This vanilla ice cream only calls for 5 easy ingredients; heavy cream, milk, sugar, vanilla extract and sea salt. So creamy and delicious!

Vanilla Ice Cream Bowl

By now you all know how I love the word simple. If my blog had a word counter it’d be tied with words like, quick and easy and delicious at a million and counting. This vanilla ice cream is all those things.

Beside on it’s own, it’s a great base for add-ins and can be topped with homemade caramel or chocolate syrup.

ice cream stuff

To Make This Vanilla Ice Cream You Will Need:

  • heavy whipping cream
  • whole milk
  • granulated sugar
  • pure vanilla extract
  • sea salt

sugar

Start by measuring 3/4 cup of sugar and place it into a large bowl.

milk and heavy cream

Pour in the two cups heavy cream and the one cup whole milk.

vanilla

Then add my most favorite ingredient in the whole wide world, vah-nillah!

salt

Sprinkle in a good pinch of sea salt… I busted out the good kind for this recipe! Nothing but the best for ice cream!

whisk

Whisk until the sugar dissolves…a bout three minutes or so.

pour

For my Kitchen Aid mixer, the bowl has been in my freezer for a looooong time now, so I just turn it on and pour the creamy-vanillay-y ice cream base mixture into the frozen bowl and let the beast do all the work. But please follow your ice cream maker’s instruction manual.

freezable container

Pour the semi-frozen ice cream into a freezer safe container… taste testing is a must at this stage. 🙂 Pop it into the freezer for 4 hours or up to overnight so the magic can happen and ice cream can be made.

scooping

I was surprised how easy it was to scoop straight-out of the freezer. I guess I was expecting it to have to sit and warm up a tad, but nope it was good to go! So I scooped myself an obnoxious portion… I was thinking I should have just eaten it straight out of the carton, but I kept it classy and used this beautiful bowl instead.

Vanilla Ice Cream Bowl

I have no words.

Just kidding, I always have words. This Vanilla Ice Cream is such a delight! I feel old just saying that… but it’s what popped into my head. I ate my Vanilla Ice Cream plain, as is. My girls topped theirs, one with toffee bits and the other with mini chocolate chips. No matter what you top this Vanilla Ice Cream with, it’s darn delicious. And crazy easy to whip up.

empty

Looks like I’ll be adding more notches to my ice cream making belt — and every other belt I own ;).

Enjoy! And if you give this recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!

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Yield: 6 servings

Vanilla Ice Cream

Only 5 ingredients and you'll have a creamy and delicious vanilla ice cream in no time!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch fine sea salt

Instructions 

  • Place ice cream maker {bowl portion} into the freezer and chill according to manufactures instructions.
  • For ice cream base, measure all ingredients into a large bowl.
  • Stir to combine and dissolve sugar, about 3 minutes.
  • Assemble ice cream maker and pour cream mixture into machine. Churn until frozen.
  • Spoon ice cream into airtight container and freeze 4 hours to overnight to freeze completely.
  • Serve as desired
Serving: 1g, Calories: 401kcal, Carbohydrates: 29g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 31g, Saturated Fat: 19g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 113mg, Sodium: 55mg, Potassium: 117mg, Sugar: 27g, Vitamin A: 1232IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 98mg, Iron: 1mg

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