Homemade Ice Crem Recipe

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

You need an ice cream maker (duh). We got ours at Target - it is an Aroma 4-qt. Traditional Ice Cream Maker and is about $65.

Items you will need:
Rock Salt
3 cans Sweetened Condensed Milk (you can use fat free if you like)
Milk (I use 2%)
Vanilla

I put the metal container that holds the ice cream in the freezer before I get started. I don't know that it actually does anything, but I like for it to be super cold.

Place 6 cups of cold milk in the metal container. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of vanilla. Add 3 cans of sweetened condensed milk. Put the lid on the top and set it down in the bucket. Once you get the crank on, and get it situated, you add the rock salt and ice.

I do a sprinkle of rock salt on the bottom and about an inch or two of ice, followed by more rock salt and then another inch or two of ice. I continue this until the ice meets the top of the container.

Once I turn it on, I add about a half cup of cold water.

It usually takes about 45 minutes to an hour and then you have delicious homemade ice cream. You can put it in the freezer before you serve, or serve it straight out of the container.

Enjoy!