Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

Name: Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Prep time: 5 h 10 min
Cook time: 5 h 10 min
Total time: 5 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 larges eggs yolks; 237 milliliters granulated sugar (scant, or a tiny bit less than 1); 355 milliliters half-and-half; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Homemade Vanillan Ice Cream a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 418 calories, 6g of protein, and 27g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of vanillan extract, granulated sugar, half-and-half, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is perfect for Summer. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 5 hours and 10 minutes.

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, beat the sugar and salt into the egg yolks until thickened and pale yellow. Set aside.Bring the half-and-half to a simmer in a heavy medium sauce pan or in the top of a double boiler or in a bowl set over but not touching boiling water. I used a bowl set over boiling water to ensure that I wouldn’t scramble the eggs.Slowly beat the hot half-and-half into the egg mixture.

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Egg Yolk

Sauce

Sugar

Water

Egg

Salt

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Double Boiler

Mixing Bowl

Sauce Pan

Pour the entire mixture back into the pan saucepan, double boiler or bowl set over saucepan and stir constantly with a whisk or wooden spoon until the custard thickens slightly. Be careful not to let the mixture boil or the eggs will scramble.

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Custard

Egg

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Double Boiler

Wooden Spoon

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Whisk

Bowl

Frying Pan

Remove from the heat and pour the hot custard through a strainer into a large, clean bowl. Allow the custard to cool slightly, then stir in the cream and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate until cold or overnight.Stir the chilled custard, then freeze in 1 or 2 batches in your ice cream machine according to the manufacturer’s instructions. When finished, the ice cream will be soft but ready to eat. For firmer ice cream, transfer to a freezer-safe container and freeze at least 2 hours.

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Ice Cream