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Coconut-Corn Ice Cream with Brown-Sugar Syrup and Peanuts

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Coconut-Corn Ice Cream with Brown-Sugar Syrup and Peanuts Jason Lowe

"It's not meant to be super sweet," Reusing says of this delicious, silken ice cream. "It's a fun way to taste corn." And using coconut milk in the base means there's no need to make a custard.

Ingredients

Makes 8 servings

Brown-sugar syrup:

2 teaspoons coriander seeds
1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
Kosher salt

Ice cream:

6 ears of corn, husked
2 13.5-14-ounce cans unsweetened coconut milk
3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon kosher salt

Garnishes:

1 cup salted, roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
Finely grated lime zest
Ingredient info: Canned unsweetened coconut milk can be found at Indian, Latin, and Southeast Asian markets and many supermarkets.

Special Equipment

An ice cream maker
  1. For brown-sugar syrup:

    Step 1

    Toast coriander seeds in a small dry skillet over medium heat, stirring often, until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board; crush with the bottom of a small pan or with a mortar and pestle.

    Step 2

    Stir sugar and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Add coriander and peppercorns; season with salt. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer, swirling pan occasionally and brushing down sides with a wet pastry brush, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Let cool. Strain; cover and chill for up to 1 month.

  2. For ice cream:

    Step 3

    Using the large holes on a box grater, coarsely grate corn kernels from cobs into a large bowl; reserve cobs. Heat coconut milk in a large saucepan over medium heat until almost simmering. Add grated corn, corn cobs, and condensed milk; cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture barely begins to simmer, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let steep for 1 hour. Discard cobs.

    Step 4

    株玉米混合物倒入细网筛a medium bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible; discard solids. Whisk in salt. Cover corn ice cream base; chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.

    Step 5

    Process ice cream base in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to an airtight container, cover, and freeze for at least 3 hours and up to 1 week.

  3. For garnishes:

    Step 6

    Scoop ice cream into bowls. Drizzle some brown-sugar syrup over. Garnish with peanuts and lime zest.

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  • This is a unique flavor combination to be sure, but it tastes good! The brown sugar syrup is essential, otherwise the corn flavor just too strange. Although I make frozen custard quite regularly, I had a problem getting the consistency right with this recipe: my ice cream was very hard. I had to thaw it in the fridge for an hour before serving. I had no problem with odor.

    • vidman

    • Buffalo, NY

    • 8/28/2013

  • Did anyone else notice the odor from the ice cream? Ewwww.

    • slkstef

    • 8/23/2012

  • This is strange and wonderful, I'll definitely be sharing this, and making it again. I especially love the brown-sugar syrup, and can't wait to try it with waffles and french toast.

    • Anonymous

    • Vancouver, BC

    • 8/15/2012

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