Killer Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe
Okay, so I know I haven't posted recipes this week. I'm sorry! Preparing for the move, and for our vacation to South Carolina, as well as hanging out with my friends before I go. Its a lot to do. But, I ALWAYS have time to cook/bake. Yesterday I decided to try to create a low-calorie vanilla ice cream using the low calorie Chocolate Ice cream recipe that I absolutely love as a guide. So, I omitted the chocolate and added vanilla. Guess what? IT WAS AWESOME! And guess what? The calories are EVEN LOWER than the chocolate ice cream. I am talken, you can have more than a half cup without feeling guilty! AWESOME! I chopped up Dark Chocolate Pepperment bark as the mix in and it so yummy! Oh, and sorry I know its strange to be having Ice Cream when it is cold outside, but I love it so much, and I just can't say no to homemade ice cream. So, hope you enjoy! Let me know how it goes for you!
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Adapted from Cookinglight: Annual Recipes 2009
3 cups Fat-Free Milk
1/4 cup sugar
3 tbs cornstarch
1/8 tsp salt (I actually forgot to add this, and it tasted fine)
1 1/2 to 2 tsp vanilla (depends on how strong you want it...)
1. Place 2 3/4 cups milk in a saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium heat. Combine 1/4 cup milk, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium bowl and wisk until smooth. Slowly add sugar mixture to pan, stirring constantly with a whisk. Cook 4 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken, stirring constantly with a whisk. Remove from heat.
2. Cover and chill 2 hours in the fridge.
3. Add vanilla and freeze mixture in a ice cream freezer according to manufacturer's instructions. Cover and freeze 1 hour or until firm.
Yields: 1 1/2 quarts, 16 1/2 cup servings.
35 calories a half cup. Ya. That's right. That means 1 cup of ice cream is only around 70 calories a pop! Isn't that just awesome! Please try it out. Please do! Let me know what you think!
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Adapted from Cookinglight: Annual Recipes 2009
3 cups Fat-Free Milk
1/4 cup sugar
3 tbs cornstarch
1/8 tsp salt (I actually forgot to add this, and it tasted fine)
1 1/2 to 2 tsp vanilla (depends on how strong you want it...)
1. Place 2 3/4 cups milk in a saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium heat. Combine 1/4 cup milk, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium bowl and wisk until smooth. Slowly add sugar mixture to pan, stirring constantly with a whisk. Cook 4 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken, stirring constantly with a whisk. Remove from heat.
2. Cover and chill 2 hours in the fridge.
3. Add vanilla and freeze mixture in a ice cream freezer according to manufacturer's instructions. Cover and freeze 1 hour or until firm.
Yields: 1 1/2 quarts, 16 1/2 cup servings.
35 calories a half cup. Ya. That's right. That means 1 cup of ice cream is only around 70 calories a pop! Isn't that just awesome! Please try it out. Please do! Let me know what you think!
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