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Key Lime Ice Cream

Name: Key Lime Ice Cream
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 195 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 1.25 cups white sugar; 0.75 cup lime juice; 2 large eggs; 4 egg yolks; 1 tablespoon lemon zest; 2.25 cups half-and-half cream

With just a handful of ingredients — sugar, eggs, lime, half-and-half — this key lime ice cream recipe creates a refreshing summertime sweet treat.

Prep Time

5 min

Cook Time

10 min

Total Time

195 min

Servings

Ingredients

1.25 cups white sugar
0.75 cup lime juice
2 large eggs
4 egg yolks
1 tablespoon lemon zest
2.25 cups half-and-half cream

Instructions

1

{'id': 'step_0', 'step': 1, 'text': 'Whisk sugar, lime juice, eggs, egg yolks, and lemon zest together in a medium saucepan over medium heat until well blended; continually stir with a wooden spoon until thickened enough to coat the back of the spoon, 7 to 8 minutes.'}
2

{'id': 'step_1', 'step': 2, 'text': 'Off heat, stir in half-and-half until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve set over a clean bowl. Cover the bowl; chill in the refrigerator until cool, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour.'}
3

{'id': 'step_2', 'step': 3, 'text': 'Pour chilled mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's directions until it reaches "soft-serve" consistency. Transfer ice cream to a 1- or 2-quart lidded plastic container; cover the surface with plastic wrap and seal. Freeze 2 hours to overnight.'}