Philadelphia Vanilla Ice Cream

Preparation info
  • Makes

    3 pints

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Thanksgiving Dinner: Recipes, Techniques, and Tips for America's Favorite Celebration

By Anthony Dias Blue and Kathryn K. Blue

Published 1994

  • About

This eggless ice cream is enormously refreshing. It is similar in texture to the best Italian gelato.

Ingredients

  • 5 cups half-and-half
  • cups sugar
  • teaspoon

Method

  1. In the top of a double boiler, combine 3 cups half-and-half, sugar, salt, and vanilla beans. Cook, stirring constantly, for 10 minutes. Remove bean pods, scrape out the pulp, and add back to the half-and-half. Stir well to disperse the tiny seeds, then remove from the heat. Pour into a bowl to cool. Chill overnight.

  2. The next day, add the remaining 2 cu