every summer growing up i remember my grandpa pulling out his old hand cranked ice cream maker. we always either had chocolate or cherry ice cream around the pool. it was so much work, the adults would take turns cranking the machine, filling with salt, packing the ice. it was so worth it though. there are few things as good as homemade ice cream! they later upgraded to an electric version.
a few years ago a roommate gave me a really thoughtful gift. i have only used it a few times, but i have a feeling i will be using it a lot this summer.
i have already mentioned how much adam loves the combination of chocolate and bananas so i knew just what our first home made ice cream of the summer would be.
i used a basic vanilla recipe
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
3/4 cups sugar
vanilla flavoring
wisk milk and sugar together for 2 minutes to combine. add cold heavy cream and vanilla to taste. add to the machine. run machine for 25 minutes.
this is what is so great about making ice cream at home. you could really add anything after this and let work for another 5 minutes. i added 2 mashed bananas and about a cup of mini, semi-sweet chocolate chips.
transfer to a dish and freeze for 2 hours to harden. of course, my family always skipped this step and we just ate it soft, which is good too!
i am really getting excited about all the exciting flavors we can make!
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