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Sweet Corn Ice Cream made in a Ninja CREAMi, served
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Sweet Corn

Pale butter-yellow and silky, with the sweet, milky flavor of buttered corn on the cob and a soft vanilla finish.

Hands-on
40 min
Cooling
1 h
Freeze
24 h
Program
Ice Cream
Makes
4 servings6 servings

Good forSummerWild flavors

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Nutrition

Per 100 g, estimatedPer serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint, about 108 g), estimated

235kcal
2.9 gProtein
16 gFat
21 gCarbs
20 gSugar
253kcal
3 gProtein
17 gFat
23 gCarbs
22 gSugar

Whole tubpint: 1012 kcal, 13 g protein1518 kcal, 20 g protein (709 ml24 oz). Contains: Milk.

Ingredients

7 ingredients
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heavy creamwhole milkgranulated sugarcream cheesevanilla extractfine salt max fill
heavy creamwhole milkgranulated sugarcream cheesevanilla extractfine salt max fill

402 of 473 ml603 of 709 ml

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Steps

  1. Heat 150 g sweet corn kernels210 ml sweet corn kernels¾ cup + 2 tbsp sweet corn kernels225 g sweet corn kernels320 ml sweet corn kernels1⅓ cups sweet corn kernels, 160 ml whipping cream160 ml whipping cream⅔ cup heavy cream240 ml whipping cream240 ml whipping cream1 cup heavy cream and 180 ml whole milk180 ml whole milk¾ cup whole milk270 ml whole milk270 ml whole milk1 cup + 2 tbsp whole milk in a saucepan, stirring now and then, until steaming.
  2. Take the pan off the heat, cover and steep for 20 minutes.
  3. Blend with a stick blender until the corn is finely chopped, about 1 minute.
  4. Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on the pulp. Discard the pulp.
  5. Whisk in 70 g caster or granulated sugar85 ml caster or granulated sugar⅓ cup granulated sugar105 g caster or granulated sugar120 ml caster or granulated sugar½ cup granulated sugar, 15 g full-fat cream cheese1 tbsp full-fat cream cheese1 tbsp cream cheese25 g full-fat cream cheese1½ tbsp full-fat cream cheese1½ tbsp cream cheese, ½ tsp pure vanilla extract½ tsp pure vanilla extract½ tsp vanilla extract¾ tsp pure vanilla extract¾ tsp pure vanilla extract¾ tsp vanilla extract and a pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salt until smooth.
  6. Pour into the tubpint, no higher than the max fill line, cool to room temperature, then put the lid on.
  7. Once it is completely cool, freeze the tubpint on a level shelf for 24 hours.
  8. Take the lid off, set the tubpint in the outer bowl and lock it into the machine. Run Ice Cream.
  9. If it looks crumbly or powdery, add 15 ml whole milk1 tbsp whole milk1 tbsp whole milk25 ml whole milk1½ tbsp whole milk1½ tbsp whole milk and run Re-spin.

To serve: Toast a small handful of extra corn kernels in a dry pan until golden and scatter them over each scoop.

My notes

Tips

  • Fresh corn is sweetest in late summer. Cut the kernels off 2 cobs and steep the bare cobs in the milk too, then lift them out before blending. Frozen or canned corn works all year.
  • Taste the warm base. A pinch more salt makes the corn taste sweeter, and 1 tbsp melted butter whisked in gives it a buttered corn on the cob flavor.
  • Blending hot liquid in a jug blender? Fill it no more than half full and hold the lid down with a towel. A stick blender is safer.

Why it works

Blending pulls sugar and starch out of the corn into the warm milk, and straining removes the tough skins so the base stays silky. The starch from the corn adds body, so only a little cream cheese is needed.

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