Easy vanilla ice cream recipe anyone?

[MrsDinky]

I tried making vanilla ice cream from scratch this week using a machine (made custard with cream, sugar, eggs, vanilla).

ultimate vanilla

It was divine but rather time consuming. I was thinking about using a high quality shop bought custard instead sometimes to save time, can anyone recommend a good one for this purpose, or has anyone got a quicker homemade method? Many thanks.

quick and easy we've done in past is Sainsbo taste difference custard and churn with same volume of double cream - quick and easy. But still prefer the proper stuff - it doesn't take too long if you do custard in microwave.

We don't have dairy and i make it with normal birds eye custard powder and soya milk or rice milk etc. you have to use more powder than usual and I use maple syrup and or cinammon to give interest.

We don't have an icecream maker but I do sometimes make a simple homemade icecream using a tin of condensed milk mixed with a pint of whipped double cream and a teaspoon of vanilla extract. It is delicious but extremely fattening.

There was once an easy one on Woman's hour. I will search....

Might be very like GFB's one.

Found it! That was as easy as the recipe...here

if you want a good shop bought custard as the base this one from Waitrose is good.

Thank you everyone, I am looking forward to trying some of these ideas. SexyDomesticatedDad - could you give a few more details about making the custard in the microwave please?

Meltedmarsbars - I have just tried your quick recipe using the machine, and we have delicious ice cream in just over hlaf an hour, lovely! Thank you very much.