Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Easy Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe - smooth, creamy and so delicious! You'll love how easy this recipe is to make and keep cool on a hot summer day!
Ingredients
- 3 cupsgranulated sugar
- 3 cupswhole milk
- 6 cupswhipping cream
- 1 tablespoonvanilla extract
- 2 tablespoonlemon juice
- 8 lbsice
- 3 cupsrock salt
Directions
- 1
In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, milk, cream, vanilla extract and lemon juice. Whisk until mixed through.
- 2
Pour the mixture into the canister, insert the dasher, and secure the lid tightly.
- 3
Place the canister into the center of the bucket. Assemble the motor over the canister with the dasher shaft inserted into the hole in the bottom of the motor.
- 4
Turn the motor counter clockwise to lock the motor onto the bucket.
- 5
Place the bucket into the sink.
- 6
Plug in the power cord. Allow the mixture to churn for a couple minutes before adding ice to the bucket.
- 7
Unplug the motor. Add about 2 inches of ice to the bottom of the bucket and sprinkle on about a 1/2 cup of the rock salt. Repeat the layers until the bucket is completely full.
- 8
Plug the motor back in and allow the ice cream to churn for 20-40 minutes, or until the machine slows or stops on it's own. Keep an eye on it and add more ice as needed.
- 9
Remove the canister. If you wish to mix in items such as fresh berries, chocolate, nuts, etc, do so now with a long-handled rubber spatula.
- 10
Replace the lid, insert the storage plug, and put the canister into the freezer for 1-2 hours before serving.