Vanilla Frozen Custard
July 25, 2025 • 0 comments
Craving the creamiest homemade ice cream? Start with a rich, cooked vanilla custard—it’s the perfect foundation for this dreamy Vanilla Frozen Custard recipe.
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- Servings: 6
Ingredients
- (6) Eggs - Pasture and Organically Raised
- (2 cups) Heavy cream
- (1 cup) Whole milk
- (2/3 cup) Granulated sugar
- Pinch of Salt
- (2 teaspoons) Vanilla extract
Directions
- Add cream, milk, sugar and salt to a small saucepan over medium low heat.
- Simmer about 3-5 minutes or until sugar dissolves.
- Remove from heat.
- Separate the yolks from the eggs. In a separate bowl whisk the yolks.
- Drizzle about ½ cup of the warm milk liquid into the egg yolks whisking constantly as you drizzle it in.
- Whisk the egg mixture back into the pot. Add the vanilla. Return the pot to a medium low heat and cook until mixture starts to thicken.
- Take off the heat and pour into a mesh strainer.
- Cool the milk to room temperature, then cover and put into fridge to cool completely. This will take at least 3-4 hours to overnight.
- Churn ice cream according to manufacturer directions. Serve soft serve from ice cream maker or firm it up in the freezer.
