This eggless ice cream is a breeze to make and even easier to eat, with a bright peachy flavor and just a hint of tangy goat cheese.
Yield: 1 quart (8 servings)
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Total Time: 12 hourshours
Ingredients
1 ½pounds/ 700gfresh peaches, about 3 large or 4 small peaches
⅔cup/ 133ggranulated sugar
1tablespoonfreshly squeezed lemon juice
1teaspoonvanilla extract
¼teaspoonalmond extract
⅛teaspoonfine sea salt
1½cups/ 360gheavy cream
4oz/ 113gmild goat cheese
⅛teaspoonguar gum, optional
Instructions
To peel peaches, bring a pot of water to a boil. Score a shallow X in the bottom of each peach. Lower into the boiling water and let simmer for 30 seconds, then transfer with a slotted spoon to an ice bath. When the peach is cool enough to handle, peel of the skin.
Cut peaches in half and remove pits, then coarsely chop the rest of the peach. You should have about 2 cups of chopped peach.
In a blender or food processor, combine peaches, sugar, lemon juice, and extracts and pulse until finely chopped. If using guar gum (which will improve the texture and longevity of the ice cream), whisk guar gum with a tablespoon of sugar and then add it to the blender with everything else.
Add cream and goat cheese and pulse a few more times on low speed until mixture is smooth (if you mix it less you'll have a chunkier ice cream; blend longer for a smoother, more uniform final product). Just take care not to blend it too much, or your cream may whip itself into peach-flavored butter.
You can churn this ice cream immediately or chill for a few hours to bring the temperature of the base down which will help the ice cream freeze faster.
Pour into ice cream machine and churn according to manufacturer's instructions. When it reaches the consistency of soft serve, transfer to a freezer storage container. Press a layer of parchment onto the top of the ice cream, then cover and freeze overnight until firm.