What better way to begin Friday with some liqueured ice cream? I’d cheers to that! With barely enough sleep last night, all I can think about is having this amaretto ice cream to aid with sleep deprivation.
Why?
Because I’m literally taking a red flight out to be with the Husband. In Arkansas. Sounds fun? We’ll have to wait and watch.
I don’t know about you, but as soon as I hit 30s, sleep is now an issue. There isn’t a day that goes by without a peaceful sleep. I assumed taking a short break from blogging would help me get through it — but that didn’t prove to be the right solution.
Perhaps its genetic? My mom went through similar symptoms. Nothing worrisome, but I guess my daily 8 hours of snoozing isn’t a privilege anymore.
Not sure if adding a little amaretto liqueur would aid in sleep deprivation. I’d love to think so 😉
Ingredients:
- 4 cups of 2% (low fat) milk
- 1 whole vanilla bean, slited
- 1/8 cup sugar
- 6 small egg yolks
- pinch of salt
- 4 tsp amaretto liqueur
- 1/2 cup crushed amaretti cookies
Directions:
- Make sure ice cream bowl is in the freezer 24 hours before beginning the process.
- Add milk and vanilla bean into a large saucepan. Heat milk on medium-low for a few minutes, until milk is hot not simmering.
- Meantime, whisk sugar and egg yolks in a large bowl. Whisk until yolks are slightly pale in color (about 2 minutes).
- Using a measuring cup, gently temper the egg yolk mixture with hot milk while whisking, vigorously.
- Add tempered egg mixture into the same milk saucepan and cook it on medium-low until thickens. This should take about 15 minutes or so. Stir custard every now and then to avoid burn.
- Once custard is thicken to desired consistency, remove from heat. Strain custard through a fine mesh sieve.
- Allow custard to slightly cool before adding a pinch of salt and amaretto liqueur. Bring custard to room temperature and refrigerate to chill for a few hours.
- Add chilled custard into chilled ice cream bowl and churn ice cream according to makers instructions. Add crushed amaretti cookies half-way into the churning process.
- Freeze ice cream for a few hours to set.
- Remove ice cream from the freezer for a few minutes before serving. Serve ice cream topped with more amaretti cookies.
Question of the day: do you have any tips or tricks to help a sleep deprived blogger? Can I ever get back my 8 hours of beauty sleep?
Since I’m clearly hooked onto amaretto, let me just warn you that there’s another amaretto inspired dessert coming soon. And its even better, I promise 😀
Have a great weekend!!
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This ice cream looks so luscious, Kiran! I love the flavor, and your photography is just to die for. Great post, thanks for sharing!
Georgia — thank you so much, my dear. your comment is so encouraging. made my day 😀
I am drooling! I love almonds and amaretto so bring on the recipes! I’m so impressed you use low-fat milk and so little sugar but it looks so smooth – the amaretto must be the secret. Yum!
And I have somewhat similar issues with sleeping – used to sleep like a charm but wake up a few times a night these days and doesn’t feel the same…
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Monica — adding liqueur definitely helps with the texture. but most importantly, getting the custard to the right thickness which makes it all so creamy during the churning process. the amaretti cookies has a ton of sugar, so go easy on adding sugar in the ice cream base 😉
I can relate to your sleep deprivation and found eating very early in the evening helps a lot with easing into a restful sleep 🙂
I love amaretto liqueur, it’s sweet and full of that aroma, oh that scent… sleep, if you get tipsy maybe 🙂
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Daniela — haha! i’d take tipsy to aid with sleep deprivation 😉
The ice cream looks so yummy. Love the flavors..Hubby says don’t watch any screen after dinner, so I can sleep better..It’s helped me. Have fun.
Ash — thank you so much! i’d try to stay away from all the “screens” after dinner 😀
I am so ready for a huge scoop of this ice cream!!
Laura — 😀
This ice cream is a party in a bowl…I love amaretto (almond)!!!Have a great holiday weekend, Kiran!
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Denise — thanks so much, my dear friend 🙂
I want a Big big scoop of this ice cream ! Have fun and safe travels!
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Ansh — wish I could transport some over. thank you so much for the wishes 😀
Sleep or no sleep, am loving this! I want this!
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Simi — haha! 🙂
Ugh, I hate not having restful sleep. Have you checked out acupuncture and naturopathic medicine? It does help. Western medicine will only give you prescription pills to remedy that problem. Alternative meds checks out the entire body to see what’s causing the problem. Anyway, this amaretto ice cream sounds divine! I would hope it helped with the sleep deprivation. 😉 Looks and sounds amazing Kiran! 🙂
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Anne — i’ve been so intrigued with acupuncture and hope to try some soon. i’m sure with natural remedy (i’m a huge believer of homeopathy), there’s something out there to help me sleep better. thanks for the tips, friend 🙂
Heavenly! This ice cream is just too tempting. A lovely flavor.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosa — thank you, friend 🙂
Kiran – what a delicious and scrumptious ice cream! Wish I had words of wisdom on the sleep deprivation…I am at the computer right now with about 4 hrs. of sleep!
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Ina — thanks! and don’t we all need more sleep. technology might have a lot to do with it, i guess 😉
What a co-incidence Kiran! I just finished baking for my next post that has booze 😉
The ice cream looks amazing. I have yet to try amaretto flavor and seeing your post I am itching to try it asap. However, I don’t add egg to my home made ice cream anymore coz it retains hints of egg smell…any idea why that happens?
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EFS — perhaps the custard needs a little more cooking time to eliminate the egg smell? or whisking eggs with sugar thoroughly before adding in the milk? adding more extract? i’m unsure 🙂
I too am an amaretto addict, and love that you’ve added it to ice cream. I can almost taste it! Good luck on the sleep thing, wish I had some advice to give, I often get very little. I blame it on hormones and being “over 40”. Ahem.. 🙂
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Maria — thanks! i blame it on hormones & age too. Blah 😀
Mmmmmmmmmm…your special ice-cream looks Amazing, tasty & just wondérful!
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Sophie — thank you so much 🙂
Love the flavours! Your ice cream looks so creamy and gorgeous!
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Amaretto ice cream? Genius 😀
It looks so magical! I want to devour this recipe!
Cheers
CCU
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CCU — awww, thanks! wish i could teleport you some 😀
Okay, we’re ahead and it’s Sunday morning already. Can we still make this if it’s not Friday? I love the look of this ice cream!
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Maureen — for sure! it’s an anytime of the day kind of ice cream 😉
Want 🙂
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Matt — 😀
Oh my goodness. I have got to make this before summer is over. This looks great!!
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TOM — lol, you better hurry and let me know how it tastes 😉
Not being able to sleep is a bummer! Hope things change for you. If I eat too late in the evening, sleep sometimes is problematic. Anyway, lovely ice cream. Have a happy Labor Day!
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John — thank you so much! your eating tip is spot on, though we don’t really eat too late in the evening 🙂
Mmmmm, this looks super tasty. I’m thinking that I would enjoy this affogato style!
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Brandon — thanks and brilliant minds, think alike. I was about to make affogato with this ice cream 😉
Love the presentation of these. It doesn’t take much to convince me that ice-cream is good but add amaretto and you immediately up the ante.
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Wizzy — haha, thanks! i wouldn’t need much convincing either 😉
I wish I still had my old ice-cream machine – then again, it was just a cheap one and it seemed to always churn the ice-cream up and over the bowl edge…OK so can I change my wish to just having a big bowl of your amaretto ice-cream ? Love that stuff !
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Carolyn — and I wish I could just teleport this ice cream to you 🙂
The ice-cream looks fabulous. It’s well known that a nightcap helps to fall asleep, so this amaretto ice-cream might actually prove a delicious way to make sleeping easier.
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Sissi — thanks and I think a nightcap is in order 😉
Ice cream looks perfect! Beautiful photos too as always.
Nazneen
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Nazneen — thank you so much, dear 🙂
Kiran.. Drooling over this icecream… Beautiful photos!
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Christy — thanks and I was drooling over your tres leches cake 😉
wow..delicious ice cream..
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Gayathri — thank you so much 😀
creamy,melt in mouth amaretto ice cream with chocolate and almond biscottis is a dream dessert for us….can’t have enough of this yummylicious frozen treat…terrific recipe 🙂
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Your amaretto ice cream sounds delicious…I wish I had an ice cream maker.
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Karen — thanks! and I’m sure that can be made without an ice cream maker too. just need a little more elbow grease 🙂
That looks SO good and I love the crunchy sprinkles on top! Do they stay crunchy or should you add those right at the end? 🙂
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Lorraine — thanks so much! add the crushed amaretti cookies right before serving. don’t want to risk it being mushy or soggy 😉
Hi Kiran,
This looks beautiful! It’s so hot here right now, I would like nothing more than a big bowl of this gorgeous ice cream!
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Hi Asmita — thank you so much! and yes, it’s perfect on a hot day 🙂
I suffer from insomnia too Kiran. Some periods more than others. I am 44 and I guess this goes with the territory. I wasn’t much into sleep anyway and now is getting worse. I use earplugs to be able to find tranquility and they helped a lot. But 8 hours of sleep is a luxury for me. The ice cream looks divine!
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Katerina — so true. i’m shutting down electronics after dinner, making sure i have very early dinner, drinking chamomile tea etc. hope we can get better sleep in the future 🙂
Wow. What a gorgeous recipe Kiran! Love it… your food styling is impeccable as per usual. Haha… funny you talk about sleep. I’m sitting here at 12.06am, husband is in bed… and I turn 30 in less than a month. I am wondering when it’ll catch up with me. I have ot do most of my blogging late at night or early in the morning before all of my other responsibilities start. It’s so hard to balance things in life! Anyway, hope that you enjoy your time with your husband and feel more rested soon. Not sure that i have any useful tips, but I definitely think I’d feel better after a scoop of that gorgeous ice cream! Hugs xx
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Laura — aww, i know blogging is definitely time consuming with everything else going on in our lives. but i guess we need to balance it out before its too late. health is the priority, right?
thanks so much for the sweet compliments, my dear friend 🙂
Kiran, this looks so good, I want some!
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Nik — thank you so much!! wish I could teleport ice cream to everyone!
sounds yummy!
Dina — thank you 🙂
I wish I had tips on getting a good night’s sleep!
I guess when you are tired enough you will have a good night’s sleep!
Your ice cream is wonderful and I’ll bet a scoop or two would aid me in getting a good night’s sleep 😉
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Patty — i’m tired most of the time, by end of the day. I guess poor blood circulation might be another reason for sleepless nights. Getting regular massages is so important and I’ve hardly done that in the US. It’s so darn cheap in Malaysia and they do an excellent job getting the knots out! no joke 😀
A big plate of this would be make really happy!
Cquek — definitely!! 😀
I’m having problem commenting on your blog — just thought to let you know 🙂
Mmh,this AmRetto Ice cream looks superb!
Hope you can get some more sleep on your trip 🙂
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Daniela — thank you! i hope for the same 🙂
This Amaretto Ice Cream is gorgeous…and would definitely help with MY sleeping issue! I don’t know, I haven’t sleep more than 8 hrs….for the longest time. I think that was before I was pregnant with my first child. Anyway, hope you’ll get a better sleep soon. 🙂
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Amy — i guess, once we’ve crossed a certain age, 8 hours is just a luxury. Sigh 😀
Boozy ice cream completes me! Perfect with the little amaretti! Lovely recipe & photos! Enjoy the weekend, Kiran!
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Meghan — thank you and hope you had a great weekend, my friend 🙂
This is such a delicious ice cream, Kiran!! I love Amaretto ice cream and don’t know why I never thought of making it at home. Now I got your recipe! Yay!
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Nami — haha, thanks a lot! hope you get to try this recipe soon 🙂
Yumm!I will try it
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Shwetha — thank you and do let me know how it tastes 🙂
Beautiful photos!!
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Such a fun ice cream flavor!
What to do if I don’t have an ice cream machine?