This is the best pistachio ice cream recipe ever! It’s thick, creamy, smooth, flavorful and so delicious!
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I think pistachio ice cream is one of the most underrated ice cream flavors there is. It’s not a strong flavor, but it’s sweet, and has a little bit of that salty pistachio flavor, and almond flavor through out. It’s always been one of my dad’s favorite ice cream flavors as well, so I knew it was one I wanted to try for National Ice Cream Day (today!!!) and it turned out amazingly. If you love pistachio as much as I do, you should also try these Chocolate Chip Pistachio Cookies!
I haven’t made homemade ice cream in a while, neither no churn or with the ice cream maker. But I knew I wanted this one to be a custard style ice cream, because it makes it extra creamy! So you will need an ice cream maker for this recipe. This is the one I have had since we first got married, and I just love it!
Let me say that I know that custard style ice cream, with egg yolks in it can be super intimidating, but it’s really not hard to temper the eggs and the ice cream is strained so you can get rid of any egg chunks that may still be there. I love my no churn ice cream recipes, but when I want something really creamy and just like store bought, I go with a custard base like this.
I wish I had a big bowl of this right now. I had a salted caramel pistachio gelato once and it was the best thing ever. So next time I think I’m gonna drizzle this with salted caramel sauce. Mmm!
For this recipe, I went with a very similar base recipe to my salted caramel and pecan ice cream and combined it with my friend Natalie’s pistachio ice cream recipe from her blog Life Made Simple.
This is the best pistachio ice cream. It’s creamy, smooth, flavorful and so delicious!
Pistachio Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup salted and shelled pistachios
- 3/4 cup sugar (divided)
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
Instructions
- In a food processor or high powered blender, grind up the pistachios and 1/4 cup of the sugar until fine (make sure not to blend too long, it will turn into a butter) Set aside.
- In a large sauce pan, combine your heavy cream, milk, remaining sugar, and salt. Heat over medium high until your mixture starts to bubble.
- Add the pistachio mixture into the cream mixture.
- In a large bowl, whisk your egg yolks.
- Slowly pour ½ cup of your cream mixture into your egg yolks while whisking vigorously. Pour another 1 cup of your cream mixture, ½ cup at a time while whisking the whole time.
- Pour the egg mixture back into the sauce pan with the remaining cream mixture and continue to heat for about 5 minutes until the mixture is thickened a bit, and sticks on the back of a wooden spoon.
- Pour and stir in the vanilla and almond extract.
- Put bowl into an ice bath and allow to set for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Cover bowl and place it in the fridge for about 2 hours, up to overnight.
- Once chilled, pour the mixture into your ice cream maker and allow to run according to manufactures instructions (about 30 minutes).
- Pour into a 9x5 loaf pan.
- Cover and transfer to a freezer for 6 hours, up to overnight to freeze solid.
And if you don’t want pistachio ice cream today, try one of these other amazing ice cream recipes! I know you’ll love them all!
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Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream // Cupcake Diaries
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steve says
great recipe to beak in my new ice cream maker. best pistachio ice cream i ever had
Aimee says
That makes me so happy to hear ❤️❤️
Ellen says
I need a non churn version for Italy and then everyone would love me here because pistachio gelato is a favorite.
Megan - The Emotional Baker says
I love pistachios, but have done very little baking/cooking with them. I bet this is the best ice cream flavor 🙂
Aimee Berrett says
Thanks so much Megan! Its such a refreshingly sweet flavor, I bet you would love it!
Jesseca Hallows says
Salty sweet combo’s are my favorite. I LOVE your idea to drizzle a little caramel on top!
Ashley Fehr says
I haven’t made custard based ice cream in WAY too long! I always go for the cheater no churn because it’s so simple, but the real deal is definitely better! This looks amazing!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
Love how creamy your ice cream looks! I’ve never tried pistachio ice cream before, but that needs to change. This looks so good!
Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later! says
Your pictures are top notch on this post Aimee! I’ve never had pistachio ice cream, but this is really making me want to try some!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
I’ve never had pistachio ice cream before, but I definitely need to change that after seeing this recipe. I love the flavor, Aimee! Definitely sounds perfect for national ice cream day!
trishsutton.com says
YUM. YUM. YUM. Pistachio Ice Cream is my very favorite!! I’ll be sharing a link to this recipe as my Friday Favorite in my Weekly Newsletter this Friday. Cheers ~ Trish
Kelly says
We love pistachio ice cream and this one looks perfect! It’s my father-in-law’s favorite too! Love how creamy this is!