Vanilla Ice Cream is the most preferred flavor for both adults and kids. It is quite easy and straight forward to make.
Ingredients
- Fresh milk (not evaporated milk)
- Whipping cream
- Egg yolks
- Sugar
- Vanilla extract or 1 vanilla pod
For decorating the ice cream
- Honey
- Caramel
- Fruits
Utensils and Equipment
- Freezer
- 2 Bowls: 1 should be big enough to accommodate the ice cream mixture, the other should be big enough to accommodate the first bowl.
- Spatula
- Pot
- Ice cream spoon (optional)
Before you make the Vanilla Ice Cream
Make a large quantity of ice cubes. This will be used in cooling down the ice cream
Directions
Pour the fresh milk and the whipping cream into a sizeable pot.
Add the vanilla extract. If you are using a vanilla pod, add everything (seeds and fibre) to the milk and whipping cream in the pot.
Start cooking on medium heat.
While waiting for that to boil, whisk the egg yolks very well. Add the sugar and mix well.
Once the contents of the pot start to boil, reduce the heat to very low. If you added vanilla pods, remove the fibre from the milk at this time.
Once you see that the milk is no longer foaming so much (due to the reduced heat), slowly add the egg yolks to the milk, whipping cream and vanilla mixture. Stir till well incorporated.
Increase the heat to medium and stir continuously till you notice the solution thickening. This should take about 10 minutes.
Place the ice cubes into the big bowl and add some water to them. Pour the ice cream mixture into the smaller bowl and place this bowl into the ice water bath. Stir the ice cream mixture continuously (with a spatula) till it cools down completely.
Place the bowl containing the ice cream mixture in the freezer. After 30 minutes, bring it out, stir very well with a spatula and place it back for another half an hour.
Then bring it out and stir again. Repeat the process till a creamy solid is formed.
Once you are okay with the texture of the ice cream, serve and decorate with honey, caramel and/or fruits.
