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    Goat Cheese Honey Ice Cream

    Published Jul 18, 2014

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    delicious Goat Cheese Honey Ice Cream

    I could easily eat goat cheese for every meal of the day, but until this week, I had never tried it in ice cream. However, I couldn't imagine a better accompaniment to Kimberly's Broiled Figs with Za'atar and Pecans from her new book Vibrant Food, so I whipped up a batch sweetened with honey.

    honey in pot

    ingredients on table

    I developed the recipe from a couple of different sources: Carey's Honey Thyme and Blackberry Goat Cheese Swirl Ice Cream (how good does that look?!) and Laura Chenel's Honey Chèvre Ice Cream. (Also check out Cynthia's crazy beautiful Honey Goat Cheese Ice Cream with Poached Pear Swirl. Swoon.)

    honey poured into pot

    liquid ingredients in pot

    A custard base keeps the ice cream smooth and emulsified. The honey lends a soft set due to its high content of invert sugars, making the ice cream scoopable right from the freezer.

    ice cream mix in pot

    Be warned: this ice cream definitely tastes like goat cheese. The goat cheese lovers in our house didn't mind this fact (even the cat tried to get in on the action – he goes crazy whenever we pull the stuff out). I used Cypress Grove's Ms. Natural, a mild and creamy cheese from a Northern California co-operative dairy. If your goat cheese has a more assertive flavor, you may wish to reduce the amount by half.

    ice cream mix in churner

    tub of Goat Cheese Honey Ice Cream

    I'm envisioning this ice cream paired with other fruit desserts; perhaps a berry crisp, grilled plum halves, or roasted pears topped with walnuts. But it really is just right with those figs.

    scoop of ice cream in bowl

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    Goat Cheese Honey Ice Cream

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    An easy and creamy homemade ice cream.
    Alanna Taylor-Tobin
    Prep Time: 40 minutes
    Chilling time: 3 hours
    Total: 40 minutes
    Servings: 6 to 8 servings (makes about 3 cups).

    Ingredients

    • 4 large egg yolks
    • 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
    • 3 ounces fresh goat cheese, softened (about 2/3 c crumbled / 85 grams)
    • 1 1/4 cups heavy cream (10 ounces / 300 mL)
    • 1/2 cup honey (6 ounces / 170 grams)
    • 1 1/4 cups whole milk (10 ounces / 300 mL)

    Instructions

    • Place the softened goat cheese in a medium bowl, and gradually whisk in the cream until smooth (being careful not to over-whisk and make whipped goat cheese butter). Place a strainer over the bowl and set aside.
    • Place the egg yolks in another medium bowl set on a damp kitchen towel. In a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat the milk with the honey and salt until steamy and hot, stirring frequently. Don't let the mixture simmer or boil or the acids in the honey could cause the milk to curdle. Slowly pour the hot milk into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Return the mixture to the pot and cook over a low flame, stirring constantly with a heatproof silicone spatula, until the mixture thickens slightly and/or registers 170ºF on an instant-read thermometer. Immediately strain into the goat cheese mixture.
    • Place over an ice bath and stir until cold. Ideally, cover and chill the mixture overnight; this allows the milk proteins to relax and makes for a smoother ice cream. When the mixture is chilled, churn it in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Scrape the ice cream into a jar or pan, cover with a piece of plastic wrap or parchment paper pressed directly to the surface of the ice cream, and freeze until firm, 3 hours or up to a month or two.

    Notes

    Use a light-colored honey and fresh, mild goat cheese here; I like Cypress Grove's Ms. Natural and Sierra Nevada's fresh chèvre the best. For a milder goat cheese experience, decrease the amount of cheese to 1.5 ounces and up the cream by 1/4 cup.
    For churning the ice cream, I have and highly recommend the ice cream maker attachment for Kitchen Aid stand mixers.
    Serve the ice cream with any warm fruit dessert, or with Broiled Figs with Za'atar and Pecans.
    All ounce measurements here are by weight.
    Nutritional values are based on one of six servings.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 364kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 7gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 210mgSodium: 148mgPotassium: 132mgFiber: 1gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 1130IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 127mgIron: 0.7mg
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    Goat Cheese Honey Ice Cream

    Use a light-colored honey and fresh, mild goat cheese here; I like Cypress Grove's Ms. Natural and Sierra Nevada's fresh chèvre the best. For a milder goat cheese experience, decrease the amount of cheese to 1.5 ounces and up the cream by 1/4 cup. For churning the ice cream, I have and highly recommend the ice cream maker attachment for Kitchen Aid stand mixers. Serve the ice cream with any warm fruit dessert, or with Broiled Figs with Za'atar and Pecans. All ounce measurements here are by weight.

    Makes about 3 cups, 6-8 servings

    4 large egg yolks
    1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
    3 ounces fresh goat cheese (about 2/3 c crumbled / 85 grams), softened
    1 1/4 cups (10 ounces / 300 mL) heavy cream
    1/2 cup honey (6 ounces / 170 grams)
    1 1/4 cups (10 ounces / 300 mL) whole milk

    Place the softened goat cheese in a medium bowl, and gradually whisk in the cream until smooth (being careful not to over-whisk and make whipped goat cheese butter). Place a strainer over the bowl and set aside.

    Place the egg yolks in another medium bowl set on a damp kitchen towel. In a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat the milk with the honey and salt until steamy and hot, stirring frequently. Don't let the mixture simmer or boil or the acids in the honey could cause the milk to curdle. Slowly pour the hot milk into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Return the mixture to the pot and cook over a low flame, stirring constantly with a heatproof silicone spatula, until the mixture thickens slightly and/or registers 170ºF on an instant-read thermometer. Immediately strain into the goat cheese mixture.

    Place over an ice bath and stir until cold. Ideally, cover and chill the mixture overnight; this allows the milk proteins to relax and makes for a smoother ice cream. When the mixture is chilled, churn it in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Scrape the ice cream into a jar or pan, cover with a piece of plastic wrap or parchment paper pressed directly to the surface of the ice cream, and freeze until firm, 3 hours or up to a month or two.

    Goat Cheese Honey Ice Cream with scoop

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    Comments

    1. Sarah @ Snixy Kitchen says

      July 19, 2014 at 5:17 pm

      I agree - this ice cream sounds like the perfect mate for the broiled figs. And I'll take a quadruple scoop please!

      PS. My cat would also go nuts over this ice cream.

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 20, 2014 at 8:55 pm

        We sounds like sisters from another mister when it comes to food... and so do our cats! Does your's go mad for almond butter and oatmeal, too? ;)

        Reply
      • Sarah @ Snixy Kitchen says

        July 28, 2014 at 10:23 pm

        Haha, so far it's just ice cream and greens of any sort. It's like they've got the traditional cats love dairy thing...and then, a bit of a health streak.

        Reply
      • Alanna says

        August 11, 2014 at 8:14 am

        Hm, they sound a lot like me. :)

        Reply
    2. cynthia says

      July 19, 2014 at 5:32 pm

      So so beautiful, Alanna!! I can't think of a better combo than these figs and this ice cream -- aahhh. So perfect. (And I love those action shots!)

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 20, 2014 at 8:55 pm

        Thanks, lovely Cynthia!! What a sweet thing to say. :)

        Reply
    3. Sophie says

      July 19, 2014 at 6:22 pm

      Yum!! Goats cheese ice cream, perfect! Lovely combination with the figs too...

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 20, 2014 at 8:56 pm

        Thanks, Sophie!

        Reply
    4. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

      July 19, 2014 at 8:02 pm

      i am definitely craving a massive bowl of this ice cream right about now.. LOVE everything about this. those broiled figs look too good also.. yum!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 20, 2014 at 8:57 pm

        Aw, thanks Thalia! Your blog's name is making me crave buttery bread fresh from the oven. :)

        Reply
    5. Kate says

      July 19, 2014 at 9:01 pm

      Oh, how I love goat cheese! I've gotten a little taste of goat cheese ice cream at Christopher Elbow's ice cream shop here in KC. It's about time I tried making my own!

      I'm still kicking my younger self for not learning to love goat cheese during my semester in France... I really missed out!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 20, 2014 at 9:00 pm

        That ice cream shop sounds fabulous! I've never seen goat cheese ice cream around here... that ought to change. And don't worry, my younger self ate all the goat cheese for you while in France. ;)

        Reply
    6. Kelly says

      July 20, 2014 at 10:16 pm

      I need this STAT! Definitely making goat cheese ice cream next. I made blue cheese recently and it was SO decadent.

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 20, 2014 at 11:31 pm

        Oooh! Blue cheese sounds to-die-for!

        Reply
    7. Carol at Wild Goose Tea says

      July 21, 2014 at 11:47 pm

      You have the most amazing recipes. It is showing me that I might be a teeny weeny bit boring. I am saying this good naturedly. Soooooo its good I am following your site.
      Smiles---thank you.

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 23, 2014 at 2:48 am

        Boring? Never! Thanks for the compliment though. :)

        Reply
    8. AmandaPaa says

      July 23, 2014 at 2:09 am

      Hands down the next ice cream I'm making. And I loooovvveee Cypress Gove. Yet another reason I need to move out there.

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 23, 2014 at 2:47 am

        I know, right? But wait, don't you live in the cheese capital of the world?! Either way, I think you will love this ice cream, Amanda! :)

        Reply
    9. Ileana says

      July 24, 2014 at 9:15 pm

      Oh my gosh, yes. My favorite thing this summer is a plum and peach crisp. We put scoops of Jeni's goat cheese with red cherries ice cream on it once, and it was just perfect. :)

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 26, 2014 at 6:37 am

        That sounds like the best dessert ever!

        Reply
    10. CaliZona says

      July 25, 2014 at 5:55 pm

      Yum, that looks and sounds amazing!!!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 26, 2014 at 6:37 am

        Thanks!

        Reply
    11. Becky Winkler says

      August 09, 2014 at 12:54 pm

      My cat Cupcake loves goat cheese, butter, cream, and any kind of nuts, so she (and I) would love this, too! Where did you get that fabulous ice cream container? I have been looking for a good one.

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        August 11, 2014 at 8:16 am

        Cupcake has excellent taste! I found that glass pan at Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco many years ago. That's probably not much help!

        Reply
    12. Eskil Busck says

      August 20, 2014 at 9:47 pm

      It's looking great! I really want to make the ice cream, but I'm pretty sure I need a casserole just as awesome as yours. Who made it?/Where did you buy it? :)

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        August 21, 2014 at 3:55 am

        Thank you! Do you mean the glass pan that the ice cream is in? I got that little glass loaf pan at my co-op many years ago. If I see any more I'll let you know!

        Reply
      • Eskil Busck says

        August 21, 2014 at 9:15 am

        Thanks, but I meant the stainless steel pot/casserole. :)

        Reply
      • Alanna says

        August 21, 2014 at 5:31 pm

        Oh! I got that at my co-op also. It's made by Endurance. Good luck!

        Reply
      • Eskil Busck says

        August 22, 2014 at 9:57 am

        Great! Thanks :)

        Reply
    13. Unknown says

      October 29, 2014 at 10:50 pm

      Has anyone had any luck making this completely dairy free???

      Reply
    14. Monica Stevens says

      August 29, 2015 at 2:05 am

      This marble board is gorgeous... may I ask where it's from?

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        August 29, 2015 at 6:30 pm

        Thanks! It's a slab of carrara (I believe) gifted to me by a friend. :)

        Reply
    15. Makenna says

      August 18, 2016 at 12:27 pm

      I made this and added frozen raspberries to the ice cream base...DELISH!

      Reply
    16. Meg says

      December 25, 2016 at 10:02 am

      Any advice for how I could make a goat cheese, blackberry and basil ice cream?

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        December 27, 2016 at 5:08 pm

        That sounds delicious! I would steep fresh basil in the hot dairy, strain it, and make the custard with that. Then I would mash up some blackberries with sugar (necessary to keep them from freezing solid) and fold them in near the end of churning. Let me know what you end up trying!

        Reply
    17. Sarah says

      March 06, 2018 at 3:47 am

      I want to make this for my baby’s first birthday, so I’m wondering if I could substitute honey for maple syrup. Would it be a 1-1 substitute?

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        March 06, 2018 at 5:18 pm

        Aw that's so sweet! You can certainly try this with maple syrup. It's more watery than honey so the ice cream will have a harder texture and you will likely want to add a bit of extra maple syrup since it's less concentrated than honey. If you have access to maple sugar you could also try using some of that to make it less watery. Let me know what you end up trying!

        Reply
        • sarah says

          March 06, 2018 at 5:46 pm

          Thanks! She LOVES goat cheese and blueberries. If I wanted to add (frozen wild) blueberries, would I just add them whole to the final mixture before it's churned? Or would it be better to make a compote?

          Reply
          • Alanna says

            March 06, 2018 at 8:04 pm

            Definitely make a compote with some sweetener or they will be too icy in the finished product. That sounds SO GOOD - you two have great taste! :)

            Reply
            • Sarah says

              March 08, 2018 at 4:03 pm

              Ok, so I made it last night/today (had to let my KitchenAid bowl freeze overnight). I substituted honey for 1/4 cup maple syrup and 1/4 maple sugar (man, that stuff was expensive at Whole Paycheck- $12 for 8 ozs). It is DELICIOUS. No joke, best ice cream I’ve ever had!

              I reduced the amount of goat cheese to 2 ozs (half a small log), because I was adding blueberry compote and didn’t want the goat to be too pronounced.

              I didn’t find the recipe too labor intensive for a first-timer. Could I use this sans goat cheese as a good custard-base?

    18. Alanna says

      March 21, 2018 at 8:43 am

      I'm so glad it worked! I think you could probably use it as a custard base - LMK if you experiment!

      Reply

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