French vanilla ice cream like you've never had it before - so much vanilla that it's almost a new flavor. Cream and half and half mean that this is rich, dense, and decadent - better than your favorite premium ice cream.
0 Heat the sugar, salt, vanilla beans, bourbon, and half and half in a heavy saucepan until it is very hot and small bubbles form around the edge. Do not let it boil.
1 Remove from heat, cover, and allow to cool to room temperature.
9 Transfer mixture to an airtight container and let it chill in the refrigerator. Longer is better. Overnight will yield the most vanilla flavor.
3 Remove the vanilla bean pod.
4 Scrape the vanilla seeds and pulp back into the cream mixture then discard the shell or use it to make vanilla sugar.
5 Beat the heavy cream until soft peaks form.
6 Add vanilla extract and French vanilla flavoring to the whipped cream.
7 Fold into half and half mixture carefully.
8 Freeze in your ice cream machine according to manufacturer’s directions.
