Vanilla Ice Cream

Alton Brown

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2005

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Churn Baby Churn, 2

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Total Time:
8 hr 18 min
Prep
8 min
Inactive
8 hr 0 min
Cook
10 min
Yield:
1 1/2 quarts
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups half-and-half
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 8 large egg yolks
  • 9 ounces vanilla sugar
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Directions

Place the half-and-half and the heavy cream into a medium saucepan, over medium heat. Bring the mixture just to a simmer, stirring occasionally, and remove from the heat.

In a medium mixing bowl whisk the egg yolks until they lighten in color. Gradually add the sugar and whisk to combine. Temper the cream mixture into the eggs and sugar by gradually adding small amounts, until about a third of the cream mixture has been added. Pour in the remainder and return the entire mixture to the saucepan and place over low heat. Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon and reaches 170 to 175 degrees F. Pour the mixture into a container and allow to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract. Place the mixture into the refrigerator and once it is cool enough not to form condensation on the lid, cover and store for 4 to 8 hours or until the temperature reaches 40 degrees F or below.

Pour into an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's directions. This should take approximately 25 to 35 minutes. Serve as is for soft serve or freeze for another 3 to 4 hours to allow the ice cream to harden.

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  • on February 19, 2012

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    Great recipe! If you watch the video this is a very easy recipe that taste great!

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  • on February 19, 2012

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    Delicious! The ice cream is very rich, more like frozen custard. If you prefer lighter ice cream I wouldn't use this recipe. It is also very sweet. I love it! I did use 3 tsp vanilla instead of vanilla sugar.

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  • on February 04, 2012

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    If you want a sugar free version, essentially, add 1/2 tsp of xantham gum, 1 Tbl of honey, and 2 Tbl of vanilla liquor instead of the sugar. Came out creamy (no ice crystals that usually form w/sugar free because of the x gum and alcohol and delicious. Husband said no one would suspect it's not regular ice cream - great taste and texture. For you diabetics out there, a godsend.

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