Frozen Vanilla Custard - French Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe - How to Make Custard Style Ice Cream

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: whole milk

Coconut cream is lower in calories and whole milk is more budget-friendly.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener and brown sugar is often cheaper.

In a mixing bowl, whisk together 5 large egg yolks and a pinch of salt.

Add sugar to the egg yolks and whisk until smooth and pale.

In a heavy bottom saucepan, combine milk and heavy cream in a 1:2 ratio, totaling 3 cups.

Heat the milk and cream mixture over medium heat until it just starts to simmer.

Gradually whisk in the hot milk and cream mixture to the egg yolk mixture to temper it.

Add pure vanilla extract to the mixture.

Cool the mixture in an ice bath for about 15 minutes.

Transfer the cooled mixture into a pitcher for easier pouring.

Refrigerate the mixture overnight for better flavor.

Pour the chilled mixture into an ice cream maker and churn until it reaches soft serve consistency, about 20 minutes.

Transfer the soft serve ice cream into a container and freeze for at least a few hours until firm.

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