Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

By pattie_d

Homemade ice cream is delicious and surprisingly easy. With just 20 minutes of prep, create frosty treats ready for cones, floats, and more!

Ingredients

• 8 large egg yolks
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• 2 cups skim milk
• 1 vanilla bean (split and scraped), or 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups heavy cream

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 50mins
Adapted from marthastewart.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium saucepan, off heat, whisk together egg yolks, sugar, and salt until blended. Gradually whisk in milk.

Cook over medium, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until custard thickens slightly and evenly coats back of spoon (it should hold a line drawn by your finger), 10 to 12 minutes.

Stir 1 vanilla bean (split and scraped) or 2 teaspoons pure
vanilla extract into custard. If using bean, cover custard and let stand 30 minutes.

Pour custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl set over ice. Stir in cream. Let stand, stirring occasionally, until chilled. Churn in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer ice cream to a resealable plastic container and freeze until firm, about 2 hours (or up to 3 months).