice berries
  • 4 cardamom pods, lightly crushed
  • 2 blades mace
  • 1 4-inch cinnamon stick
  • 1 star anise star
  • 1 orange
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon brandy
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Procedures

  1. In a medium non-reactive saucepan bring wine and spices to a simmer over medium heat. Squeeze in juice of one orange through a strainer to remove seeds, then add spent orange to the pan. Cook, stirring frequently, until wine reduces to a thick, bubbly syrup that measures to 1/4 cup. Strain out spices and orange and set aside to cool.

  2. In another clean medium saucepan whisk together egg yolks and sugar until well combined and slightly thickened. Whisk in cream and milk until fully incorporated, add wine reduction, then cook over medium heat until a custard forms on a spoon and a finger swiped across the back leaves a clean line. Pour through a strainer into an airtight container, stir in brandy and salt to taste, and chill overnight in refrigerator.

  3. The next day, churn according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer ice cream to freezer and harden for at least 4 hours before serving.