Grape Nut Ice Cream

Every winter we travel somewhere warm with our friends Ted and Betsy.

I love vacationing with my kids, and we do that a couple of times through the year, but this vacation is one I look forward to because it really is relaxing!!

I don't cook, we drink fruity frozen drinks with umbrellas in them, and never care what time it is!!

We have been to Jamaica a couple of times, and this past January we went there again.

For dessert one night we had this ice cream, and we couldn't for the life of us figure out what was in it, but we all loved it!!

We asked one of the servers, and they said "Grape Nuts, Mon"

Margaritaville in Montego Bay

I knew I ad to try to make it this summer!!

This past weekend, I did!!

and IT WAS!!

It won't keep me from visiting Jamaica again, but it sure was nice to get a taste of it throughout year!

Grape Nut Ice Cream

epicurious.com

6 large egg yolks

2/3 cup sugar

3 cups cream

1 cup grape nut cereal

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In a metal bowl whip egg yolks and sugar until fluffy.

In a metal bowl over a pan of boiling water on the stove (or use your double boiler) warm 2 cups of cream.

Add warm cream in a slow stream to egg mixture, whisking constantly. This is the custard.

Set the custard mixture in a metal bowl over boiling water (or use double boiler)

Stir custard with a wooden spoon constantly, until thermometer reaches 170 degrees.

Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining cup of cream, place in the refrigerator to cool for about an hour.

When custard is cool, add vanilla and grape nuts and pour into your ice cream maker.

Freeze according to your maker's instructions.

You can eat while it is soft, or freeze it until its firmer.