One family recently shared that they made some home-made ice cream with our A2 milk...and another shared they had plans to make some also. What a great way to cool off! I love to make ice cream too, so I thought I'd share this simple recipe we've used for years at our house!
Ingredients:
3 cups whole milk
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 to 1 cup sugar (I find that 1/2 cup is plenty sweet for me!)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Heat milk over medium heat to scalding (180 F) stirring often
Add sugar, stir until dissolved
Remove from heat
Add cream and salt, stir until blended
Transfer to container and refrigerate at least 3 hours-overnight is better!
Freeze according to your ice cream maker directions
I love that this recipe is so easily adaptable, too. Here are some other versions we've tried:
Mint: substitute mint extract for vanilla (+/- food coloring), fold in chocolate chips toward the end of the freezing
Cappuccino: remove the vanilla extract and add 4 tablespoons of your favorite brand of instant mocha-cappuccino powder
Blue Moon: add 1 tsp raspberry and 1 tsp lemon extract to above recipe plus 1 Tbsp vanilla pudding (+/- food coloring)
Let your creativity flow!
Note: Early on in my ice cream making attempts, I formed what looked like "dip 'n dots" in my ice cream maker, I think because I didn't let my mix cool long enough and the cream churned into small butter balls! Now if I'm in a hurry, I put my base mix in a gallon freezer bag and place in the freezer until cold.
Feel free to add comments or share a favorite ice cream recipe below!
