Pistachio Ice Cream, Gelato al Pistacchio, keto, sugar free ice cream

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

pistachios

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: peanuts

Almonds are a more affordable nut option.

Pre-freeze the ice cream tub overnight or chill if using a compressor ice cream maker.

Add cleaned and dry roasted pistachios to a food processor and process until finely ground.

Measure out unsweetened almond milk and pour into a saucepan with the ground pistachios and sweetener; stir to combine.

Heat the mixture over medium-low heat until it reaches a light simmer, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until the sweetener dissolves.

Cover the saucepan and let the pistachio almond milk mixture steep for 2 hours to infuse flavor.

Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve to remove larger pieces of pistachio; press with a spatula to extract as much liquid as possible.

Return the strained liquid to the saucepan and add heavy whipping cream and one more cup of almond milk; stir to combine.

Reheat the pistachio liquid over medium-low heat until it reaches a gentle simmer.

Whisk egg yolks in a bowl, then slowly pour the warm pistachio mixture into the yolks while whisking to temper them.

Pour the tempered mixture back into the saucepan and cook on low heat, stirring frequently until thickened, about 8 to 10 minutes, ensuring it does not boil.

Chill the custard by placing the bowl in a larger container of ice water or refrigerate for several hours or up to 24 hours.

Strain the custard one last time through a fine mesh sieve to remove any particulates.

Add vanilla extract and optional sunflower lecithin to the hot custard and stir well.

Pour the cold custard into the chilled ice cream machine tub and churn according to the machine's instructions, setting it to gelato if available.

Once churned to a soft serve consistency, transfer to an airtight freezer-safe container and freeze for at least 4 hours until firm.

If the ice cream freezes solid, let it sit at room temperature until scoopable before serving.

Scoop the ice cream into bowls and garnish with chopped pistachios if desired.

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