Homemade pistachio and olive oil ice cream

Huile d'olive de la Vallée des Baux-de-Provence PDO
Intense flavour
Glace maison pistache-huile d'olive
Photo credit: Céline de Cérou
Homemade ice cream made with pistachios (pistachio paste and unsalted pistachios) and olive oil? Quite an original idea, you might say! You should know that olive oil can be used in everything from starters to desserts – and even in ice cream! Here, we recommend an olive oil from the Vallée des Baux-de-Provence PDO (intense flavour). Enjoy!
A PDO
Preparation
15 min
A PDO
Resting time
4h
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Dessert Vegetarian

Ingredients

A PDO
For 4 personnes
  • 225 g full-fat single cream (cold)
  • 125 g condensed milk (unsweetened)
  • 35 g whipped cream powder
  • 1 c. à soupe glucose sugar ((adds a soft texture))
  • 3 c. à soupe pistachio paste
  • 3 c. à soupe olive oil from the Vallée des Baux-de-Provence PDO
  • 80 g unsalted pistachios

Astuce

For this pistachio and olive oil ice cream, we recommend using PDO olive oil from the Vallée des Baux-de-Provence for its aromas of freshly cut grass, apple, almond, raw artichoke, fresh hazelnut and tomato leaf.  To find out more about the flavours of French olive oils, click here!

Instructions

  • Mix the single cream with the whipping cream powder.

  • Add the unsweetened condensed milk, the pistachio paste and the olive oil from the Vallée des Baux-de-Provence PDO.

  • Crush the unsalted pistachios, add them and mix everything together thoroughly.

  • Place in the freezer for at least 4 hours, stirring every hour (or use an ice-cream maker).

Astuce

For this pistachio and olive oil ice cream, we recommend using PDO olive oil from the Vallée des Baux-de-Provence for its aromas of freshly cut grass, apple, almond, raw artichoke, fresh hazelnut and tomato leaf.  To find out more about the flavours of French olive oils, click here!
We recommend...

For this recipe, choose a PDO huile d'olive de la Vallée des Baux-de-Provence (intense flavour) for its aromas of freshly cut grass, apple, almond, raw artichoke, fresh hazelnut or tomato leaf. Don’t
have any? Then opt for PDO huile d'olive d'Aix-en-Provence, PDO huile d'olive de Haute-Provence, PDO huile d'olive de Nîmes, PDO huile d'olive de Provence, PDO huile d'olive du Languedoc or PDO huile d'olive de Corse - Oliu di Corsica.

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