French Vanilla Ice Cream
Perfect vanilla ice cream for a special treat, the base for a hot fudge sunday, banana split, root beer float, or atop a warm piece of pie.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 cups heavy or whipping cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 t vanilla extract
Instructions
Directions
- Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes. Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minutes more. Pour in the cream, milk, and vanilla and whisk to blend.
- *if you have time, chill in the refrigerator for at least 2-4 hours or overnight then whisk again for about a minute when ready to freeze.
- Set up your ice cream maker, follow your freezer’s instructions and transfer ice cream mixture to the ice cream freezer.
- Makes 1 quart
Notes
Adapted from Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream and Desserts Book