Bev's Classic French Vanilla Ice Cream

After doing a thorough seach, I decided to come up with my own recipe for vanilla ice cream. After all, ice cream is an important base for serving my mom's chocolate sauce :) My results turned out an ice cream that is not only rich in flavor, but creamy and smooth. If you are a fan of rich, creamy and smooth - you are going to like this -- especially when paired with Lee Lee's Famous Chocolate Sauce for Ice Cream (Lee Lee's Famous Chocolate Sauce for Ice Cream) I hope you enjoy this!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 1 quart

Ingredients

• 2  egg yolks
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 1  cup half-and-half
• 2  cups heavy cream
• 1  tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. In a saucepan, beat egg yolks with whisk; add sugar and continue beating until thick.
2. Stir in half and half; heat and stir until thickened.
3. Remove from heat and cool.
4. Stir in heavy cream and vanilla extract; cover and chill in refrigerator an hour until needed.
5. Pour into ice cream maker and process according to your machine's direction.
6. Makes about 1 quart.