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Brown Butter Peach Crumble Ice Cream

If you like peach crumble then you will love this ice cream recipe! Brown butter brings out all the best in the vanilla custard, and compliments the juicy peaches in the most gorgeous way. A sprinkling of cinnamon-spiced streusel adds a bit of crunch and makes this dessert a late-summer dream come true.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Freezing Time:1 day
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Brown Butter, browned butter, Crisp, crumb, crumble, ice cream, Peach
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 522kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
  • 6 large egg yolks
  • 2/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 medium peach, cut into 1/4-inch dice (approximately 1 cup)
  • 1 batch cinnamon streusel recipe follows

For the cinnamon streusel

Instructions

  • Freeze the canister of an ice cream maker overnight.
  • Place the butter in a small pot and cook over medium-low heat until brown and fragrant.
  • Place the yolks, brown sugar, and salt in a medium heat-safe bowl and whisk to combine.  
  • Place the milk, cream, and brown butter in a medium pot and cook over medium-low heat until small bubbles appear around the edges and the liquid is steaming.  
  • In a thin, slow stream, pour the hot cream mixture into the yolk mixture while whisking.  
  • Transfer the custard back to the pot and cook on low heat (whisking) until slightly thickened.  
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and peaches.  
  • Chill the mixture overnight in the refrigerator.
  • Place the chilled ice cream base in the prepared ice cream maker, and churn according to the manufacturer's directions.  
  • Layer the ice cream in a loaf pan, sprinkling in the cinnamon streusel as you go along.  Freeze until hard.

To make the cinnamon streusel:

  • Place the butter in a small pot over medium-low heat, until melted.  
  • Stir in the remaining ingredients with a fork, until evenly distributed.

Notes

For more info on the ice cream base, click here: Vanilla Ice Cream from Scratch.
For a no-churn version of the base, click here: No Churn Ice Cream.
For more info on the cinnamon streusel, click here: Basic Streusel Recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 522kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 253mg | Sodium: 162mg | Potassium: 193mg | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 1470IU | Vitamin C: 1.5mg | Calcium: 134mg | Iron: 1.2mg