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ICE CREAM
RECIPES
FOR GEL PAK ICE CREAM MAKERS
THIS PAGE: 1. Basic
Vanilla
2. Special Vanilla
3. Basic Chocolate
4. Special Chocolate
OTHER RECIPES AND OPTIONS
1. BASIC VANILLA for 1 quart ( I always double, save half for tomorrow)
1/2 cup sugar
dash salt
1 cup half and half (or whole milk)
1 egg
1 cup heavy cream
4 tsp vanilla
Mix sugar, salt, and half-half in saucepan over low heat only until well blended and warm.
Beat egg and add it slowly to mixture, while stirring. Continue heating,
stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened (coats spoon). Do not
boil.
Remove from heat, pour into container, cover, and refrigerate. (If you doubled
the batch, pour half into each of two containers).
When ready to make the ice cream,
add heavy cream and vanilla to mixture, stir well.
Set up ice cream maker and pour in mixture.
2. SPECIAL VANILLA Makes 2 batches (2 quarts)
3 egg yolks
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups half-half
1/4 cup honey
2 Tbs butter
dash salt
2 cups heavy cream
4 tsp vanilla
In a bowl, beat yolks and
sugar with electric mixer until smooth.
Heat in a double boiler: half-half, butter, salt, and honey; whisk until
blended.
Add half the mixture to the egg mixture, stir to blend. Add the rest and
mix well.
Pour into double boiler and heat on low until slightly thickened (sticks to
spoon).
Pour equal amounts into two containers. Cover. Refrigerate.
When ready to make ice cream
(one batch) mix in 1 cup cream and 2 tsp vanilla.
Pour into ice cream maker.
3. BASIC CHOCOLATE
(makes 2 batches for a 1 quart ice cream maker)
2 oz unsweetened or bittersweet chocolate
1/3 cup cocoa
1 1/2 cup half-half or milk
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla
In double boiler, melt chocolate
over low heat.
Stir in cocoa; stir until smooth.
Whisk in half-half; stir until blended. Remove from heat.
Whisk eggs in bowl; whisk sugar into eggs.
Pour egg mixture into chocolate; heat on low until well blended (about 2 mins.)
Pour half into each of two containers. Refrigerate.
When ready to freeze, add 3/4 cup
cream and 1/2 tsp vanilla. mix well.
Pour into ice cream maker.
4. SPECIAL CHOCOLATE
(2 batches for 1 qt maker.)
1/3 cup cocoa
1/4 cup honey
pinch salt
2 Tbs butter
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups half-half
2 cups heavy cream
2 tsp vanilla
Beat egg yolks and sugar in bowl
with electric mixer until smooth.
In saucepan, bring the half-half to a simmer. Add cocoa, salt, honey, butter.
Lower heat, stir until well blended.
Whisk in the egg mixture. Heat and stir until smooth. Do not boil.
Refrigerate equal amounts in two containers.
When ready to freeze, mix into
one of the containers 1 cup cream and 1 tsp vanilla.