Real vanilla ice cream
Make super-creamy vanilla ice cream and eat it as it is, or add different flavours to suit all tastes
Difficulty and servings
Makes 1 litre
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 10 mins
Cook 20 mins
Plus chilling and churning
Vegetarian
- Put the milk and cream in a saucepan. Slit the vanilla pod down its length with a small, sharp knife and scoop out as many of the tiny black seeds as you can into the milk mixture. Add the pod to the pan, too. Heat the whole lot over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until it almost boils - you'll see a few bubbles at the edge. Take off the heat and set aside for 30 mins so that the vanilla can infuse.
- Mix the egg yolks and sugar together in a bowl. Gradually pour the milk over the egg mixture, whisking continuously until combined. Pour everything back into the cleaned pan, return to a low heat and cook for 8-10 mins, stirring all the time with a wooden spoon, until the custard is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon. Make sure it doesn't boil or you will end up with scrambled eggs.
- Pour the custard through a fine sieve into a bowl, then sit it in a bigger bowl, one-third full of ice and water, to cool it down - keep stirring every now and then to stop a skin forming. Chill to make sure it is completely cold, putting cling film directly on the surface of the custard to prevent a skin from forming.
- Pour the custard into an ice-cream machine. Churn following manufacturers' instructions until frozen, then spoon into a metal or plastic freezer-proof container. Cover and freeze until solid. If you don't have an ice-cream machine, pour the custard into the container and freeze. Every 2-3 hrs, take the mixture out of the freezer and give it a stir. Once it is softly set, beat it well with electric beaters, then freeze solid. It will keep in the freezer for 3 months. Remove from the freezer 15 mins before serving to allow it to get soft enough to scoop.
Rich chocolate ice cream
Melt 200g good-quality plain chocolate and cool a little. Make the ice cream following the vanilla method, adding 1 tbsp cocoa powder and the melted chocolate to the egg and sugar mixture before you pour the hot milk on. Churn and freeze as per the main recipe.
Salted peanut praline
Make the vanilla ice cream and freeze until very thick and only just spoonable. Meanwhile, melt 150g golden caster sugar in a frying pan over a medium heat until you have a golden caramel - tip the pan to keep the caramelisation even. As soon as it is ready, add 60g chopped salted peanuts and pour the lot onto a baking sheet set on a wooden board. Allow to cool completely, then smash into pieces. Stir through the ice cream and freeze until solid.
Berry ripple ice cream
Make the ice cream and freeze until thick but spoonable. Put 400g mixed berries in a pan with 200g golden caster sugar, a splash of water and a squeeze lemon. Bring to a simmer and cook until the fruit is soft but not jammy. Leave to cool a little. Whizz to a purée and push through a sieve. Cool completely. Pour the purée onto the semi-frozen ice cream in a figure-of-eight shape. Take a spatula and draw 2-3 figures-of-eight through the mixture to ripple colours. Freeze until solid.
Per serving
159 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 9g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 0g, sugar 9g, salt 0.04 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2010.
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Ingredients
- 500ml full-fat milk
- 300ml pot double cream
- 1 vanilla pod
- 5 large egg yolks (freeze the whites for next time you want to make meringue)
- 140g golden caster sugar
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Difficulty and servings
Makes 1 litre
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 10 mins
Cook 20 mins
Plus chilling and churning
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 500ml full-fat milk
- 300ml pot double cream
- 1 vanilla pod
- 5 large egg yolks (freeze the whites for next time you want to make meringue)
- 140g golden caster sugar
Per serving
159 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 9g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 0g, sugar 9g, salt 0.04 g
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