Directions
Place beer in small saucepan, cook until reduced to 1/2 cup. Set Aside.
When we heard about the Oak Aged Chocolate Yeti we knew we had to turn it into beer ice cream. The flavors just beg to become creamy, chocolately, malty goodness. One of the most unique things about this beer is the presence of cayenne pepper in it. We've noted the optional addition of a 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper for those felling a bit adventurous. This adds a very unique spiciness to the ice cream, though the ice cream is equally delicious without it. We've made it a couple times both ways.
Ingredients
- 3 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 7 large egg yolks
- 1 cup sugar
- 16 oz Great Divide Oak Aged Chocolate Yeti
- 1/2 Mexican Vanilla Bean
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- OPTIONAL 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Pour half and half and cream in saucepan. Split and remove seeds from vanilla bean. Add seeds and pod of vanilla bean to cream heat on medium to a simmer, turn off heat (add optional cayenne pepper now). Cover and let sit for 30 mins to infuse.
Whisk the egg yolks until they lighten in color. Gradually add sugar while whisking rapidly. Keep whisking until mixture falls from whisk in ribbon like form.
Temper the cream mixture gradually adding small amounts, a few tablespoons at a time, of cream into the eggs while stirring, until about a third of the cream mixture has been added. Pour remainder of cream in and transfer back to saucepan. Cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon and reaches 170 to 175 degrees F.
Strain mixture and place into a container. Once mixture has cooled enough not to form condensation on the lid place the mixture into the refrigerator for 8-12 hours.
Place beer reduction in separate container and cool in refrigerator.
After 8-12 hours stir in beer reduction into ice cream base.
Pour into an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's directions. This should take approximately 25 to 35 minutes. Freeze for another 3 to 4 hours to allow the ice cream to harden.
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