Just because you don’t have an ice cream maker doesn’t mean you can’t make ice cream at home! The recipe below makes rich, creamy vanilla ice cream –way better than store bought– with only a little extra work from you. No ice cream maker needed.

Perfect Vanilla Ice Cream without an Ice Cream Maker

However, for those of you who are lucky enough to own an ice cream maker, we’ve included instructions for that, too. So have fun!

Ingredients:

1/2 C. white sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 C. whole milk
3 egg yolks, beaten
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
2 C. whipping cream, chilled

Instructions: In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, salt and milk. Add egg yolks and beat until well incorporated.

Heat gently over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Bubbles should begin appearing around the edges of the pan.

Remove from the heat. Let cool to room temperature. Stir in vanilla.

To make without an ice cream maker: Place egg mixture into a freezable bowl and stick it in the freezer about 45 minutes, or until icy.

Meanwhile chill two large bowls in the refrigerator to cool.

In one of chilled bowls, whip your whipping cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.

Scoop your icy egg mixture into the other cold bowl. Beat with electric mixer until smooth. Fold in the whipped cream.

Divide the resulting ice cream mixture into two containers. Cover top with waxed paper.

Freeze ice cream 3 hours or more, until nicely firm. During the first hour or so of freeze time, be sure to stir the ice cream every 10 minutes or it will get hard.

Ice Cream Maker instructions: After adding the vanilla to the egg mixture, also stir in the heavy cream.

Pour the mixture into the bowl of your ice cream maker, and follow the ice cream maker’s instructions.

Freeze the prepared ice cream a few hours before serving.

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