Snacks and Light Meals Recipes - Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

  
 

Desserts Recipes - Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 8

  • 2 eggs, plus 2 egg yolks

  • 75 g/3 oz caster sugar

  • 450 ml/3/4 pint single cream

  • 2-3 drops of vanilla extract

  • 300 ml/1/2 pint double cream, whipped

  • biscuits, to serve

Method:

  1. Mix together the eggs, egg yolks and sugar in a bowl. Bring the single cream gently to the boil and pour on to the egg mixture, stirring vigorously.

  2. Strain, then stir in the vanilla extract. Leave to cool, then fold in the whipped cream.

  3. Pour into a rigid freezer proof container. Cover, seal and freeze for 1 hour. Remove and stir well, then re-freeze until firm.

  4. Transfer the ice cream to the refrigerator 20 minutes before serving to soften. Scoop into chilled glasses and serve with biscuits.

Note: Here is the perfect vanilla ice cream: rich and creamy, it is delicious in its own right, and can be used as the base for other ice creams, too.