Caramel Ice Cream
Grandma's Great Desserts Cookbook
Every Fourth of July, our family would gather for a picnic, fireworks and scoops of my mother's special ice cream. I can also remember sitting around the coal stove eating it at my sister's house. Boy, was it good.
SERVINGS: 32
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Ice Cream Maker
TIME: Prep: 15 min. Freeze: 30 min.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups sugar, divided
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Heavy whipping cream
Directions:
In a heavy skillet, brown 2 cups sugar, stirring constantly, until caramelized, being careful not to scorch it. Immediately combine eggs, remaining sugar, flour and milk in a large saucepan. Smooth out any lumps and bring to a boil. Carefully add caramelized sugar and stir constantly until mixture is melted. Remove from the heat; add vanilla. Pour into the cylinder of an ice cream freezer; add enough cream to fill cylinder 3/4 full. Freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Yield: about 1 gallon.