Malted Milk Ice Cream

Directions

1. 1
   Warm the half-and-half, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan.
2. 2
   In a large bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, vanilla, and malt powder and set a mesh strainer on top.
3. 3
   In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks.
4. 4
   Slowly pour the warm mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly, then scrape the warmed egg yolks back into the saucepan.
5. 5
   Stir the mixture constantly over medium heat with a heatproof spatula, scraping the bottom as you stir, until the mixture thickens and coats the spatula.
6. 6
   Pour the custard through the strainer and whisk it into the malted milk mixture.
7. 7
   Stir until cool over an ice bath.
8. 8
   Chill the mixture thoroughly in the refrigerator, then freeze it in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturers instructions.
9. 9
   As you remove the ice cream from the machine, fold in the chopped malted milk balls.
10. 10
    Add crumbled Chewy-Dense Brownies (page 221) or Dark Chocolate Truffles (page 211) for ChocolateMalted Milk Ice Cream.