Malt Ice Cream

It's so beautiful outside in the Bay Area! Blue, cloudless skies. Slight breeze. Sun sets late at 8pm now. The first day of Spring is this week, on March 20. To celebrate the warmer weather, it's ice cream week! I'll be featuring my specialty ice cream recipes. Today it's malt ice cream! If you're like me, you're wondering, "What does malt even taste like?" Think Whoppers. Think Maltesers. If you're like my husband, you immediately think of those childhood days when your mom mixes malt into your milk. And you know it's one of your favorite things. While in San Francisco last month, MG and I wanted some ice cream. There are copious ice cream parlors to choose from in the city, but we decided on Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous located in the Dogpatch. Good choice because this place is adorable! Think super hipster environment, with tatted up servers, a few baked goods, and  ice cream with a super creamy, rich texture. When we walked into the parlor, malt was on the flavor menu, and it was immediately decided by MG that we would get this flavor. Great decision! After that ice cream date, MG added malt to the list of "ice cream flavors we must make." And this was now at the top of the list. After many batches of malt ice cream, I've perfected the recipe and am ready to share it with you! Malt Ice Cream Ingredients:

• 3 egg yolks
• 1/3 cup of sugar
• 8 ounces of milk
• 8 ounces of heavy cream
• 7 tablespoons of Ovaltine
• 1 pinch of salt

Directions: 1. Heat milk in a pot on low until simmering, then add Ovaltine. Mix well until all Ovaltine is combined. Turn off heat, add a pinch of salt, and stir. Set milk aside. 2. Whisk the egg yolks until light and fluffy. Then add sugar. Whisk until thoroughly mixed. Pour in heavy cream. 3. This is the tricky part because you do not want the eggs to cook. Pour in the warm milk slowly into the egg mixture, while whisking continuously. 4. Refrigerate the ice cream mixture for 1 hour until thoroughly chilled (can keep up to 2 days in the fridge). 5. Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and follow manufacturer's directions. Transfer into a covered container and put into the freezer (can keep up to 1 week in the freezer). I love this machine and highly recommend it! Buy it on Amazon here Do you like malt? What are some other malt recipes you've come across? Do you have an ice cream flavor that you want to add on my "must make" list? Stay tuned on Friday for another ice cream recipe! Jay