Well… I was a bit disgusted with the weather today!! I am sure no-one believes we actually bother with summer in Tasmania!! The wind was howling… every 30 minutes it rained sideways. I am about to turn my electric blanket on (because I am cold and I am a sook) and snuggle into bed!
Since my strawberry ice cream worked out so well… I thought I would make up another batch. Can’t have too much of a good thing can you?
This is how I did it in case anyone else needs to have a go. We have an ice cream maker to do the churning, but you can just make it and freeze it. You will have to take it out of the freezer for a short time to let it become less than rock hard to scoop it – but its totally worth the effort.
I made a basic ‘Old Fashioned’ vanilla ice cream
300ml milk
pinch salt
half cup of caster sugar
one teaspoon of vanilla essence
one egg – well beaten
250ml cream
DIRECTIONS
Put milk, salt, sugar and vanilla in saucepan and over medium heat, cook until almost boiling.
Pour half the mixture into the egg – as you whisk/mix
Pour entire lot back into the saucepan and cook over low heat until it thickens slightly. Take off the heat, let it cool, then chill it in the fridge.
Once chilled, take out and whisk the cream through the mixture.
If I am not making pure vanilla ice cream, I usually take 300g of pureed strawberries (I have also done raspberry and cherry) and mixed that in -Can I just interrupt here and say the cherry ice cream is the most amazing thing ever?? Look:
Anyway put it through the ice cream maker or just put in container and chuck it in the freezer.
Its sooooo much better than shop bought!! Especially if you grow your own fruit!
Anyway – I went out to a party tonight. Dressed like a hippy. Had a whole glass of wine!!!
Party. Animal.
Bedtime for me!
Enjoy your weekend!
Cheers!
I haven’t had much ice cream since I went vegan….but I’m pretty sure I’ve never had any with eggs in it. That’s weird
Whatever floats your boat!
I do like cherries more than strawberries
There is a normal egg-less version, but since we have the chickens and plenty of eggs… The recipe was actually titled “Old Fashioned Vanilla” So not sure if people made it that way with the egg early on. Have to ask Ruby if she remembers! Its rich and lovely! 🙂 (lol – but clearly not vegan in pretty much every way!! 🙂 ) My friend has made an ice cream out of coconut milk. I will have to ask her if it was good and worth making!
I buy vegan ice creams or sorbet…not very often but it is a nice treat. coconut milk makes a lot of nice products and I make tapioca pudding with it
mmmmm I love using coconut milk in cooking!! My friend is pretty keen on soy ice cream. I have been a little shy about trying it! lol
Thank u so much for the ice cream recipe. Something to look forward to in 6 months, when my strawberries are ripe!!! Cherries?! Alright!!
Seriously… the cherry ice cream was a little scoop of heaven! 🙂