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While coming home in the summer with a tub of store-bought ice-cream will send your kids into a sweet-toothed frenzy, there is perhaps nothing better than whipping up some homemade ice-cream for the family. Not to mention that cooking activities in the kitchen can be a great way to encourage kids to practice math skills like measuring quantities or calculating conversions. This recipe is super easy to make and can be healthier option for summertime sweets. Best of all, you do not even need an ice-cream maker to do it! Just follow these steps for a delectable dessert – your kids will have as much fun making it as they will eating it!

You will need:

- 8 eggs

- 1 cup sugar

- 2 cups milk

- 2 cups heavy or whipping cream

- 1.5 tablespoons vanilla extract

- Any other extracts you would like to add, e.g. rose, peppermint, rum, coffee, etc.

- Any add-ons you’d like to put into your ice-cream, e.g. pecans, cookie dough bits, chopped fruits, etc.

1. Whisk the eggs (or just egg yolks, if you prefer) until they are all one consistency. Mix them in with the cup of sugar, as well as the vanilla extract. Add the sugar slowly, so it’s easier to stir in. For a healthier alternative, use brown sugar instead of white sugar. If you’d like a lower-calorie option, artificial sweeteners would work well.
2. Put the milk in a saucepan on the stove; heat it over medium, until it simmers.
3. When the milk is sufficiently heated, pour it very slowly into the egg mixture, whisking all the while. It’s important that you do this slowly and that you keep mixing so that the eggs don’t get too hot.
4. Heat the new mixture in a saucepan over low heat until it thickens. Make sure to stir constantly so that the consistency stays correct. Do not let it get too hot, as it will get lumpy. You want to make sure that everything stays smooth.
5. Chill the mixture
6. When the mixture is chilled, stir in two cups of heavy cream. Now you can add any other add-ons you’d like. Make sure they are evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
7. Freeze the mixture in an ice-cream maker; alternatively, if you don’t have one, just pour the mixture in a freezer-safe container and put it in the freezer. Take it out every hour and stir it, so that it does not harden into a block of ice. Repeat this until the ice-cream has frozen.

Voila! Your homemade ice-cream is now ready to eat. Serve it as a delicious Friday night dessert. It’s the perfect end to any meal!

Photo by: Ginny

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