Um. Remember yesterday when I was all excited to travel with Hubby to his job meetings this summer? Well. Guess who left without me this morning? Apparently, 200 pounds of dogs, the wife and 2 guys from his office would make for a very crowded Ford Edge to ride in for six hours. I didn’t get to go this time.
Of course I pouted. For a minute. Then I got over it, kissed Hubby goodbye, and made ice cream.
Really, really good ice cream. This Honey Yogurt Ice Cream was so much fun to make. It’s the first time I’ve used eggs to make an ice cream (remember, I’m a rookie at this). Using them makes a fuller, richer ice cream than the others I’ve made so far. I was surprised at how well the honey flavor broke through the tangy flavor of the yogurt. This recipe of creamy goodness had the perfect blend of flavors and took just 10 minutes or so of hands on time. It came out perfect. Again 
NOTE: If you don’t have an ice cream maker, read David Lebovitz’s terrific instructions on how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker right here. It works very well!
To start this recipe, you’ll need to slowly heat 3/4 cup of milk, 3/4 cup of heavy cream and 3 tablespoons of honey in a large saucepan. You’ll want to bring it close to boiling, without actually boiling it. And, you must stir constantly as you heat the mixture. When it’s good and hot, remove from the heat and set aside while you do the next step:
In a large bowl, add 4 egg yolks and a 1/2 cup of sugar.
You can use regular sugar, but I highly recommend this superfine baker’s sugar (in the same aisle at the grocery store as regular sugar). It’s, well, super fine and dissolves nicely into whatever you’re making. I recently discovered it and love the creamy texture it gives things. Like ice cream!
Whisk the eggs and sugar together so they’re nice and smooth.
Now, add just a little bit of the milk, cream and honey mixture you heated through in the beginning. Just a little. To temper the eggs so they don’t scramble. Whisk constantly until your mix looks like this.
Now, put the egg mixture into the pan with the rest of the milk, cream and honey mixture and whisk over low heat until you start to notice it thickening a little. At this point, pour the mixture in a bowl and let it cool. Then, put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
After you’ve refrigerated the mixture, add 2 cups of plain yogurt and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.
Whisk it until you have a smooth mixture like this, and pour into your ice cream maker. According to your ice cream maker’s instructions, turn it on and let it process into a magical, wonderful ice cream. This took my Cuisinart model about 15 minutes.
Yay! Ice cream! I let mine sit in the freezer, in a covered container, for a couple of hours before I tasted it….
…with a little bit of orange blossom honey. What a great summer sundae! This recipe made about a quart of ice cream. At this point I really didn’t care anymore that Hubby left me home today. There’s always next time, right?
Yep, Day 2 of my 98 days of summer has gone pretty well so far. How was your day?
Honey Yogurt Ice Cream Recipe
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup milk (any kind will do)
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 cup superfine sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 cup plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Directions:
Add milk, cream and honey into a large saucepan and bring slowly almost to a boil. Stir constantly. Remove from heat
Beat sugar and egg yolks together in a large bowl until foamy. Slowly pour in a little of the milk mixture, stirring constantly. Combine with the milk mixture in the saucepan and return to stove. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens slightly. About 3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and cool. Then, refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Stir in the yogurt and lemon juice, then freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s instructions. Transfer to a covered container and keep in freezer.
If you don’t have an ice cream maker you can still make this! Read David Lebovitz’s easy, detailed instructions on how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker HERE.
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Oh the colour of those egg yolks! And the resulting ice cream. So decadent. I’m not a huge fan of the taste of honey but this looks so creamy and well decadent, that I must try it. It reminds me of Meryl Streep in “It’s Complicated” making lavender honey ice cream when she couldn’t sleep, and then eating in the bath. Ahhhhhh amazing. Thanks for posting:)
Aren’t they pretty? They’re organic, from a friend’s farm. What a difference, even from the store bought organics. Love cooking with them too, the flavor is better!
Mmmmmm lavender honey sounds delicious. I might have to make some of that one day soon. Lavender is such a refreshing flavor for me….
Let me know if you try this Melanie, I’m curious as to what you’d think….
Have a great rest of the week!
I’m really liking this 98 Days of Summer series. I also like how your photos always do justice to your recipes.
Thank you Ruth! I appreciate that. I hope your week is running along smoothly and that you have a terrific weekend!! Thanks for stopping by!!
xo
Strangely, I have only ever made homemade ice cream if memory serves, twice! Yours look fantastic!
Mandy
You poor dear being left behind though – no matter as it means we got to see this lovely recipe.
Oh you should make some more Mandy. I’m loving the sorbets….less calories
I’ll bet you could come up with the perfect flavor combo too!
Teehee….I’m kinda glad I got left behind, I had a great day yesterday despite the change in plans, lol.
I hope your Thursday has been fantastic Mandy!
This sounds really good, Sarah! One year, I left part of my ice cream maker behind when I visited my Zia. So, I made ice cream without it. It was a little more dense than normal but still very tasty, I wasn’t about to let a little thing like a missing part come between me and my homemade ice cream!
THAT sounds like something I’d do! LOL!! No…missing parts are nothing for an ice cream lover to overcome.
I love that people do NOT need an ice cream maker to make it. And it’s great! I can’t believe how much better the homemade stuff is than the processed stuff. It’s an awakening! And more proof that homemade is always better 
yum!! i think we need an ice cream maker now.
You do Madison! LOL! Or, try the link to David Lebovitz’s directions on how to make it without the machine. It works well! I used it a few times before we got the machine
I keep trying to leave a comment at your place but it isn’t letting me again
It’s doing the same thing at 3 other blogs I follow too. Boo.
Happy Thursday dear!!!
I think you were wise to stay home today. You would probably have felt packed like sardines in a can with all the travelers making this trip. Making ice cream was definitely the better way to spend your day. Especially since you broke new ground with this recipe that included eggs. I know how your sense of adventure adores the unknown.
Russ is gonna wish he’d stayed home today too when he finds out what you’ve been up to!!!
Have a great Thursday, Sarie. (Bummer for me. Doctor’s back from his vacation and I have to work all day tomorrow! I hope I can cope!!!)
Uh oh! Back to the grindstone eh? You can do it!!!
thank you Shaddy. I hope tomorrow’s a great day for you despite the full work day 
xo
I just bookmarked a recipe today for Frozen Honey Cream – a recipe that doesn’t call for an ice cream maker, since I don’t have one. It seems our minds are on similar wave lengths today!
So sorry to hear you didn’t get to go today…seems like you made up for it a bit with a treat. (That usually helps a little)
Mmmmmmmm, frozen honey cream sounds delicious!!! I’ll be waiting for that post
Great minds…. 
Yeah, this little treat kinda made my day. I was looking forward to getting outta here, even for a day but this made up for it, lol.
I hope you had a wonderful day off my dear! xoxoxo
Adding the yogurt to your ice cream base is interesting. The yogurt and honey must give great flavor to your ice cream.
Hi Karen! You’re right, it was an interesting choice, but it worked so well. Hubby just tried a little of it and declared it “refreshing”. That’s the perfect description
Thank you for your visit! I appreciate it very much! Have a wonderful Thursday!
I have to tell you – I used the link you sent to get an ice cream maker like yours on Amazon and I totally got one! I’ve only used it once – made some vanilla to test it out – and it was AWESOME!
Been too busy with work lately to look up other recipes, but I really want to get into making smaller batches of really good icecream – with herbs and unexpected, FUN flavors. And, of course, now I have to try this recipe as well – thanks for sharing, Sarah!
You DID?!?!? That’s fantastic!!! Oh this is great Bill. The selfish side of me can’t WAIT to see the recipes you share for our ice cream maker.
How fun this will be! You + ice cream maker = happy girl!! LOL!
I hope you’re having a great week Bill. We’re planning a day in your town very soon and some of that day will be spent in Logan Square at the restaurant you reviewed this week. Yay! I’m excited.