Have you looked at the ingredient list on your ice cream container lately? Recognize anything? Aside from a very select few brands, store-bought ice cream is filled with unnecessary, unhealthy and unpronounceable ingredients.
Here’s an easy solution… make your own! Keep an eye out for ice cream freezers on Craigslist or at garage sales this summer, and prepare to make your own frozen treats. It’s easier than you think!
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
- 6 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 quart half & half
- 1 pint whipping cream
- 2-3 tsp. vanilla
- milk
- ice cream salt (rock salt)
- ice
Blend eggs, sugar, half & half, whipping cream, and vanilla. Pour into ice cream freezer. Pour in milk to fill line on freezer bucket; mix with freezer paddle. (Mine is a 5 quart freezer. I use about 1 quart milk.) Follow manufacturer’s directions to freeze, layering ice and rock salt around freezer.
Our favorite variations ~ cut the sugar by 1/2 to 1 cup and add one of the following:
- 2-3 mashed bananas
- 1-2 cups strawberries in syrup
- strawberries and bananas
- 2-3 chopped candy bars
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- chopped oreo cookies
The possibilities are endless!
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