Dulce de Leche Ice Cream

By tulawdog

Ingredients

• 1 small can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Fresh brewed coffee or esperesso (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Before you go to sleep, place can of sweetened condensed milk into small crock pot. Fill with water until can is totally covered. Place lid on, and set to low. Go to sleep. Wake up. Turn of crock pot, and carefully remove hot can from crock pot. Open with can opener and magic! Dulce de Leche. Set aside.

Place heavy whipping cream and whole milk into large saucepan over medium heat. Heat while stirring until it’s almost to a boil. Remove from heat. Whisk Dulce de Leche into milk and cream until fully incorporated. Whisk vanilla into milk and cream. Pour mixture into metal bowl. There will be some small pieces of Dulce de Leche, no harm done, add them to the metal bowl by scraping the pan. Place bowl into refrigerator and let cool completely. Churn with ice cream maker that has been frozen according to manufacturer’s instructions. Let freeze overnight to get to be ice cream consistency. Scoop into bowl and pour as much hot espresso or coffee over scoop until it is drowned. Enjoy!