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Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream PIN

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

Old fashioned vanilla ice cream
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Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 cups half and half
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ⅛ tsp sea salt fine
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean split in half lengthwise

Instructions
 

  • Pour 1 cup of the cream into a saucepan and add the sugar and salt. Scrape the seeds of the vanilla bean into the pot and then add the vanilla pod to the pot. 
  • Warm the mixture over medium heat, just until the sugar dissolves. 
  • Remove from the heat and add the remaining cream, half n half, and vanilla extract (if using extract). 
  • Stir to combine and chill in the refrigerator. 
  • When ready to freeze, remove the vanilla pod, whisk mixture with sturdy whisk or hand beaters and pour into a metal or glass loaf pan.
  • Freeze for 90 minutes and then remove and whisk or beat again until the chunks are broken up.
  • Return to the freezer for 30 minutes and then remove and whisk. 
  • Repeat this up to 3 times for a light and fluffy consistency. Ice cream without a machine typically takes 3-4 hours to freeze to a soft-serve consistency.
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