Healthier Homemade Ice Cream
A fun and healthy way to make homemade ice cream! It tastes great and the kids will love it.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup granular no-calorie sweetener
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Whisk together granular no-calorie sweetener (like Equal), cornstarch and salt in a large heavy saucepan. Gradually whisk in milk and half-and-half. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 8 to 10 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly. Remove from heat.
- Whisk egg yolk until pale yellow and slightly thickened. While whisking constantly, slowly pour about a cup of the hot cream mixture into the yolk. You’re tempering the yolk so it doesn’t curdle, so go slowly. Add yolk mixture to remaining cream mixture, whisking constantly. Whisk in vanilla.
- Pour mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a bowl, discarding any solids. Cool 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Place plastic wrap directly on cream mixture; chill in the fridge for at least 8 or overnight.
- Pour mixture into freezer container of a 1 1/2-qt. electric ice-cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Let stand at room temperature 5 to 10 minutes before serving.