Recipe
How to Make Everyone’s Favorite Ice Cream Flavors from Scratch
This recipe for homemade ice cream is pretty straightforward: cream, eggs and a crap ton of freezing, stirring and repeating. The best part? You can completely customize your flavor – whether you choose to go the fruit route or hurl #stacksonstacks of Oreos into your mixture is completely up to you.
Cookies 'n Cream Ice Cream
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 4-5 hours (in freezer)
- Total Time: 5 hours
- Servings: 1 quart
- Advanced
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8-10 crushed Oreos
Step 1
Combine the milk, cream, sugar and vanilla extract in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir frequently for about 10 minutes or until it just begins to bubble around the edges (don’t let it boil). Turn off the heat.
Step 2
In a separate bowl, beat the yolk. Add half of the heated milk mixture while constantly whisking the yolk.
Step 3
Pour the yolk mixture back into the saucepan and continue to stir. Turn the heat back to medium and whisk the mixture until it thickens.
Step 4
Transfer mixture to an ice bath (which is a small bowl inside of a larger bowl filled with ice water) and let it sit in the fridge for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, transfer to a freezer-safe bowl and place in the freezer for about 30 minutes.
Step 5
Remove from freezer, stir mixture rapidly with a whisk (or use an electric mixer) to break up the partially frozen ice cream, and then return to freezer. Repeat 4-5 times until the mixture is thick and creamy.
Step 6
Once the mixture has frozen and thickened, pour it into an air-tight container, stopping to add in layers of Oreos.
Step 7
Freeze for about 3-4 hours or overnight.
Strawberry Ice Cream
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 4-5 hours (in freezer)
- Total Time: 5 hours
- Servings: 1 quart
- Advanced
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 cup strawberries
Step 1
Wash, trim and slice strawberries; puree half, and leave the other half sliced. Set aside.
Step 2
Follow steps 1-3 above, leaving out the vanilla extract.
Step 3
Combine mixture and strawberry puree in an ice bath. Place in fridge for 20 minutes.
Step 4
Dice the remaining un-pureed strawberries.
Step 5
Repeat steps 5-8 above, substituting the diced strawberries for the Oreos.
Coffee Oreo Ice Cream
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 4-5 hours (in freezer)
- Total Time: 5 hours
- Servings: 1 quart
- Advanced
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 cup skim milk
- 1/2 cup dark roast coffee
- 8-10 oreos
Step 1
Heat whole milk on medium-low heat until just before it simmers. Add coffee grounds and turn heat to low. Steep coffee for 5 minutes. Turn off heat and steep for 10 more minutes.
Step 2
Strain mixture through a cheesecloth and return to saucepan with heat on medium.
Step 3
Add in the sugar, cream and skim milk, stirring frequently for about 10 minutes.
Step 4
Follow steps 2-8 from original recipe.
Step 5
Freeze for about 3-4 hours or overnight.