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Labneh Ice Cream with Pistachio-Sesame Brittle

by Emma Laperruque
dessert
Prep: 4 hours

Ingredients

You have 4 of 9
produce
  • 1/4 cupshelled pistachios
dairy
  • 1 quartplain whole-milk yogurt
  • 2 1/2 cupshomemade labneh
  • 1 cupheavy cream
pantry staple
  • 1/2 cupsugar
  • 1/4 cupsugar
  • 1 pinchkosher or sea salt
  • 6 tbsphoney(slightly warmed)
other
  • 3 tbspsesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Line a mesh strainer with cheesecloth and set it over a deep bowl.
  2. Pour the yogurt into the cheesecloth-lined strainer and let it drain in the fridge for four hours to make labneh.
  3. For the brittle, boil sugar until it reaches a maple syrup hue, then mix it with cracked pistachios and sesame seeds.
  4. Once the labneh is ready, combine it with heavy cream, sugar, honey, and salt.
  5. Churn the mixture in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
  6. Sprinkle the pistachio-sesame brittle over the ice cream before serving.

My notes

The recipe suggests making your own labneh for best results.