Rose Ice Cream

Prep time: 5 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Rose syrup, saffron, cardamom, and pistachios turn a plain carton of vanilla ice cream into an inspired dessert.

Ingredients

1 pinch saffron
2 tablespoons warm milk
1 1/2 quarts vanilla ice cream, softened
1 1/2 tablespoons rose syrup
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 cup chopped pistachio nuts

Directions

1 Add the saffron to the warm milk and set aside for 15 minutes.
2 Combine the softened ice cream, saffron with milk, rose syrup, cardamom, and pistachios in a large bowl. Stir until the ice cream is smooth and pink in color. Scoop the ice cream back into the container and freeze 2 hours, or until ready to eat.