Fresh Fig Custard Ice Cream
Inspired by techniques from Serious Eats.
A twist on our vanilla custard: ripe fresh figs are cooked down into a lemony jam and blended into a slightly lighter yolk custard. Sweet, honeyed and a pretty dusky pink.
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Method
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EU nutrition claims
- Low salt: 0.26 g salt per 100 g (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 66 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
18.7 g per serving
37.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 74.8 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- ice-cream maker
- medium heavy saucepan
- heatproof bowl
- whisk
- silicone spatula
- probe thermometer
- fine sieve
- large bowl of iced water
- freezer container with lid
- blender
- small saucepan with lid
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 327 kcal |
| Protein | 4.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 34 g |
| of which sugars | 31.8 g |
| of which free sugars | 18.7 g |
| Fat | 20.4 g |
| of which saturates | 12.1 g |
| Fibre | 1.8 g |
| Salt | 0.17 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
1.4 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
