Vanilla Ice Cream without an ice cream maker
Vanilla
Ice Cream or any flavour of ice cream is quite easy and straight
forward to make. The one challenge is how to make ice cream without an
ice cream maker. On this page, I will give details of how you can
successfully make some Vanilla Ice Cream in the comfort of your home.
Vanilla Ice Cream without Ice Cream Maker [Video]
This is just one method. I will be sharing other methods and flavours
soon so stay tuned.
Ingredients
For 5 big scoops of vanilla ice cream, you will need:
500mls fresh milk (not evaporated milk)
250mls whipping cream
6 egg yolks
60g sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla extract or 1 vanilla pod
All these ingredients can be purchased from supermarkets all over the
world. If you are in Nigeria, look for them in big department stores
like Shoprite.
For decorating the ice cream
Honey
Caramel
Fruits
Utensils and Equipment
Freezer
2 Bowls: 1 should be big enough to accommodate the ice cream
mixture, the other should be big enough to accommodate the first bowl.
Spatula
Pot
Ice cream spoon (optional)
Before you make the Vanilla Ice Cream
Make a large quantity of ice cubes. This will be used in cooling
down the ice cream mixture in Step 8 below. I usually make at least 30
ice cubes for this.
If you will be using a vanilla pod, cut it open by slicing along it
to expose the seeds.
Break the eggs and separate the yolk from the egg whites. For ice
cream, we need only the egg yolks.
Directions for Vanilla Ice Cream
Pour the fresh milk and the whipping cream into a sizeable pot.
Add the vanilla extract. If you are using a vanilla pod, add
everything (seeds and fibre) to the milk and whipping cream in the pot.
Start cooking on medium heat.
While waiting for that to boil, whisk the egg yolks very well. Add
the sugar and mix well.
Once the contents of the pot start to boil, reduce the heat to very
low. If you added vanilla pods, remove the fibre from the milk at this
time.
Once you see that the milk is no longer foaming so much (due to the
reduced heat), slowly add the egg yolks to the milk, whipping cream and
vanilla mixture. Stir till well incorporated.
Increase the heat to medium and stir continuously till you notice
the solution thickening. This should take about 10 minutes.
Once you are happy, place the ice cubes into the big bowl and add
some water to them. Pour the ice cream mixture into the smaller bowl and
place this bowl into the ice water bath. Stir the ice cream mixture
continuously (with a spatula) till it cools down completely. You may
need to watch the video below to see how I did this.
Place the bowl containing the ice cream mixture in the freezer.
After 30 minutes, bring it out, stir very well with a spatula and place
it back for another half an hour. Then bring it out and stir again.
Repeat the process till a creamy solid is formed. It is important to
stir very often because this prevents ice from forming in the ice cream.
Depending on your freezer, this process takes between 3 and 5 hours.
Once you are happy with the texture of the ice cream, serve and
decorate with honey, caramel and/or fruits.
If you have any left overs, put in a container, cover and place in
your freezer till whenever. When you take it out of the freezer, it may
appear rock solid unlike the ice cream purchased in the shops. All you
have to do is leave it on your kitchen counter for 5 to 7 minutes or
till it softens to ice cream texture before serving.
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