Serious Vanilla Ice Cream

Alton Brown

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Churn Baby Churn

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Total Time:
11 hr 0 min
Prep
10 hr 0 min
Cook
1 hr 0 min
Yield:
1 quart
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups half-and-half
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons peach preserves (not jelly)
  • 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped

Directions

Combine all ingredients (including the bean and its pulp) in a large saucepan and place over medium heat. Attach a frying or candy thermometer to inside of pan. (see note below) Stirring occasionally, bring the mixture to 170 degrees F. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Remove the hull of the vanilla bean, pour mixture into lidded container and refrigerate mixture overnight to mellow flavors and texture.

Freeze mixture in ice cream freezer according to unit's instructions. The mixture will not freeze hard in the machine. Once the volume has increased by 1/2 to 3/4 times, and reached a soft serve consistency, spoon the mixture back into a lidded container and harden in the freezer at least 1 hour before serving.

NOTE: If you do not have a thermometer, bring the mixture just barely to a simmer. As soon as you see a bubble hit the surface, remove it from the heat. Do not let it boil.

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  • on May 22, 2012

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    Everyone loves this recipe.. Only one problem with it I can't call it my own...:

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  • on May 21, 2012

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    This was an awesome dessert! It was more expensive to make this (obviously than to just buy the generic in the store. However the flavor was amazing. My husband still is raving about it. It didn't freeze up like I had thought it should, but after sitting in the freezer overnight it did. Another great recipe from Alton!

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  • on April 18, 2012

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    What a let down. After reading reviews and watching the video we had high hopes. We did two different vanilla ice cream recipes to see which we preferred and the Moolicious recipe (also on this site won by a mile. This reminded us of the generic ice cream (milk you get in a brick at the end of the frozen food aisle. Meh - good at best - but not worth the vanilla bean or organic cream that was spent on it.

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