Plum and orange blossom ice cream sundae

for 4 people
Babiche Martens
Amanda Laird
By
Amanda Laird

Food writer

VIEW PROFILE

Ingredients

6Egg yolks, yolks
2 cupsMilk
1 TbspOrange blossom water
2 tspVanilla essence/extract
1 cupCream
½ cupCaster sugar
2 tspButter
4Plums (Main)
1 TbspBrown sugar

Directions

  1. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until light and very pale.
  2. Pour the milk into a saucepan with the orange blossom and vanilla then heat until the mixture just begins to boil. Whisk into the egg mixture.
  3. Pour into a clean saucepan and stir gently with a wooden spoon making sure the mixture doesn't boil, until it covers the back of the spoon.
  4. Strain and leave to cool. Stir through the cream, then pour into an ice cream machine and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.
  5. Preheat the grill. Halve the plums and lay in an oven dish. Dot each with a little butter and sprinkle with the sugar. Grill until soft and bubbling. Spoon the ice cream into sundae glasses and top with the plums.