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No-Churn Vanilla Soft Serve
Summer 2024
DIY soft serve is surprisingly easy to make and doesn’t require any special equipment. If you don’t feel like piping the ice cream, skip it. You’ll still end up with perfectly soft ice cream straight out of the freezer.
Serves 4
1/2 vanilla bean
1/2 cup (125 mL) sugar
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) xantham gum, such as Bob’s Red Mill
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) heavy cream
1/3 cup (80 mL) milk
1/3 cup (80 mL) light corn syrup
1 tbsp (15 mL) bourbon
1. Split vanilla bean in half and scrape out seeds using tip of paring knife. Add seeds to a small pot with sugar, salt and xantham gum. (Save pod for another use.) Stir to combine. Using your fingers, rub vanilla into sugar until fragrant. Whisk in cream, milk, corn syrup and bourbon.
2. Heat on low, stirring constantly, until sugar has dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes. Do not let mixture come to a simmer! Remove from heat (mixture should be just slightly warm to the touch) and refrigerate for 4 hours.
3. Whip mixture in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment or using an electric hand mixer, until thick enough to fall in ribbons when you lift beaters, about 2 minutes.
4. Transfer half of mixture to a large piping bag fitted with an extra-large open star piping tip. Transfer remaining half to a container, covering surface with plastic wrap. Cover and freeze both for at least 8 hours.
5. Pipe or spoon mixture into cups or waffle cones and serve immediately.
Serves 4
