Philly Style Double Vanilla Ice Cream (no Egg)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 3/4 cup vanilla sugar (regular sugar works fine too, it's just not quite as intense)
• 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped

Recipe

• 1 you'll need a thermometer and ice cream maker for this recipe!
• 2 combine all ingredients in a medium sauce pan and place on stove over a medium heat.
• 3 bring the mixture to 170°f.
• 4 while stirring occasionally.
• 5 if you do not have a thermometer you can heat it to you see a bubble hit the surface of the mixture.
• 6 do not allow it to boil!
• 7 remove from heat and cool slightly.
• 8 place in airtight container and refrigerate overnight to allow flavors to meld.
• 9 if you're in a hurry you can place the pan in an ice bath.
• 10 either way the temperature of the mixture will need to be at 40°f.
• 11 for most ice cream makers.
• 12 (this may not be necessary in a self contained freezer unit). remove vanilla bean hull and freeze mix per manufacturers directions in your ice cream maker.
• 13 wash and dry your bean hull, place it in 2 cups of sugar and in a few days you'll have vanilla sugar for your next batch of ice cream to firm up the ice cream place it in a lidded container in your freezer for an hour before serving.