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Tahini Halva Ice Cream made in a Ninja CREAMi, served
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Tahini Halva

Sandy beige, toasty sesame ice cream, sweet and a little salty, with crumbly chunks of halva in every spoonful.

Hands-on
10 min
Freeze
24 h
Program
Ice Cream
Makes
4 servings6 servings

Good forWild flavors

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Nutrition

Per 100 g, estimatedPer serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint, about 132 g), estimated

247kcal
5 gProtein
16 gFat
23 gCarbs
19 gSugar
327kcal
7 gProtein
21 gFat
30 gCarbs
25 gSugar

Whole tubpint: 1307 kcal, 26 g protein1961 kcal, 39 g protein (709 ml24 oz). Contains: Sesame, Milk.

Ingredients

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tahinigranulated sugarvanilla extractfine saltwhole milkheavy cream max fill
tahinigranulated sugarvanilla extractfine saltwhole milkheavy cream max fill

454 of 473 ml681 of 709 ml

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Mix-ins

Mix-ins go in at the end, after spinning, so they are not in the tubpint drawing.

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Steps

  1. Whisk 60 g tahini60 ml tahini¼ cup tahini90 g tahini90 ml tahini¼ cup + 2 tbsp tahini, 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, 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 in a large bowl until evenly mixed.
  2. Add 260 ml whole milk260 ml whole milk1 cup + 2 tbsp whole milk390 ml whole milk390 ml whole milk1⅔ cups whole milk a little at a time, whisking well after each pour, until completely smooth.
  3. Whisk in 90 ml whipping cream90 ml whipping cream¼ cup + 2 tbsp heavy cream135 ml whipping cream140 ml whipping cream½ cup + 1 tbsp heavy cream.
  4. Pour the base into an empty tubpint, up to the max fill line. Put the lid on and freeze on a level shelf for 24 hours.
  5. Take the lid off, set the tubpint in the outer bowl and lock it into the machine. Run Ice Cream.
  6. If it looks very 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. Otherwise skip it: Mix-in smooths the tubpint too.
  7. With a spoon, dig a hole about 4 cm1½ in wide down to the bottom of the tubpint. Add 40 g sesame halva40 g sesame halva1½ oz sesame halva60 g sesame halva60 g sesame halva2 oz sesame halva, then run Mix-in.

To serve: Drizzle each scoop with a little tahini and honey.

My notes

Tips

  • Halva is sold in Middle Eastern shops and many supermarkets. Pistachio or chocolate-marbled halva works too, and crushed sesame brittle gives a crunchier mix-in.
  • For a stronger sesame flavor, use up to 75 g tahini and 2 tbsp less cream. If your tahini tastes bitter, a pinch more salt rounds it out.
  • Contains sesame. Check the halva label too: many kinds contain nuts or are made where nuts are handled.

Why it works

Tahini is about half fat, so it replaces some of the cream and gives a dense, nutty body. Halva goes in after the spin and stays in soft, crumbly chunks because its sugar and sesame fat keep it from freezing hard.

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