Old Fashioned Root Beer Float
Ingredients
- homemade vanilla ice cream, recipe below
- 1 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cup whole milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 6 egg yolks
- 3/4 cup sugar
- root beer
Instructions
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
- 24 hours before making ice cream with an electric ice-cream maker, place the freezer bowl in the freezer. Check your ice cream maker manual for specific instructions.
- In a small sauce pan, heat the cream, milk and vanilla extract on medium-low for 15 minutes. Be sure to stir occasionally and not to let it boil.
- Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, add the yolks and sugar. With a whisk, break the yolks and combine with the sugar.
- Remove the liquid from the stovetop and temper the yolk mixture. To temper the yolks, whisk the eggs quickly while slowly adding the warm liquid (about 1/4 cup at a time) until all the liquid is combined.
- Cover the bowl and place in the fridge. Let it chill for at least 2 hours, up to 24 hours.
- Place the ice cream mixture into the ice cream maker and mix for 20 minutes, or until the ice cream is thickened to the desired consistency.
- Serve immediately for soft serve, or place in a freezer safe container and freeze for a firmer texture.
Root Beer
- Place two scoops of vanilla ice cream in the bottom of a glass. Pour the root beer on top of the ice cream. Serve immediately.
Notes
Whipped cream would make a perfect additional topper.
