I made the Star Anise Ice Cream using the base from Jeni's ice cream cookbook. I love star anise and add it to anything Indian, including all rices as they are cooking.
I added the star anise to the cooked custard as it cooked. Next time, I will definitely add it to the custard as it is cooking and then strain to remove. I will also add a tsp. of 5 Spice powder (Chinese Five-Spice is traditionally cinnamon, anise, cloves, anise seed, ginger and fennel seed) to the custard as it cools.
I sprinkled the ice cream scoops with Five-Spice/Sugar and topped with a star anise.
