Lindas Very Low Calorie Vanilla Ice Cream Food

INSTANT HOMEMADE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a quart-sized (regular) ziploc plastic bag, mix together the milk, sugar, and vanilla.
• Seal the bag tightly, without leaving a lot of air inside.
• (If you are a little paranoid about it leaking out, feel free to tape it up!).
• In a gallon-sized ziploc plastic bag, mix the ice and salt.
• Place the sealed quart-sized bag in the gallon-sized one.
• Securely seal the gallon-sized bag without leaving very much air in the inside.
• Shake, mush, and squish the bag for 6-10 minutes, or until the ice cream has set to a soft serve consistency.
• Remove the inside bag (maybe even rinse off the salt) and you can either eat the ice cream right out of the bag with a spoon, or pour it into a small dish.
• If you want the ice cream to be more firm, feel free to throw the bag into the freezer for a little while!
• Enjoy!

THE ULTIMATE MAKEOVER: VANILLA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Freeze the canister from the ice-cream machine a day before you make the ice cream (if your machine requires you to). Next day, mix the sugar, custard powder and cornflour with 2 tbsp milk to make a thin paste. Beat in egg yolks. Pour the rest of the milk into a pan, scrape in the vanilla seeds, add the pod, then bring to the boil. Pour this slowly over the cornflour mix, stirring all the time as you do so. Clean the pan, then pour the milk mixture and vanilla pod back into it. Cook over a medium heat, stirring all the time, until it just comes to the boil and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• Remove from the heat, stir in the crème fraîche, then pour into a bowl. Place a piece of greaseproof paper over the surface to prevent a skin forming, then leave to cool. Put into the fridge until really cold for at least 4-5 hrs (preferably overnight).
• Remove the paper and vanilla pod from the custard, then transfer the custard into a jug. Turn on the ice cream machine, then slowly pour in the custard. Leave to churn for 10-30 mins (depending on your machine). When it stops, spoon into a plastic container, cover with cling film and a lid, then freeze for at least 3-4 hrs. (Will keep for up to 1 month. Do not re-freeze.) For the best taste, remove from the freezer and soften in the fridge for 1-1½ hrs before serving. Serve with fresh fruit.

LOW CALORIE VANILLA AND CINNAMON CUSTARD

Steps:

• Heat milk and water in a saucepan.
• Combine cornstarch, cinnamon and salt. Using a little water, mix it into a paste, then add to the saucepan.
• Cook until it thickens slightly.
• Cool, then add in the vanilla and artificial sweetener to taste.
• Serve chilled.
• You can experiment with different flavours such as mint or pandan (screw pine)leaves. In this case, heat the leaves together with the milk and water, and remove them before chilling.

LOW-FAT VANILLA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually add half-and-half; stir until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. , Quickly transfer to a large bowl; place bowl in a pan of ice water. Stir gently and occasionally for 2 minutes. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Refrigerate several hours or overnight., Fill cylinder of ice cream maker; freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Transfer ice cream to freezer containers, allowing headspace for expansion. Freeze 2-4 hours or until firm. If desired, serve with granola.