Vanilla ice cream
Rediscover the full flavour of a real vanilla ice cream with this classical recipe.
433 K 4.0/5 (62 reviews)
1 hour 7 min.
Easy
2 litres 400 ml
7 IngredientsLast modified on: November 6th 2017
For 2 litres 400 ml, you will need:
- 1
1 kg 500 g whole milk - 2
300 g caster sugar - 3
6 vanillas pod - 4
18 egg yolks - 5 150 g caster sugar
- 6
600 g liquid cream - 7
3 egg whites (optional) - Total weight: 2,930 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Resting: 20 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 1 hour 7 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 7 min.
Put 1 kg 500 g whole milk in a pan, add 300 g caster sugar, split 6 vanillas pod, scrape the inside to get all the black grains, and add them to milk.
Bring to the boil, remove from heat, cover and leave infuse for 15 minutes.
Bring to the boil, remove from heat, cover and leave infuse for 15 minutes.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Pour hot milk onto egg-yolks while mixing.
Clean the pan.
Clean the pan.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Pour back the mix in the cleaned pan, through a strainer.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Put the pan over low heat, and thicken while stirring continuously using a maryse.
Stage 6
If you use a thermometer, stop when temperature reaches 85°C or 185°F.
The important goal is to avoid mix from boiling, but slowly thicken it.
The important goal is to avoid mix from boiling, but slowly thicken it.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
As soon as mixture thickens, remove from heat, add cold 600 g liquid cream and mix well.
Stage 8 - 20 min.
Cool by placing bowl in cold water, stirring from time to time.
Keep in the fridge covered with plastic film.
Ideally, you should let stay the mixture for several hours, or a night, to let all the flavours and aromas of vanilla do their job.
Keep in the fridge covered with plastic film.
Ideally, you should let stay the mixture for several hours, or a night, to let all the flavours and aromas of vanilla do their job.
Stage 9 - 20 min.
Put in the ice cream maker 30 minutes before serving.
Stage 10
Tip: This is not absolutely necessary, but your ice cream will be better, lighter, if you add, 1 or 2 minutes before the end, and egg white roughly beaten in the ice cream maker.
Remarks
Before pouring the mixture in the ice cream maker, you can pour it throught a fine strainer, to remove any remaining small bits.
This recipe is the basis for many other ice-cream recipes like chocolate, pistachio, coffee, etc.
You can also have a look at the page dedicated to ice creams and sorbets.
This recipe is the basis for many other ice-cream recipes like chocolate, pistachio, coffee, etc.
You can also have a look at the page dedicated to ice creams and sorbets.
Keeping: Several weeks in the freezer.
Source: From Gaston Lenôtre.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 160 RDI=60 % | 530 RDI=50 % | 350 RDI=50 % | 5,870 RDI=290 % | 24,560 RDI: 290 % |
| Per 100 g | 5 RDI=2 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 200 RDI=10 % | 840 RDI: 10 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 litres 400 ml : 21.15 €
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