Lemon Meringue Pie Ice Cream
Homemade ice cream that tastes like lemon meringue pie? Yes, please! This is a super simple recipe to put together and churn right up!
Servings: 5 cups
Ingredients
For the ice cream
- 1 ¾ cup whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp light corn syrup
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup lemon curd
For the Swiss meringue
- 2 egg whites
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
For the ice cream
- Whisk together the milk, cream, sugar, cornstarch, corn syrup, and salt.1 ¾ cup whole milk, 1 cup heavy cream, ½ cup granulated sugar, 1 ½ tbsp cornstarch, 2 tbsp light corn syrup, ½ tsp kosher salt
- Place over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until the mixture starts to steam. Continue to whisk and bring the mixture to a boil. When boiling throughout, remove from heat.
- Whisk in vanilla extract and lemon curd. Pass through a strainer if needed.½ tsp vanilla extract, 1 cup lemon curd
- Cool off slightly, 5-8 minutes.
- Pour into an airtight container and chill 8-10 hours.
- To freeze, remove from refrigerator and pour into ice cream freezer. Follow the directions with your freezer; each one can vary. My KitchenAid stand mixer (affiliate link) with ice cream maker attachment (affiliate link) takes about 20-25 minutes to freeze fully. While freezing, make Swiss meringue.
For the Swiss meringue
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the egg whites and sugar. Set over a kettle of barely simmering water and add salt.2 egg whites, ½ cup granulated sugar, ½ tsp kosher salt
- Whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved and the temperature reaches 160°F.
- Remove from heat and place bowl on the mixer fitted with the whisk beater and add vanilla extract.1 tsp vanilla extract
- Beat until the mixture becomes white, voluminous and reaches room temperature, 8-10 minutes.
- Fold meringue into frozen ice cream and place in the freezer for 4-6 hours.
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Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 271kcal