Quick Vanilla Custard Ice Cream
This Quick Vanilla Custard Ice Cream is one of those desserts that my family eats all summer long. There is nothing better than a cold, creamy bowl of ice cream on a hot summer day. Honestly, it doesn’t even have to be a hot summer day for me! Anytime we are at the lake, that ice cream machine is such a welcome sight when it is on the counter, ready to start whirring! It puts a smile on everyone’s face!
My mother-in-law made the most delectable vanilla custard ice cream known to man. But it is an involved process. There is a cost to it. Lots of eggs. Lots of stirring. Lots of cooking on stovetop. Lots of straining. All done early so that it can be refrigerated overnight. I just don’t have the time and energy for all that! But is was oh, so heavenly tasting! Trying to discover an acceptable shortcut proved difficult. In my opinion, all the premade ice cream mixes, while some were pretty good, just weren’t great. They didn’t come close to her vanilla custard ice cream.
And what I kept coming back to was that a good vanilla ice cream needed to be delicious on its own right, as well as a base for any add-ins. So, not too heavy tasting, but enough flavor to stand on its own whether I wanted to add any other flavors or not.
So this Quick Vanilla Custard Ice Cream was born out of necessity. I was bound and determined, through trial and error, to find the perfect quick “custard” ice cream. Super super simple to throw together and super delicious. Eat it as is OR mix in some Nutella, some fruit, some Oreos, chopped Snickers bars, or pretty much anything sweet you like. YUM!
Quick Vanilla Custard Ice Cream
Equipment
- 1 Ice Cream machine
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1¼ cup half and half
- ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk anywhere from 3/4 to 1 cup; just shy of a full can
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a large measuring cup with a pourable spout and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. TIP: I like to keep my sweetened condensed milk in the fridge on the ready to make ice cream!
- Pour mixure into your ice cream machine and process according to the manufacturer's directions and your personal preference for texture (I like mine at a little firmer than the soft serve stage).
- This vanilla ice cream is a great base for any mix ins or toppings! Chocolate chips, snickers bars or butterfinger bars, fruit, Nutella, or nuts. Grab a spoon and enjoy!