The Best Naturally Sweetened Vanilla Ice Cream
Indulge in this guilt-free, homemade, healthy, naturally sweetened, vanilla ice cream! It's refined-sugar free and loaded with health benefits that taste as good, if not better, than store bought comparisons.
Equipment
- 1 Scale
Ingredients
- 175g (¾ cup) Milk (whole, raw)
- 250g (1 cup) Heavy cream (raw)
- 3 Egg yolks
- 85g (¼ cup) Maple syrup (or local, raw honey)
- ½ tsp Ground vanilla bean (or 2 tsp vanilla extract)
- ¼ tsp Salt (Redmond's real salt)
Instructions
- Add 175g (¾ cup) Milk, 250g (1 cup) Heavy cream, 3 Egg yolks, 85g (¼ cup) Maple syrup , ½ tsp Ground vanilla bean , and ¼ tsp Salt (Redmond's real salt) to your Ninja Creami 24 ounce pint containers.
- Using the immersion blender, blend all the ingredients until fully combined. This will take about 30-45 seconds. Make sure that your liquid does not exceed the first line: freeze fill line.
- Cover your pint with the lid and place in your freezer, on a flat, level surface for a minimum of 24 hours.
- After 24 hours, you can remove from the freezer and take off the lid. Place the container in the outer bowl of the Ninja Creami and place the bowl lid into the lock position.
- Slide the bowl container into the machine and lock into place on the machine.
- Press the power button, select full, select ice cream, and push in the button to start churning.
- After 2 minutes you can release the bowl, slide out and release the lid. If your ice cream is not the consistency you desire, but is crumbly, you can reinsert and follow steps 5-6 again.
- If you want to add mix-ins instead then start by making a hole in the center to the bottom and add them to that hole. Then reinsert and select full, mix-in. It should start automatically. If your ice cream is still crumbly add a about a tablespoon of cream to the top and re-spin.
- You can serve immediately! Be sure to rinse your bowl lid and blade immediately for easier clean up.
Notes
Strawberry cheesecake mix-in
After your first spin of the vanilla ice cream make a hole down the center and add the following three ingredients:-
- Cream cheese: you want to cut a piece long enough to reach the bottom. I use about 2 Tablespoons worth in a long piece.
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- Strawberries: slice these and press down on two sides of the cream cheese block.
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- Cookie: I like these gluten free, refined-sugar free cookies by simple mills. They use mostly organic ingredients and coconut and honey are the sweeteners. They taste just like honey graham crackers to me.
What to do with leftover in your pint container.
If you have leftovers in your pint, make sure to smooth out the surface with the back of a spoon so that it is flat and level before putting it back into the freezer. Again, make sure it is on a flat, level surface before refreezing. This will prevent damaging your equipment when you re-spin your leftover ice cream. Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!