Go Back
Print Recipe
No ratings yet

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Home-made Strawberry Topping & KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway #recipesfromtheheart

A simple 3 ingredient (no egg) ice cream recipe topped with a 3 ingredient strawberry topping that's super easy to make. Both recipes are seriously easy to make yet wickedly delicious to eat! Classic, simple and perfect!
Prep Time30 minutes

Ingredients

For the Vanilla Bean Ice Cream:

  • 3 cups heavy cream
  • 2 vanilla beans
  • 1 cup vanilla sugar regular sugar is okay too

For the Macerated Strawberries:

  • 1 to 1 ½ cups fresh strawberries washed and hulled
  • Juice of 1 orange
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons vanilla sugar regular sugar is fine

Instructions

For the Vanilla Bean Ice Cream:

  • Pour the heavy cream into a medium sized saucepan. Place over medium low heat.
  • Take your vanilla beans and slice them down the middle all the way down the length. Spread it apart as best you can and scrape the inside with a knife. Take all that yummy goodness and put it in the saucepan of heavy cream. Repeat with second bean, and toss both the beans in the saucepan too.
  • Now let the cream heat up until it starts to bubble all around the outside edge of the saucepan. Do not let it reach full boil. You just want that slight bubbling.
  • Take it off the heat and drop in the sugar. Stir until it dissolves.
  • Now allow it to cool down.
  • Place in the fridge overnight, (you can do it for a shorter time but the vanilla taste will be more subtle) covered.
  • Remove from the fridge and pull out the large pieces of beans.
  • Pop in your ice cream maker and allow to spin for 10 to 15 minutes. This is a steeped cream base so it will not double up like some ice cream bases. It yields less but is far more creamy.
  • Pop the ice cream attachment in the freezer overnight, you could do it for less time but it will not be as firm.
  • Remove from freezer when ready to serve.
  • Since this is a creamy base it tends to melt quicker so keep that in mind when scooping.
  • Serve solo or with berries.

For the Strawberry Topping:

  • Hull and slice up your strawberries into a medium sized bowl, or container.
  • Cut an orange in half. Juice it over top of the strawberries. Discard the orange.
  • Cover and place in the fridge for about 2 to 4 hours. The longer they sit the softer they become.
  • Remove and sprinkle some sugar over top.

Putting it all together:

  • Scoop out some ice cream, working quickly.
  • Scoop some strawberries over top.
  • You can top with anything else you like, I threw pistachios over top of mine, but you could use walnuts or almonds or chocolate pieces.
  • Serve with a big old simple and classic smile! For Dad!

Notes

BEFORE MAKING THIS PLEASE READ THIS:
Since the recipe plugin does not have inactive cook time listed, I'd like to remind you to plan this recipe a day or two ahead. You can get away with only popping it in the fridge and the freezer for a couple of hours, but the taste is far superior if you allow it to age overnight. So make sure you read the full instructions before making this. The quickest time frame for it would be about 4 to 5 hours to complete it.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g