Classic vanilla ice cream
Everyone will be impressed by this smooth and creamy classic ice cream
Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 10 mins
Cook 20 mins
plus cooling, churning and freezing
- Place a container in the freezer. Split the vanilla pod lengthways, scrape the seeds out with the point of the knife and tip into a pan with the milk, cream and pod. Bring to the boil, then remove heat and leave to infuse for at least 20 mins. For the best flavour, this can be done a few hours beforehand and left to go cold.
- In a large bowl, whisk the sugar and egg yolks together for a few mins until they turn pale and fluffy. Put the vanilla cream back on the heat until it's just about to boil, then carefully sieve the liquid onto the yolks, beating with the whisk until completely mixed.
- At this point, get a large bowl of iced water and sit a smaller bowl in it. Pour the custard back into the pan and cook on the lowest heat, stirring slowly and continuously, making sure the spoon touches the bottom of the pan, for about 10 mins until thickened. Strain the custard into the bowl sitting in the iced water and leave to cool, then churn until scoopable. Transfer to the container and freeze.
Per serving
396 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 21g, fat 33 g, saturated fat 18g, fibre 0g, sugar 21g, salt 0.1 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2008.
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Ingredients
- 1 plump vanilla pod
- 300ml full-fat milk
- 300ml double cream
- 100g golden caster sugar
- 4 egg yolks
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 10 mins
Cook 20 mins
plus cooling, churning and freezing
Ingredients
- 1 plump vanilla pod
- 300ml full-fat milk
- 300ml double cream
- 100g golden caster sugar
- 4 egg yolks
Per serving
396 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 21g, fat 33 g, saturated fat 18g, fibre 0g, sugar 21g, salt 0.1 g
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