Homemade Vanilla Honey Ice Cream

kittenangel2001's Note:

My grandpa used to make tis with a hand churned ice cream maker, I have adapted it somewhat for an up to date "new fangled" ice cream machine. Since he was a bee farmer he had this made every honey bee season.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 2 cups half-and-half
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1 (14 ounce) can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk)
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• ½ cup honey , pure clover variety*

Directions:

1. In large bowl, combine ingredients; mix well. Pour into ice cream freezer container. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Freeze leftovers.
2. *You can substitute maple syrup for the Honey to make it into maple ice cream.
3. Variations.
4. Fresh Fruit Ice Cream: Reduce half-and-half to 1 cup. Add 1 cup pureed or mashed fruit (bananas, peaches, strawberries, etc.) and few drops food coloring if desired. Proceed as above.
5. Refrigerator-Freezer Method: Omit half-and-half. Whip whipping cream. In large bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk and vanilla; mix well. Fold in whipped cream. Pour into 9x5-inch loaf pan or other 2-quart container; cover. Freeze 6 hours or until firm. Freeze leftovers.

Reviews

[bcdevany]

The flavor and consistency of this ice cream was fabulous! It didn't get all hard and icy in the freezer either. I gave it four stars because it is ultra sweet! I like the other aspects of the recipe so much, I will play with the honey amount and see if I can get the same consistency and flavor without so much sweetness.

[KLHquilts]

I can't be sure, but this may well be the best ice cream I've ever made. The only change I made was to use fat-free condensed milk, in an entirely futile attempt to lower the fat a bit. But otherwise I kept it the same ... I hardly ever use heavy cream when making ice cream, but I'm glad I did! I used maple syrup instead of honey, and it was absolutely, unbelievably, over-the-top scrumptious. Pure, sweet maple flavor, wonderful texture. The good news is that a little goes a long way, so that even though a half cup is 4 WW points, it's worth every one of 'em -- and I didn't feel the need for more. Thanks so much for posting this!