We All Scream for Ice-cream

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice-cream! I love ice-cream and making it at home is fun and cost effective. You control the fat content, sugar, and flavor combinations. We picked up our ice-cream maker at an estate sale for under $10. Most ingredients you will likely have on hand. This recipe came from the cookbook accompanying our Krups machine. A quick Google search will produce endless recipes ranging from ice-cream basics to custards and sorbets.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
4 egg yolks
1 tsp cornstarch
2 cups milk
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:
Boil the milk. At the same time, place the egg yolks, the sugar, and the cornstarch in a bowl. Whisk the mixture together. Slowly pour the hot milk on the mixture while continuing to beat it. Add the vanilla. Heat gently, stirring continually until it thickens. Let the mixture cool down, and then pour it into the ice-cream maker.

We enhanced our recipe by adding caramel and sea salt just before the milk boiled. We also substituted vanilla bean powder for vanilla essence. Get creative and enjoy!