Crushed M&Ms Vanilla Ice Cream
In celebration of ice creams in winter, we made an ice cream with one of our favorite winter flavors, vanilla, and some M&M's, a winter favorite because they remind us of Christmas and Chinese New Year with all their bright lovely sparkily colors.
- Prep time
- 2 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup milk
- pinch salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups cream
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 1/2 cup chocolate M&Ms
Instructions
- 1
Heat milk, sugar and salt in small pot until sugar is melted. And 2 tsp of vanilla, stir and remove from heat.
- 2
Stir egg yolks in a bowl. Add the warmed milk bit by bit, stirring constantly until all incorporated.
- 3
Pour yolks into the pot and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until the custard mixture coats the back of your spoon thickly.
- 4
Strain custard into cream, stirring until incorporated. Add the remaining 1 tsp of vanilla extract and let cool.
- 5
Take half of your M&M's and break them into fourths.
- 6
When the mixture is cool, follow your ice cream machine instructions and make ice cream. Add the M&M's when the ice cream is almost frozen but still able to be stirred.