Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Recipe

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Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
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Directions:

  1. Split vanilla beans lengthwise with a sharp paring knife. Gently scrape out all the seeds.
  2. Place vanilla-bean scrapings and pods in a medium saucepan with milk. Scald the mixture, cover, and remove from heat. Let steep for 30 minutes.
  3. Combine egg yolks and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat at medium-high speed until very thick and pale yellow, 3 to 5 minutes. Alternatively, whisk together in a medium bowl.
  4. Return milk to stove, and bring just to a simmer. Using a measuring cup or ladle, slowly pour about 1/2 cup of the hot-milk mixture into the egg-yolk mixture, whisking constantly on low speed until blended. Keep adding milk mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time, until it has all been added. Whisk until combined.
  5. Pour mixture back into saucepan, and cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 3 to 5 minutes. The custard should retain a line drawn across the back of the spoon with your finger.
  6. Fill a large bowl with ice and water. Remove pan from heat, and immediately stir in chilled cream to stop the custard from cooking. Pour through a mesh sieve into a medium bowl set in the ice bath, and stir occasionally until cooled. (Discard vanilla-bean pod and strained seeds.) Stir vanilla extract into cooled custard. Cover bowl, and transfer to refrigerator until chilled, at least 30 minutes or overnight.
  7. Pour custard into an ice-cream maker, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Churn until the ice cream is just set, but not hard.
  8. Transfer soft ice cream to an airtight plastic container; freeze at least 4 hours and up to 1 week.
  9. If you don't have an ice-cream maker, you can still make ice-cream. After you have made up your mixture, transfer it to a lidded plastic box (a shallow one enables the freezing to happen more quickly and also makes whisking easier as the beater can go down straight into the box) and put it in the coldest part of the freezer for two hours, or until the contents become firm at the edges. At this stage, empty out the box into a mixing bowl and whisk the ice cream with an electric hand whisk to break down the ice crystals. Return the box to the freezer and freeze for another two hours, then repeat the whisking process. Refreeze the ice-cream ( if making a sorbet that contains a generous quantity of alcohol, freeze overnight ) until 30-45 minutes before you want to serve it, at which time you should transfer it into the fridge to soften. Incidentally, it's a good idea to arm yourself with a digital kitchen timer to remind you to remove the ice cream and whip it at various stages.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 459.51 Kcal (1924 kJ)
Calories from fat 267.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.7g 46%
Cholesterol 363.65mg 121%
Sodium 181.28mg 8%
Potassium 340.13mg 7%
Total Carbs 35.22g 12%
Sugars 32.14g 129%
Protein 14.63g 29%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Iron 1.5mg 8%
Calcium 230.7mg 23%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 161.1 Kcal (674 kJ)
Calories from fat 93.71 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.41g 46%
Cholesterol 127.49mg 121%
Sodium 63.56mg 8%
Potassium 119.25mg 7%
Total Carbs 12.35g 12%
Sugars 11.27g 129%
Protein 5.13g 29%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1%
Iron 0.5mg 8%
Calcium 80.9mg 23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.7
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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