Cardamom Ice Cream

Cardamom is one of my favourite flavours.  I just love it.  I have a big jar of cardamom pods that I use at every opportunity.  I have no idea where I found this recipe but it is easy and even better, it is delicious!  I used one of my candied violets as a garnish.  The scent from these violets is amazing!

Vanilla Cardamom Ice Cream

4 egg yolks

2 cups half and half

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

5 green cardamom pods, cracked



Whisk yolks and sugar until lemon coloured.  Add vanilla and mix in.  In a sauce pan scald the half and half and cardamom.  Temper the egg yolks with this hot milk.  Do this by adding a little at a time while whisking the egg yolks.  Eventually you will have added all the milk.  Cook this mixture in a double boiler until thickened.  Cool, strain, churn.