Philly-Style Toasted Coconut Ice Cream
Here’s another super-simple Philly-Style (no egg) ice cream recipe for you to try. I brought a sampling of ice creams to a family get-together and I was really surprised that most people preferred this Toasted Coconut flavor, including those who typically don’t care for coconut!
Items used to make this recipe:
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Philly-Style Toasted Coconut Ice Cream
makes 1 1/2 quarts
Ingredients
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
3 cups heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
Directions
In a medium skillet over medium heat, toast sweetened coconut, stirring constantly, until golden brown and fragrant (about 5 minutes); immediately transfer coconut to a bowl/plate and set aside until completely cool, then cover with plastic and reserve until needed (will be at least 12 hours later).
In the same skillet, repeat step 1 with the unsweetened coconut, but instead of transferring it to a bowl/plate, transfer to a medium saucepan and proceed with step 3.
In a medium saucepan containing the toasted unsweetened coconut, add the cream, milk, corn syrup, sugar, and salt; bring to a simmer, then turn off the heat and steep for 1 hour.
Strain unsweetened coconut out of cream mixture, press well to get as much of the cream mixture as you can; discard the strained unsweetened coconut.
Pour ice cream base into an airtight container and chill for at least 12 hours (24 hours is even better - can be made several days in advance).
Churn the ice cream base in ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s instructions; adding reserved toasted sweetened coconut during the last minute or two of churning.
Transfer to ice cream to an airtight container and store in the freezer.
Note
This ice cream freezes very hard - allow to soften at room temperature for 10-15 minutes for easier scooping, or microwave in 10-second bursts until soft enough to scoop (30 seconds in my 900w microwave).