Vanilla is the world’s number one ice flavor and it used in many different ice cream recipes around the globe. Vanilla also accounts for 28% of all ice cream flavors consumed within a year. This particular flavor is used as a side for apple pie, it’s served with birthday cakes, it’s used as the basis for many sundaes and it’s featured as a favorite type of milkshake at restaurants. On a hot summer day people sit outside with their families to enjoy the cool refreshing taste of vanilla ice cream and it’s usually a featured treat fairs, carnivals and festivals. It’s no mistake that people have rank vanilla as the number one flavor for ice cream.

Originally ice cream was a frozen treat that was made out of snow, ice, fruit pulp or honey. This dessert was served to ancient rulers in places such as Persia, China, Rome and Greece. Various rulers safeguarded ice cream recipes and didn’t allow its secrets to be known by the common populace. It wasn’t until the 18th century that ice cream began to be consumed by rich and poor people alike. By the 20th century ice cream became a commercialized commodity and it began to be enjoyed by all people regardless of social status.

The flavor of vanilla was originally combined with cocoa beans until the 17th century when Europeans had decided to use the flavor without mixing it with cocoa. Vanilla was originally enjoyed by the upper elite of society and it was their influence that ultimately helped to establish this particular flavor as the best. By the time the average person was able to enjoy ice cream vanilla had been established as the premiere flavor and it never lost its status.

Since vanilla is the “king of ice cream flavors” some people might want to know how to make their own homemade vanilla ice cream. Well the recipe is quite simple and a person will need an ice cream maker in order to make this dessert.

• 2 cups of heavy whipping cream
• 2 cups of half-and-half cream
• ¾ cups of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of salt (optional)
• 2 eggs (optional)

Mix sugar, whipping cream and half-and-half in a pan while it simmers over a medium heat. Constantly stir and monitor the mixture until it coats a metal spoon. The salt and eggs can be added to the mixture at this point if a person desires these ingredients. After the mixture heats up cool it quickly by placing it into the freezer or placing the pan into a large sized container of ice. Once the mixture cools place it into the refrigerator until it chills. Take the mixture and then add it to an ice cream maker and process ice cream according to manufacturer’s instructions. This particular product can be made in a variety of ways since there are many different types of homemade vanilla ice cream recipes. People are encouraged to experiment with many different homemade vanilla ice cream recipes until they find one that suits their taste.

Keep in mind that not all ice cream makers are the same. This device was first manufactured during the middle part of the 9th century and it quickly helped to revolutionize the ice cream industry. Modern ice cream makers have motors and some are still cranked by hand. So knowing how a particular ice cream apparatus works will help making ice cream a lot easier.

Homemade vanilla ice cream has a flavor that makes it compatible with just about any type of food that it compliments. Foods such as cake, pies, cookies, cup cakes and brownies are served with vanilla ice cream. It’s served with root beer pop to make root beer floats and it’s served with certain alcohols such as Kahlua or brandy to make adult flavored drinks. Some cultures even eat ice cream for breakfast. In European many European countries such as Finland, Norway and the U.K. people enjoy vanilla ice cream served with pancakes and a side of bacon.

Ice cream is also served with fruit and it’s used to make ice cream cakes which are popular desert treats used for parities. Many public events will have at least one ice cream stand that serves vanilla during the summer months. Ice cream is an excellent treat that can be used to help people to cool off and beat the summer heat. People no longer have to go out to the store or to a restaurant to get this treat they can now make their own homemade vanilla ice cream in the comfort of their own kitchen.