Old-Fashioned Homemade Plombir Ice Cream

A nostalgic, throwback dessert! This homemade plombir is a real, rich, creamy vanilla ice cream — the kind people grew up on. It's easier to make than you'd think, and it comes out right the very first time.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 8 % 3 g
Fats 38 % 15 g
Carbohydrates 55 % 22 g
291 kcal
GI: 14 / 5 / 82

Cooking method

  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    How do you make homemade plombir? Put the egg yolks in a heavy-bottomed pot.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Add the powdered sugar and vanilla sugar.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Whisk everything together.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Pour in the milk.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Set it over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened — almost to a boil. Important: don't let it boil, or the yolks will curdle.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    You should have a thick custard. Cool it completely.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Whip the cream: it needs to be very cold and 33% (heavy cream). Start whipping at low speed.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Then increase the speed and whip to stiff peaks.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Add the cooled milk-and-yolk custard to the whipped cream.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    Fold them together.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    Pour the ice cream base into a container.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12

    Put the container in the freezer for a few hours.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13

    During that time, stir the ice cream with a spatula two or three times.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14

    Your delicious custard-and-cream ice cream is ready! That's how easy it is to make at home.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Whole cow's milk - 68  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.5% fat content - 64  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.2% fat content - 60  kcal/100g
  • Milk 1.5% fat content - 47  kcal/100g
  • Concentrated milk 7.5% fat content - 140  kcal/100g
  • Milk 2.5% fat content - 54  kcal/100g
  • Buttermilk - 36  kcal/100g
  • Cream of 20 % fat content - 300  kcal/100g
  • Cream of 10% fat content - 120  kcal/100g
  • Cream - 300  kcal/100g
  • Egg yolks - 352  kcal/100g
  • Powdered sugar - 374  kcal/100g
  • Vanilla sugar - 379  kcal/100g

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