Ingredients

  • 2 large sweet potatoes, scrubbed
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 egg yolks, from large eggs
  • cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or black walnuts, optional
  • Nutritional Information
    • Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

      703 calories; 48 grams fat; 18 grams saturated fat; 19 grams monounsaturated fat; 7 grams polyunsaturated fat; 62 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams dietary fiber; 45 grams sugars; 9 grams protein; 272 milligrams cholesterol; 186 milligrams sodium

    • Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.

About 3 cups ice cream

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Prick the sweet potatoes all over with a fork. Place on a baking sheet and bake 40 to 60 minutes, or until very soft. (To cook the potatoes in a microwave oven, prick, wrap in paper towels, and cook on high 5 to 8 minutes, or until soft, turning once. Remove paper towel, wrap potatoes in foil, and let stand 3 to 5 minutes. Proceed as directed.) Cool until easy to handle, then remove and discard the peel. Puree the flesh in a food processor or blender, then press through a sieve. Measure out 1 cup puree (use any excess for making sweet potato pasta, or to add to soups or stews) and set aside.
  3. In a small saucepan, scald milk and set aside.
  4. In a bowl, beat egg yolks well. Beat in sugar, salt and spices. Add hot milk slowly, whisking constantly. Pour mixture into the top of a double boiler and cook over barely simmering water, stirring constantly, 5 to 8 minutes or until mixture coats the back of a spoon.
  5. Turn off the heat, whisk in the potato puree. Cool to room temperature; stir in cream and vanilla. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Freeze in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturer’s directions. Fold in nuts, if desired.

2 hour 15 minutes

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