Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2011

Worked very well and receptive to additional flavoring and ingredients such as fruit, nuts.

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Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2011

This is amazing and SO delicious. I substituted 1 cup 1 percent milk for 1 cup of the half-and-half and it still was creamy and very rich. I flavored it with 1/2 cup cocoa powder. I may reduce the cocoa powder next time, but other than that, it was perfect! Thanks for the great recipe!

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Cathym

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2011

Very good! I was in a hurry to go somewhere, so I didn't quite let the mixture heat to the point that it was coating the back of the spoon, but as it cooled it thickened up very nicely. I also added about 1 tablespoon of vanilla. The only thing I wasn't sure about was if I was supposed to add additional milk when I put it in the ice cream freezer. I didn't and it probably made about a 1 1/2 quarts (used a 2 quart freezer). My husband is not a huge homemade ice cream fan, but he loved this! And since it doesn't make a whole lot, it is perfect for the two of us and another couple!

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Pearl, Mississippi, USA

Living In: Brandon, Mississippi, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 11, 2011

I loved this recipe. I added vanilla and Manila Mangos. Very yummy. The icecream has a great texture and is very tasty.

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bethallel

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Elgin, Illinois, USA

Living In: Newcastle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: May 30, 2011

Perfect ice cream base, easy to make and very creamy with the perfect touch of sweetness. I recommend that the base be chilled overnight so that it cools down completely before putting it in the ice cream maker. As a result, it reaches the soft serve level in about 25 minutes! I highly recommend this recipe--perfect for novice and expert ice cream makers alike!

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Gramma

Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2011

First time to ever make my own ice cream - best ice cream I've ever had!

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Scienceone

Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2011

PERFECT. We added real vanilla bean to the mixture (scraped and dropped in the pod, then strained the pod out). So delicious. Thanks! We tried this trying to figure out what to use our yolks for after we bake an angel food cake - this will be on our list for sure!!!

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ALIEA

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2011

Thickens easily. You can make it whatever you want. One of my favorites is: Baileys amaretto.

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petercmm

Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2011

This is a phenomenal base recipe! Be warned if you change the servings it doesn't update the salt amount. We loved this recipe before it got in the fridge! The warm base itself was so good!! I don't know if it either of these flubs helped but we didn't put the vanilla in till after we turned off the heat. And dear Hubs keep stirring for ten minutes after that cause I read the recipe wrong. To rush the recipe to use the same day we put the warm base in a flat rectangular plastic storage container and put it in the deep freeze for about 2 hours. It didn't freeze solid during that time. In the ice cream maker it froze relatively quickly and was so so so good!! The texture is so smooth and creamy like no homemade I cream I've ever had before!! I can't wait to play with this recipe some more and try new flavors, this is definitely a keeper and I will refer everyone I know to this recipe! And better yet at 12 serving I have enough egg whites to make an angel food cake too! :D

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SandyPie

Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2011

This is the best homemade ice cream base I've eaten. Followed the recipe exactly. I liked the sweetness of the full cup of sugar, and for flavor, I used 1 tbsp vanilla extract and 1/2 tbsp almond extract. (The almond paired nicely with a peach dessert! However, it was strong on the almond flavor - could add only a tsp or to taste.) I think I have a larger ice cream freezer - we easily could have doubled this recipe, but it is true to the stated yield of 8 servings. I just like BIG servings! Can't wait to try it with crushed up Butterfinger candy bars mixed in!

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