Yield: 3 versions
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 2 larges | Eggs |
| ¾ cup | Sugar |
| 2 cups | Heavy Or whipping cream |
| ¾ cup | Sugar |
| 2 cups | Light cream |
| 1 cup | SWEETENED condensed milk |
| 2 cups | Heavy OR whipping cream |
| 1 cup | Milk |
| ⅔ cup | Half and half |
| Cold |
SWEET CREAM BASE 1
SWEET CREAM BASE 2
SWEET CREAM BASE 3
Base 1 has creamy texture, medium body and subtle taste. Good as a background for fruit, cookies, and candy Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in the sugar a little at a time, then whisk until completely blended about one minute more. Pour in the cream.
Base 2 made with a minimum of ingredients and requires no cooking. It makes a creamy ice cream with 25 percent butterfat. Does not store well in home freezers.
Pour the cream into mixing bowl. Whisk in the sugar a little at a time until completely blended, about one minute. Pour in the half and half and blend completely.
Base 3 Makes a less creamy less rich ice cream.
Whisk the light cream and the SWEETENED condensed milk together in a mixing bowl until blended.
All these bases make one quart for each recipe.
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Dessert Book == Courtesy of Dale & Gail Shipp, Columbia Md. ==
Submitted By GAIL SHIPP On 10-11-95