Pistachio Ice Cream
Pistachio Ice Cream has a creamy texture with a sweet and salty ice cream base. The chopped pistachios give it the perfect hint of saltiness that combines for a great treat.
Servings: 8
Calories: 453kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 ½ cups sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 drops green food coloring
- ¾ cup crushed pistachios
Instructions
- Whip the heavy cream to stiff peaks in a large mixing bowl. Once whipped, add the sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, and food coloring. Use a spatula to fold the ingredients together until the food coloring is fully incorporated and the ingredients are homogenous.
- Gently fold in the pistachios until they are evenly distributed throughout the ice cream mixture.
- Pour the ice cream into a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Cover the ice cream with plastic wrap and place it in the freezer to set for five hours, or until the center of the loaf pan is firm to the touch.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
You can store this ice cream for up to two months when it is covered with plastic wrap. When left uncovered, it will likely develop some freezer burns before that.
I like to use liquid food coloring; however, you can also use gel food coloring. If using gel, you will need about ½ tsp.
Folding the ingredients into the whipped cream helps limit how much air is knocked out of the whipped cream. This is important because that airy whipped cream is what gives your ice cream a smooth texture.
If you store your ice cream in a deep freezer, you may need to let the ice cream sit on the counter for a minute or two before it is ready to scoop.
If you do not have green food coloring, it can be omitted. It just elevates the color of the ice cream. Without food coloring, you will have a very slight green tint to your ice cream, but it will taste exactly the same.
Using heavy cream and condensed milk eliminates the need to churn this ice cream. You will get a very similar texture to churned ice cream without the hassle.
Nutrition
Calories: 453kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 89mg | Potassium: 388mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 1076IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 214mg | Iron: 1mg
