Easy Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Recipe – Philadelphia-Style

Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Recipe – Everyone should have a truly easy and delicious no-cook ice cream recipe in their arsenal. Indulge in creamy, rich vanilla ice cream with this easy Philadelphia-style recipe. No eggs needed, just pure bliss in every scoop!

Why We Love Homemade Ice Cream

As much as I love over-the-top flavors of ice cream, I’m a true vanilla ice cream girl at heart!

• Philadelphia-style: No eggs required, making it a simpler and lighter option.
• Quick and easy: Prepare the mixture in minutes for a fast, homemade treat.
• Soft-serve consistency in just 20 minutes: Enjoy a creamy, soft-serve texture without the wait.
• A creamy classic: Delicious flavor that stands out on its own.
• Versatile base: Perfect for adding toppings, mix-ins, or blending into shakes.
• Enhances desserts: Great on top of peach cobbler, cake, or any dessert.

In the past, I’ve shared my recipe for Frozen Custard…….. Roasted Peach Frozen Custard to be exact. Frozen Custard, or ‘French -Style’ has a custard base that contains cooked egg yolks and produces a creamy texture and rich flavor. Frozen custard generally takes a little more time to make because there is cooking involved as well as a long chill time.

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

Today I’m sharing a good easy Philadelphia Style ice cream. Philadelphia-style ice cream is quicker to make, doesn’t involve any cooking, and has a heavy cream/milk mixture for the base.

What Do You Need To Make Vanilla Ice Cream

I highly suggest a good ice cream machine or get the Kitchenaid Ice Cream Maker Attachment.

• heavy cream and whole milk – a higher percentage milk fat, such as whole milk and heavy cream will ensure that your ice cream will be creamy. Ice cream made with a lower percentage of milk fat has the potential to become icy.
• granulated sugar
• vanilla bean paste – I love seeing the flecks of vanilla bean in my homemade vanilla ice cream. So I use vanilla bean paste, which is a rich, thick paste that contains a blend of the scraped-out vanilla pod seeds and vanilla extract.  But if you don’t have vanilla paste it’s perfectly fine to substitute vanilla extract.
• a pinch of sea salt

Directions For Making Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

When you are making this recipe, you’ll want to use the full recipe at the bottom of the page.

First: Combine all ingredients in a blender (or you can use a hand mixer).
Next: Place the mixture in ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer’s directions (this usually takes 20-25 minutes)
Serve immediately for soft-serve style, or place in well-covered container in the freezer and allow to harden for firmer results. (at least 6-8 hours should do the trick)

More Homemade Ice Cream Recipes to try

• Old Fashioned Banana Pudding Ice Cream
• Rocky Road Ice Cream
• Blueberry Pie Ice Cream
• Lime Coconut Ice Cream
• Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream