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Homemade Vanilla Old Fashioned Ice Cream
My families Homemade Old Fashioned Ice Cream recipe goes back generations! It's a delicious vanilla ice cream, perfect for summer BBQs and parties!
Prep Time
15 mins
Additional Time
45 mins
Servings: 36 scoops ice cream
Calories: 179 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 quart heavy whipping cream
- 4 large eggs whisked
- 3/4 gallon 2% or whole milk which equals 12 cups
- 12 pounds Ice cubes
- 2 cups ice cream rock salt
Instructions
- Combine the sugar and vanilla extract in the base of an ice cream machine.
- Add the heavy whipping cream, stir to combine, then set aside.
- Heat 2 cups of milk in a medium saucepan on the stove over low heat.
- Add the whisked eggs to the milk, once it's warm, but not hot enough to cook the eggs.
- Whisk the milk and eggs together.
- Continue to whisk the mixture over low heat for 2-3 minutes, making sure the mixture does not become too hot and cook the eggs.
- Add the mixture to the ice cream machine base.
- Add the remaining milk to the ice cream base. Most ice cream machines have a “fill line” inside the base. If yours does not, stick with my measurement, if it does, only fill the milk to that line.
- Stir everything together then place the base into the machine. Place the lid on the base of the machine.
- Surround the base with ice cubes and rock salt. Start with approximately 4 pounds ice cubes and 1/2 cup rock salt.
- Continue adding ice cubes and rock salt around the machine, as long as the ice cream machine is running.
- As soon as the machine stops churning, the ice cream is ready!
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Notes
- Be sure to place the machine inside a sink or outside on a patio where the ice can melt off.
- This recipe makes approximately 18 cups of ice cream, which is equivalent to 36 standard 4 oz scoops of ice cream.
- Leftover ice cream can be stored in the freezer for several months.
- When serving leftover ice cream, remove it from the freezer and allow it to defrost on the counter at room temperature for at least 10-15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Information
Calories
179kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
62mg
(21%)
Sodium
51mg
(2%)
Potassium
131mg
(4%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
541mg
(11%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
109mg
(11%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36scoops ice cream
Amount Per Serving
Calories 179
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 179kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 62mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 51mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 131mg | 3% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 541mg | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 109mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.