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Salted Caramel Ice Cream Recipe

I love salted caramel in all possible ways! Salted Caramel is my ultimate favorite fudge. I was going to make a simple caramel ice cream but then I though to myself why don’t I just add 1/2 teaspoon sea salt? The outcome was pretty addictive.

 



Ingredients

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  • 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
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  • 2 1/4 cups heavy cream, divided
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  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
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  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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  • 1 cup whole milk
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  • 3 large eggs

Instructions

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  • Heat 1 cup sugar in a skillet over medium heat, stirring with a spatula to heat sugar evenly, until it starts to melt, then stop stirring and cook, swirling skillet occasionally so sugar melts evenly, until it is dark amber.
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  • Add 1 1/4 cups cream (mixture will spatter) and cook, stirring, until all of caramel has dissolved. Transfer to a bowl and stir in sea salt and vanilla. Cool to room temperature.
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  • Meanwhile, bring milk, remaining cup cream, and remaining 1/4 cup sugar just to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring occasionally.
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  • Lightly whisk eggs in a medium bowl, then add half of hot milk mixture in a slow stream, whisking constantly. Pour back into saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Pour custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl, then stir in cooled caramel.
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  • Chill custard, stirring occasionally, until very cold, 3 to 6 hours. Freeze custard in ice cream maker (it will still be quite soft), then transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to firm up.
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