Vanilla Ice Cream – from scratch!
Posted by Melissa on November 16th, 2008. Filed under: Secrets of Baking, Uncategorized.
In our third SOB installment, Charity (of sweetcharitypie) and I bring to you vanilla ice cream! I was surprised about a few things -
1. I had NO idea how many egg yolks went into ice cream
2. How bad for you the-real-thing-from-scratch ice cream really is for your arteries
3. How cream colored the real thing is, and,
4. how much I enjoyed the taste of it.
You see, I’m not a vanilla ice cream kinda gal. If you mix in some cookie dough or butterfinger, I’m fine, but I really like chocolate ice cream – the more chocolate the better. I see now why Sherry Yard says that this is her favorite dessert. (like of them all). This was so decadent. Even my husband was blown away with the taste. His words were “this is definitely the best ice cream I’ve ever had”.
And much to my surprise, it was really easy to make. The only variation I made of the recipe was to use a tablespoon of vanilla bean paste in place of the vanilla bean and seeds. Be sure to check out Charity’s ice cream! She’s also got the recipe typed up over there. I’m feeling particularly lazy today 
November 17th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Make the chocolate!! I swear, you’ll never want to have store-bought again… except maybe Haagen Dazs if you’re feeling lazy.
In defense of all the yolks and milk fat: I’m a huge advocate of real food, and the choice between real ice cream and store bought is a no-brainer. Personally, I’d rather have real eggs and cream over strange unpronounceable ingredients and fish DNA (yes, it’s in commercial ice creams for real). Your arteries won’t mind that much, and your liver probably likes dealing with fats better than dealing with chemicals.
November 17th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
YUM! I love home made ice cream.
November 21st, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Glad you decided to try some homemade ice cream. I’m hooked on the homemade stuff…and don’t ever buy store-bought!