Easy Classic Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

The hot weather is here and what better treat to enjoy than some Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream! It is much easier than you may think to m are, only uses a few ingredients and tastes incredible!! You will never want store bought ice cream again.

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I am a sucker for a smooth, creamy bowl of vanilla bean ice cream full of those beautiful little vanilla bean flecks. However, most ice cream on the shelves in stores these days isn’t even real ice cream!! Full of added gums and preservatives, it doesn’t make you feel great and truthfully doesn’t even taste very good. If these are your thoughts exactly, now if the time to start making it at home.

This is a very simple ice cream recipe that does need churning. You start by heating the cream, milk, maple syrup and vanilla bean paste together. Once warm, you slowly whisk that into some egg yolks until smooth and let that cool completely in the refrigerator over night. The next day, add you have to do is add it to your ice cream machine (whether that be a counter top one, a ninja creami, or the kitchen aide ice cream attachment) and churn until thick and creamy!

I love this recipe because it uses wholesome ingredients, no refined sugars and it is a great base recipe to add any mix ins you like later. Homemade ice cream doesn’t need to be difficult and it will change your life once you start making it from scratch.

Tips For Making Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

1. When you are heating the cream mixture, be sure not to boil it. You are just trying to get it warm, not boiling as you doing want to burn the milk.
2. To temper the egg yolks, you want to SLOWLY whisk the warm cream into the egg yolks. This allows the egg yolks to slowly warm up, without cooking. If you pour all the warm cream in at once you can end up with chunky eggs and nobody wants that.
3. After you churn the ice cream, if you like it nice and silky soft, you absolutely can eat it right away. If you want it to hold its shape better and be more firm, you will want to place it in the freezer for at least an hour before serving.

Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Ingredients

Heavy Cream– Use any brand of heavy cream you like.

Milk- Whole milk is best, to give you a rich, creamy ice cream.

Maple Syrup– This is my preferred sweetener for non refined sugars and a beautiful flavor.

Vanilla Bean Paste– You can use the paste, just regular vanilla extract, or scrape the seeds from a vanilla bean. You will not have the little vanilla flecks if you use just regular vanilla extract.

Egg Yolk– These act as a natural emulsifier which helps prevent the ice cream from crystallizing and gives you that glorious silky smooth texture.

The Steps

1. Start by adding the heavy cream, milk, maple syrup, vanilla bean paste and salt to a pot.
2. Stir then place over medium low heat and cook just until the milk is hot to the touch. You do not want to boil this, you are just simply heating it up.
3. While that heats, add the egg yolks to a large glass or ceramic bowl.
4. Lightly whisk the egg yolks until smooth, then take the pot of hot cream mixture and very slowly pour it into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. This is to temper the eggs and get them mixed in with the hot cream without cooking them.
5. Once all the cream mixture has been combined, let that cool for a few minutes on the counter, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate over night or until you are ready to churn.
6. Follow any instructions to prep your ice cream machine for use. If you are using the kitchen aid attachment like I do, you want to place the bowl in the freezer for at least 8 hours.
7. When you are ready to churn the ice cream, simply add it to your ice cream machine of choice, turn it on, then slowly pour the chilled cream in. Let the ice cream churn for about 20 minutes or for however long your machine says.
8. Remove the ice cream from the machine, and either serve right away nice and soft, or chill in the freezer for an hour to firm up. Enjoy!

If you give this recipe a try, leave a comment or recipe review below!

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