How to Make Sea Salt Ice Cream from Kingdom Hearts
PARTS
- Ingredients
- Mixing the Ingredients
- Heating the Ingredients
- Chilling the Mixture
- Adding Color and Freezing the Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 eggs, separated
- 2 cups (470 ml) of milk
- 1/3 cup (67 g) of white granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon (4.9 ml) of vanilla
- 1 cup (240 ml) of heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon (4.2 g) of sea salt
- 12 drops of blue food coloring
- 3 drops of green food coloring
- Makes 3-5 servings
Part 1: Mixing the Ingredients
Step 1: Separate the eggs into 2 separate bowls.
- Crack each egg, 1 at a time, and separate the whites from the yolks. Put the yolks in 1 bowl, and the whites in another bowl.
Step 2: Beat the egg whites until they’re stiff.
- Use an electric mixer or stand mixer set on a low speed for the best results. Keep beating the egg whites until they form stiff peaks, which usually takes about 5 minutes. Set the bowl aside.
Step 3: Mix 1/3 cup (67 g) of sugar with the egg yolks.
- Measure out the white granulated sugar and dump it into the bowl with the egg yolks. Stir the ingredients together until they’re fully incorporated.
Part 2: Heating the Ingredients
Step 1: Heat 2 cups (470 ml) of milk in a pot or saucepan until it simmers.
- Measure out the milk and pour it into a small pot or saucepan. Place the pot or saucepan on your stovetop and heat the milk over medium heat, stirring occasionally until it simmers.
Step 2: Pour the heated milk into the yolk and sugar mixture.
- Remove the milk from the heat once it starts to simmer. Use a pot holder to carefully transfer the hot milk to the bowl with the yolks and white sugar. Stir the ingredients until they’re fully combined.
Step 3: Return the milk mixture to the pot and heat it until it thickens.
- Pour the milk mixture back into your pot or saucepan. Turn the heat to medium and let the mixture cook until it takes on a thick, custard-like texture. This should only take a few minutes. Be careful not to let the mixture come to a boil to avoid scrambling the eggs.
Part 3: Chilling the Mixture
Step 1: Stir the thickened mixture into the bowl of egg whites.
- Use a pot holder to lift the pot or saucepan off the stove and carefully pour the hot, thick mixture into the bowl of stiff egg whites. Stir the mixture well with a wooden spoon to incorporate the ingredients.
Step 2: Stir about 1 teaspoon (4.2 g) of sea salt into the mixture.
- Adjust the amount of sea salt according to your personal taste. Be careful not to over-salt the mixture.
Step 3: Cover and chill the mixture in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
- Stretch plastic wrap over the mouth of the bowl to cover the mixture. Place the covered bowl in your refrigerator for about half an hour to chill the mixture.
Step 4: Stir the heavy whipping cream and vanilla into the chilled mixture.
- Take out the bowl and uncover it. Measure out 1 cup (240 ml) of heavy whipping cream and 1 teaspoon (4.9 ml) of vanilla and dump them into the cooled mixture. Stir the mixture thoroughly with a spatula.
Part 4: Adding Color and Freezing the Ice Cream
Step 1: Add the blue and green food coloring.
- To give the sea salt ice cream its signature color, add 12 drops of blue and 3 drops of green food coloring to the mixture. Fold the food coloring into the mixture and stir the ingredients until the texture and color are consistent.
Step 2: Pour the mixture into your ice cream maker and freeze it.
- Transfer the mixture to your ice cream maker and place it in the freezer. Follow your ice cream maker’s instructions for freezing. Let the mixture freeze completely.
- Alternative Method Without Ice Cream Maker: Pour the mixture into metal cake pans and put them in the freezer. When the edges get firm, remove the mixture and stir it. Repeat this several times until the mixture is uniformly frozen.
Step 3: Transfer the mixture to molds and freeze the popsicles for 2 hours.
- You don’t have to do this, but if you want to recreate the look from the game, use ice pop molds. Place popsicle sticks into the molds and fill them with the mixture. Freeze the ice pops for 2-3 hours and enjoy!
- Tip: If you can wait, it’s best to freeze the ice cream overnight before eating it.
By following these steps, you’ll be able to enjoy the same sea salt ice cream that Axel, Roxas, and Xion love in Kingdom Hearts. Enjoy your homemade treat!
