Cinnamon Vanilla Ice Cream

By merehodge

great with apple or pumpkin pie

Ingredients

• 3 cups whipping cream
• 1 1/2 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
• 6 large egg yolks
• 2 1/2 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 8 cinnamon sticks (optional)

Details

Servings 5

Preparation

Step 1

Combine cream and milk in heavy large saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla beans & add. Bring just to simmer. Whisk sugar & yolks in large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in hot cream mixture. Return mixture to same saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until custard thickens and leaves path on back of spoon when finger is draw across, about 6 min. (do not boil). Strain into large bowl. Whisk in ground cinnamon. Chill until cold, about 3 hours. Transfer custard to ice creamer maker and process according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer ice cream to covered container and freeze until firm.