Helado de Pasitas con Tequila

Name: Helado de Pasitas con Tequila
Yield: makes about 1 quart
Ingredients: 3/4 cup dark raisins; 3/4 cup tequila (preferably reposado or añejo); 1 cup whole milk; 1 (3-inch) piece canela; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 3/4 cups heavy cream; Pinch of salt; 6 egg yolks

December 14, 2011

I did a lot of experimenting when I worked at Rosa Mexicano as the pastry chef, and trying out new ice cream flavors was one of my favorite things during my time there. I have always loved rum-raisin ice cream and thought raisins and tequila might also go well together. The reposado and añejo styles of tequila have been aged and come through very nicely, but I felt the ice cream needed another layer of flavor, so I added canela, which turned out to be just what was missing.

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