The Gourmet Mama » Squidoo http://thegourmetmama.com helping every mother become a gourmet cook Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:52:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Simple Homemade Ice Cream http://thegourmetmama.com/simple-homemade-ice-cream-recipe/ http://thegourmetmama.com/simple-homemade-ice-cream-recipe/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:23:29 +0000 Genesis http://thegourmetmama.com/?p=368 At first glance, homemade ice cream seems to be a huge production, particularly if you are looking at custard based recipes that require eggs and cooking and the whole nine yards. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be that complicated! You can easily turn out delicious homemade ice cream with very little production at all.

First, you will need an ice cream maker. There are a few different options for these, here are three that you might like. Click on the photo to learn more about each.

ice-cream-ball

Ice Cream Kick Ball

Cuisine Art Classic Frozen Yogurt, Ice Cream and Sorbet Maker

Cuisine Art Classic Frozen Yogurt, Ice Cream and Sorbet Maker

KitchenAid Ice Cream Maker Attachment

KitchenAid Ice Cream Maker Attachment

The basic recipe is extremely simple. All you need are the following ingredients:

2 c. cold heavy cream
1 c. cold whole milk
3/4 c. sugar
2 Tblsp. vanilla extract

Stir ingredients together until the sugar has dissolved, then freeze in your ice cream maker according to the instructions. That’s it! You will have delicious, homemade ice cream in no time.

If you are interested in making something a little more exotic to cool you off this summer, then check out my Squidoo lens on unique homemade ice cream recipes.

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