Recipes
Basic Vanilla Ice Cream
Makes approximately 1 quart
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
1 vanilla bean, sliced and seeds scraped or
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 egg yolks
½ cup sugar
1. Place cream, milk, vanilla bean and seeds into
a medium heavy-based saucepan. Heat until
mixture just starts to simmer.
2. Meanwhile beat egg yolks and sugar in a bowl
until pale and thick. Remove vanilla bean from
cream mixture and slowly whisk half of the milk
mixture into the egg mixture. Then pour back
into the saucepan
3. Return mixture back to a low heat. Stir constantly
with a wooden spoon until mixture has thickened
and coats the back of the spoon (see tips).
4. Pour mixture into a heatproof bowl, cover and
refrigerate until well chilled.
5. Pour into ice cream bowl. Set ice cream maker to
ICE CREAM setting and churn.
6. Once mixture is frozen transfer to a freezer safe
container and freeze for up to 1 week.
Quick Mix Vanilla Ice
cream
Makes approximately 1 quart
1 cup heavy cream
1¼ cups whole milk
¾ cup sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. Place cream, milks and vanilla into a large
container and stir to combine. Refrigerate
until cold.
2. Pour into ice cream bowl. Set ice cream maker to
ICE CREAM setting and churn.
3. Once mixture is frozen transfer to a freezer safe
container and freeze for up to 1 week.
22
Rich Chocolate Ice cream
Makes approximately 1 quart
2 cups heavy cream
½ cup whole milk
6oz good quality dark semisweet chocolate (like
Ghirardelli), chopped
5 egg yolks
½ cup sugar
1. Place cream, milk and chocolate into a medium
heavy-based saucepan. Heat, stirring, until the
chocolate is melted and the mixture just starts
to simmer.
2. Meanwhile beat egg yolks and sugar in a bowl
until pale and thick. Once cream mixture is hot,
slowly whisk half of the cream mixture into the
egg mixture then pour back into the saucepan.
3. Return mixture back to a low heat. Stir constantly
with a wooden spoon until mixture has thickened
and coats the back of the spoon (see tips).
4. Pour mixture into a heatproof bowl, cover and
refrigerate until well chilled. Once chilled pour
into ice cream bowl.
5. Set ice cream maker to ICE CREAM setting
and churn.
TIP
For a bigger chocolate treat add ¼ cup grated dark
chocolate once machine specifies to add in mix-ins.
6. Once mixture is frozen transfer to a freezer safe
container and freeze for up to 1 week.