Peach Ice Cream

This year the peaches on my mom's tree were plentiful and early.   And it's a good thing because I love peaches.

First out of the gate on our race to do as many things as we can with fresh peaches is Peach Ice Cream.

Seriously delicious!

Ingredients:

• 4 Cups milk
• 2 1/2 Cups sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 4 eggs beaten
• 5 Cups heavy cream
• 3 Cups peaches cut up

Directions:

1. A day ahead:   Make a custard by heating milk in heavy saucepan until hot but not boiling.   Stir in sugar and salt.  Take out 1/4 of this mixture and stir it slowly into the beaten eggs to warm them up.   Return egg mixture into saucepan.   Stir constantly.   Cook and stir until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.   Chill overnight.

2. To freeze:   Puree the peaches.   Add puree, custard and cream to ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's instructions.  

Coconut Lime Sorbet

For Christmas last year, I got the gang a Kitchenaid mixer with an ice cream maker attachment.   We love it!  The girls got creative with it again this weekend.   Coconut Lime Sorbet in homemade ice cream cones. 

K1 made the cones with a recipe from allrecipes.com.
K2 made the sorbet.  Here's the recipe:

Coconut Lime Sorbet
1 1/2 C sugar
1 1/2 C water
1 can coconut milk [13.5 oz]
1/4 C lime juice

Make a syrup with the sugar and water.   Bring to a boil and boil until it's clear.  Stir constantly.  Set aside to cool.

Whisk the coconut milk and lime juice into the syrup.  Refrigerate until chilled.  

Freeze in an ice cream maker following the manufacturer's instructions.   It'll be soft when it's done, so pop it back in the freezer to finish firming up.