Lemon Ice Cream

Name: Lemon Ice Cream
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 quart
Ingredients: 1 cup milk; 1 cup sugar; 1/3 cup lemon juice; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Total Time Prep: 15 min. + freezing

Yield 1 quart

Test Kitchen Approved

Lovely, bright and wonderfully refreshing, five-ingredient lemon ice cream is the perfect way to keep cool this summer. The best part? No ice cream maker necessary!

Ingredients

1 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a small saucepan, heat milk to 175°; stir in sugar until dissolved. Cool completely. Stir in lemon juice.
In a large bowl, beat cream until stiff; fold in vanilla and cooled milk mixture. Pour into a 9-in. square dish. Freeze for 4 hours or until firm, stirring at least once. Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 221 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 45mg cholesterol, 27mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (27g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

Just five ingredients (and no ice cream maker!) are all you need to make this refreshing ice cream. We enjoy generous scoops of it in summer. —Janet Eisner, Portland, Oregon

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