Name: Coconut-Corn Ice Cream with Brown-Sugar Syrup and Peanuts
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons coriander seeds; 1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns; Kosher salt; 6 ears of corn, husked; 2 13.5-14-ounce cans unsweetened coconut milk; 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 cup salted, roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped; Finely grated lime zest; Ingredient info: Canned unsweetened coconut milk can be found at Indian, Latin, and Southeast Asian markets and many supermarkets.; An ice cream maker

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Coconut-Corn Ice Cream with Brown-Sugar Syrup and PeanutsJason Lowe

"It's not meant to be super sweet," Reusing says of this delicious, silken ice cream. "It's a fun way to taste corn." And using coconut milk in the base means there's no need to make a custard.

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