Sweet Cream Ice Cream

Name: Sweet Cream Ice Cream
Yield: Serves 8 (Makes about 1 quart)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup plus ⅓ cup, nonfat dry milk powder; 1/3 cup (2⅓ ounces), sugar; 1/4 teaspoon, kosher salt; 1 1/2 cups, whole milk, divided; 1 1/2 cups, heavy cream; 1/4 cup, corn syrup; 5 teaspoons, cornstarch

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2020, America's Test Kitchen TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

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SERVES8 (Makes about 1 quart)

TIME20 minutes, plus 9 hours chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Sweet cream ice cream is the most basic of ice cream flavors—it contains no vanilla and no eggs. Just milk, heavy cream, and sugar. To this classic trio, we add milk powder, corn syrup, and cornstarch for a creamy, smooth consistency.

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