Yesterday I posted a homemade chocolate sauce to drizzle on your ice cream and today I'm posting a delicious homemade French vanilla ice cream to go with that chocolate sauce. This recipe comes from Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book, which I bought right after I received my Cuisinart ice cream maker, about 18 months ago. Now considering what a cookbook fanatic I am, I'm even surprised myself that this book is still the only ice cream cookbook I own (not counting the booklet that came with my Cuisinart). The recipes are so out of this world delicious, and there are so many fun flavours that I feel like I need to work my way through this book before purchasing another.
For all the wonderful recipes in this book (Orange Cream Dream, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Cherry Garcia, Peanut Butter Fudge Swirl, etc.), last week I just felt like (boring) vanilla. When I went through the book to see if they even had just plain vanilla, I came across this French vanilla recipe. French vanilla is generally richer and creamier than plain vanilla because of the addition of egg yolks and it's also a deeper shade of yellow than traditional vanilla (because of said egg yolks).
This recipe does contain raw eggs, as do all the recipes in this cookbook. I personally don't have a problem with that, but if raw eggs are a concern for you, then you can use pasteurized eggs, and some people even use Egg Beaters in place of the raw eggs.
I've made about 4 or 5 of the recipes from this book so far and all have been outstanding, including this French vanilla. It's so fantastically rich and creamy that I just want to keep eating it and eating it and eating it. This is why ice cream is a rare treat in our house......
On a side note, if you're considering purchasing an ice cream maker, I definitely recommend it. I literally haven't bought ice cream from the store once since receiving my ice cream maker back in 2010. There is nothing like homemade ice cream and there's something so incredibly satisfying from making it yourself.
Enjoy!
Ben & Jerry's French Vanilla Ice Cream
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2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups heavy or whipping cream
1 cup whole milk
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Whisk the eggs in a bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, and continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. Pour in the cream, milk and vanilla and whisk to blend. (I used my hand-held mixer so the sugar would be completely mixed in).
Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze following the manufacturer's instructions.
Makes 1 quart.
Source: Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Cookbook
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I so want this ice cream, and the chocolate sauce too. I need to buy a new ice cream maker just for this!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so creamy and smooth!
ReplyDeleteI love a good French vanilla ice cream, and I love making my own - I don't buy store bought ice cream any more. I was given a huge bag of fresh plums today which will be turned into ice cream tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly, I don't have a single "ice cream cookbook" in my collection yet, but there are a couple on my radar. I obviously need to add this one to the list as well.
Sue xo
Ohhhhh I might be making this today. My bowl has been in the freezer and it's ready to use. LOVE the Cuisinart ice cream maker but have only been using the recipes in the book that came with it too.
ReplyDeleteBut I will have to make your sauce too. Otherwise, no matter how good the ice cream is, I'll be thinking, I could have had the sauce too.
I have a little 2-qt ice cream maker that I've had since 1978 or so. It uses regular ice cubes and table salt. I bet I haven't used it in 10-15 years! My daughter wants an ice cream maker to go on her Kitchen Aid mixer.
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