Easy Homemade Vanilla
Ice Cream Recipe + Video!
Homemade vanilla ice cream is an easy treat that everyone in your family is sure to enjoy!
Vanilla ice cream has been the most popular ice cream flavor for decades.
It is a staple ice cream that is delicious on it’s own, can be paired with almost any other dessert, or can be used in making elaborate ice cream desserts and sundaes.
If you’re new to the ice cream making world, this is a great recipe to start with.
Quick.
Easy.
Delicious.
If you’ve been making ice cream for years, you know that you always need a tried and true vanilla recipe.
This is it folks.
How to Make Ice Cream
Ice cream is not difficult to make. So if you’ve never tried making ice cream from scratch, don’t be scared.
You can use an ice cream maker, but you can also make ice cream without an ice cream maker.
Don’t worry. We’ll show you how.
Ice Cream Making Tips
There are a few things to keep in mind when making ice cream.
Recipe
Fat content and sugar content are key to a smooth and creamy ice cream.
You can totally reduce the whipping cream or the sugar, just keep in mind your ice cream will be a little less creamy and a bit more icy.
Technique
Air that is churned into the ice cream as it freezes also helps make the ice cream more creamy. That is why freezing your ice cream base in an ice cream maker produces soft ice cream. Simply stick your ice cream base in the freezer and you will have a block of hard ice milk!
A fast freeze also helps to create a softer ice cream. This is why I like to freeze not only my ice cream maker bowl, but also the churning paddle.
This is also why, if you make custard style ice cream, you need to make sure that the ice cream has been thoroughly chilled before churning in your ice cream maker. If it is still hot, it simply won’t freeze quickly and you’ll end up with a harder ice cream.
Serving Tip
Vanilla ice cream is great as is, but if you’re looking for ways to spice up this homemade vanilla ice cream recipe, why not add toppings or ice cream sauce for a spectacular ice cream sundae.
After you’ve mastered this ice cream, why not try one of our other homemade ice cream recipes? There are all sorts of delicious flavors to choose from.
CHOOSE FROM 2 DIFFERENT HOMEMADE VANILLA ICE CREAM RECIPES
Below, you have 2 different ice cream recipes to choose from:
Philadelphia style: eggless, quick and easy: Jump to Recipe
Custard style: with eggs, a little extra creamy: Jump to Recipe
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 ½ - 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mix milk and sugar with a wire whisk or hand mixer (low speed for 1-2 minutes) in a medium bowl until sugar dissolves.
- Gently stir in heavy cream and vanilla.
- Pour mixture into your ice cream maker.
- Mix about 20-25 minutes or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- Enjoy your tasty treat!
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 ½ - 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat milk in a saucepan until it just begins to bubble around the edges.
- Meanwhile, whisk eggs for 1-2 minutes until they are light and fluffy.
- Gradually, whisk in sugar, then whisk for 1 minute more.
- Pour about half of the hot milk over the eggs and blend well.
- Pour remaining milk over eggs and combine.
- Return to saucepan and heat over low heat.
- Stir constantly until mixture thickens and begins to stick to the back of your spoon.
- Chill about 3 hours or until completely cool.
- Once milk mixture is cool, add cream and vanilla, stirring until completely blended.
- Pour this mixture into your ice cream maker.
- Mix about 20-25 minutes or according to manufacturer’s directions.
- Enjoy!
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