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Thyme Ice Cream Recipe

Want a thyme ice cream recipe? Here’s the recipe we’ve tried – it produces a soft ice cream with garden fresh flavor.

Thyme Ice Cream

Thyme

Thyme is often used in savory dishes.

When choosing thyme, choose sprigs with vibrant leaves. They should not be dry or wilted.

The Thyme leaves should earthy and slightly peppery.

Thyme is often used for chicken, tomato sauces, and roasted vegetables. Delicious!

But ice cream? For real?

Yup! Intriguing.

And I just had to try it!

Easy Thyme Ice Cream

The Verdict

One of our friends stopped me the other day and said she had a herb garden with all sorts of different herbs.

Knowing that we make and eat all sorts of exotic ice cream flavors, she wondered if I would be interested in some of her herbs to make ice cream.

Of course, yes!

I’d heard about all the different ice cream flavors you can make with fresh herbs – but had only tried a couple.

She gave me some sprigs from her plants – and fresh thyme was one of them.

This ice cream recipe produces a strong flavor (however, mine might have ended up a little stronger than yours will because with young kids and a busy household – I made the ice cream base but it sat in our fridge for a day or two before I froze it.

The end result was a unique ice cream flavor. The flavor tastes elegant and classy rather than sweet and spunky like a chocolate chunk ice cream recipe would.

The honey in it makes the ice cream extremely soft and creamy – a wonderful texture.

If you have some extra thyme you’re wondering what to do with – you should definitely try this recipe.

 

Serving Tip

Garnish ice cream with a fresh sprig of thyme!

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Choose from 2 Different Thyme Ice Cream Recipe

Below, you have 2 different ice cream recipes to choose from:

Philadelphia style: eggless, quick and easy: Jump to Recipe

Custard style: with eggs, a little extra creamy: Jump to Recipe

ThymeIceCream 1

Thyme Ice Cream

Philadelphia Style
no eggs / eggless
This thyme ice cream recipe produces a soft ice cream with garden fresh flavor. It's unique, classy, and creamy.
Makes 1 1/2 quarts of ice cream.
4 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Chill Time 3 hours hrs
Total Time 3 hours hrs 40 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10 1/2 cup servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup milk
  • 6 large fresh sprigs of thyme
  • ⅔ cup honey
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream

Instructions
 

  • If you don't have an ice cream maker, click here.
  • In a saucepan, heat milk and thyme and bring to a boil.
  • Remove from heat, cover, and let thyme and milk stand for 20 minutes.
  • Strain thyme leaves from the milk.
  • Add honey and stir well.
  • Cool.
  • Stir in whipping cream.
  • Chill until completely cooled, about 3 hours.
  • Pour mixture into ice cream maker.
  • Churn about 25-30 minutes or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Enjoy this fresh, unique ice cream flavor!
Keyword easy, herb, homemade ice cream, philadelphia

 

ThymeIceCream 1

Thyme Ice Cream Recipe

Custard Style
with eggs
This thyme ice cream recipe produces a soft ice cream with garden fresh flavor. It's unique, classy, and creamy.
Makes 1 1/2 quarts of ice cream.
No ratings yet
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Chill Time 3 hours hrs
Total Time 3 hours hrs 40 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10 1/2 cup servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup milk
  • 6 large fresh sprigs of thyme
  • 3 egg yolks
  • ⅔ cup honey
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream

Instructions
 

  • If you don't have an ice cream maker, click here.
  • In a saucepan, heat milk and fresh thyme sprigs to boiling.
  • Remove from heat, cover, and let mixture steep for about 20 minutes.
  • Pour mixture through a strainer to remove thyme.
  • Meanwhile, whisk eggs in a separate bowl until light and fluffy.
  • Re-heat the strained milk/thyme mixture until it begins to bubble.
  • Pour about 1/2 the mixture over top of the eggs and stir until smooth.
  • Pour the egg mixture into the saucepan, add honey, and heat over low heat stirring constantly.
  • Continue to heat until mixture thickens and begins to stick to the back of your spoon.
  • Remove from heat and let cool.
  • Chill in fridge until – at least 3 hours.
  • Pour into your ice cream maker.
  • Churn about 25-30 minutes or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Enjoy!
Keyword custard, easy, herb, homemade ice cream, unusual

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