Lemon Speculoos Ice Cream Recipes

SUPER LEMON ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine heavy cream, half and half, sugar, and lemon zest in a saucepan; bring to a simmer over low heat. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover saucepan and allow the mixture to steep for 10 minutes.
• Uncover pan and bring back to a simmer over low heat. Beat the egg yolks in a bowl. Gradually stir one cup of the hot cream mixture into the eggs, several tablespoons at a time. This will help to bring the eggs up to temperature without scrambling them. Stir the egg mixture back into the cream mixture in the saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat until the mixture just coats the back of a spoon, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; cover. Refrigerate overnight.
• Stir the lemon juice into the cold ice cream mixture. Freeze in a 4 to 5 quart ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions. Transfer ice cream to a lidded freezer container, and freeze for 4 hours to ripen flavors before serving.

LEMON-SPECULOOS ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Zest the lemons directly into a food processor or blender. Add the sugar and blend until the lemon zest is very fine.
• Warm the milk with the lemon-scented sugar, 1/2 cup (125 ml) of the heavy cream, and salt in a medium saucepan. Cover, remove from the heat, and let infuse for 1 hour.
• Rewarm the lemon-infused mixture. Pour the remaining 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) cream into a large bowl and set a mesh strainer on top.
• In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks. Slowly pour warm lemon-infused milk into the egg yolks, whisking constantly, then scrape the warmed egg yolks back into the saucepan.
• Stir the mixture constantly over medium heat with a heatproof spatula, scraping the bottom as you stir, until the mixture thickens and coats the spatula. Pour the custard through the strainer and stir it into the cream. Discard the lemon zest and stir until cool over an ice bath.
• Chill the mixture thoroughly in the refrigerator, then freeze it in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. As you remove it from the machine, fold in the crumbled speculoos.
• Since speculoos are meant to be enjoyed with beer, try pairing this ice cream with a fruity Belgian beer for dessert. I recommend the sour cherry-flavored kriek (the best brand is Lindemans), which you can find in well-stocked supermarkets and liquor stores.