Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

Breakfast: Zucchini Bread

Lunch: Baked Lemon Pasta

Snack: Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes

Dinner: Chicken Cordon Blue

Dessert: Vanilla Ice Cream

With the summer warming up fast, making your own ice cream is definitely a trick to know.  You know exactly what is going in your ice-cream and you can customize it from the beginning:

Ingredients

• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 2 cups half-and-half cream
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Preparation

1. In a large bowl, combine the heavy cream and the half and half.
2. Gradually whisk in the sugar until blended.
3. Whisk in the vanilla.
4. Refrigerate, covered, until very cold, at least 3 hours or as long as 3 days.
5. Whisk the mixture to blend and pour into the canister of an ice cream maker.

Enjoy!