Easy Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Easy, delicious, velvety and smooth homemade vanilla bean ice cream recipe. All you need to know about making your own vanilla ice cream dessert from 5 ingredients without refined sugar!

Course Dessert

Cuisine European

Prep Time 45

Cook Time 40

Total Time 1 25

Servings servings

Calories 509kcal

Author Elena Szeliga

Ingredients

120 ml or 1/3 cup milk at least 6% fat
1 vanilla bean
90 grams or 1/2 cup brown sugar
4 egg yolks
400 ml or 1 3/4 cup heavy cream
strawberry sauce optional

Instructions

In a saucepan or small pot, boil the milk and let it cool. Cut the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrap the seeds with a knife or a teaspoon.
Stir the seeds, vanilla bean, egg yolks and sugar into the cooled milk. Cook over low heat for about 15 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally and let cool. Remove the vanilla bean from the mixture.
Whip the cream and stir it gently into the vanilla mixture.Transfer into a bowl of your ice cream maker and start the churning (make sure you froze the bowl of your ice cream maker for at least 8 hours in advance or as per instructions). After 30 minutes of churning, check your ice cream every couple of minutes to see weather it's ready. It should be thick but not firm. Transfer the ice cream into a container and freeze for about 2 hours. Serve with strawberry sauce (optional). Enjoy!

Notes

Store in the freezer for up to 3 months.

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