Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Smooth and creamy homemade vanilla ice cream that tastes better than any store-bought brand and only needs 4 basic ingredients! Load up this easy ice cream with all your favorite ice cream toppings.
Servings 6 servings (1 quart ice cream)
Calories 396kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups 2% or skim milk, divided
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
Instructions
- Heat 1 cup milk and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, whisking frequently (do not allow to boil). Cool milk mixture in refrigerator 1 hour.
- Once milk-sugar mixture is chilled, pour into a medium bowl and whisk in remaining milk, heavy cream, vanilla, and a pinch of salt.
- Transfer cream mixture to an ice cream maker and churn ice cream according to manufacturers directions until frozen.
- Serve ice cream straight out of the maker for a soft-serve style or transfer churned ice cream to a 1-qt container and freeze 1-2 hours for more firm scoops. Enjoy!
Notes
Storing Instructions
Store ice cream in freezer up to 1 month.
Nutrition
Serving: 2 scoops ice cream | Calories: 396kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 226mg | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 995IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 181mg | Iron: 0.1mg