Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Enjoy the smooth, creamy goodness of vanilla bean ice cream that you made yourself. Youll love this classic treat because it tastes great and feels great in your mouth. Its great for any event or just as a sweet treat on a hot day.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup whole milk
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
• 6 large egg yolks

Instructions:

Put the sugar, vanilla bean with the seeds scraped out, heavy cream, and whole milk in a saucepan

Heat the mixture over medium-low heat until it starts to steam

Whisk the egg yolks in a different bowl until they are foamy and light

Pour the hot cream mixture into the egg yolks slowly while whisking all the time to temper the eggs

Put the mixture back into the saucepan

Cook on low heat while stirring it all the time until it gets thick enough to coat the back of a spoon

Take the pan off the heat and use a fine-mesh sieve to strain the mixture into a clean bowl

This will get rid of the vanilla bean pod and any egg that has been cooked

Make sure the plastic wrap touches the custards surface so that a skin doesnt form on top of it

Put the custard in the fridge for at least four hours or overnight

Once the custard is cold, use an ice cream maker and follow the directions on the box until its the consistency of soft serve

Cover the churned ice cream and put it in a container that can go in the freezer

Freeze for at least 4 hours, or until it is firm