Julia

Egg White Ice Cream – v18 May 2026

After Matej Bloksa, on Gronda.

  • 250 g egg white
  • 160 g sugar
  • 3 g xanthan gum
  • 2 g cream of tartar (or 4 g white vinegar)
  • 1 g salt
Method:
Dry-mix the sugar, xanthan and cream of tartar; whisk into the whites with the salt over a bain-marie until 65–70 °C and the sugar has dissolved. Chill to 4 °C, blend briefly with an immersion blender (don't whip it), churn, then firm up in the freezer for 1–2 hours
Garnish:
Blowtorched, like a toasted marshmallow

Versions

  1. v1 · current

    After Matej Bloksa, on Gronda

    First version

    Came out like… marshmallow?

    • A scoop of egg white ice cream in a cut-glass coupe, its surface blowtorched golden brown and charred in patches 9 May 2026
    • Whisking egg whites and sugar in a steel bowl over a pan of simmering water, on the element 8 May 2026
    • The ice cream machine on the counter: a steel body with a clear domed lid 8 May 2026