Homemade Ice Cream

    One of my favorite childhood memories is sitting on the front porch of my Pawpaw's lake house, waiting to eat some of Mamaw's homemade ice cream. As a child, this seemed like a delicacy-dessert just didn't get any better. When I found out how easy it was to make, though, we have it ALL the time from about March-October. My recipe is very simple, and you can add in whatever you want to put your own twist to it. For instance, I often make vanilla and have tons of toppings for everyone to add. I have also added in different extracts (ex-banana, mint) to switch it up a little. Jason always request I add in fruit, but I don't eat fruit so I just let him add it to the top. You can also substitute chocolate milk with extra cocoa and Hershey's syrup for a chocolate twist! All in all, you can make this recipe into whatever you want, this is just a simple vanilla base for a homemade ice cream that will BLOW YOUR MIND!

Homemade Ice Cream

• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 can evaporated milk (there are two sizes, big and small, get the bigger one, not sure about oz)
• 6 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract (if you are going to add different extract, do 1/2 tsp vanilla to 1 1/2 tsp other)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 gallon of milk (skim, 2%, whole, chocolate, whatever your little heart desires) 
• Rock salt
• Ice
• Ice cream maker

In a large bowl, beat all 6 eggs. Add in condensed milk, evaporated milk, sugar, and extract. Mix well. Pour into ice cream maker. Fill with milk to the "fill line" on the maker. It takes almost a full 1/2 gallon of milk. Now you are ready to freeze!

Place the top on the cannister and drop down into the ice cream maker. Fill half way with ice, add rock salt, top with ice, and finish with rock salt. I have found this keeps the ice colder and you don't have to constantly add more ice and salt, but during the 30-45 minute process, expect to add ice and salt back in at least once, especially if you are making it outside.

How do you know the ice cream is ready you ask? The ice cream maker will stop turning when it is ready so the beauty of this is that once you mix it and get the ice/salt in the maker, plug it in and relax.

You will be so glad if you try this! Happy eating!!!