Country-style Vanilla Ice Cream

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 6 cups milk, divided
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 (8 ounce) carton frozen whipped topping

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, heat 2 1/2 cups milk to 175 degrees; stir in the sugar until dissolved.
• 2 whisk a small amount of hot mixture into the eggs.
• 3 return all to the pan, whisking constantly.
• 4 cook and stir over low heat until mixture reaches at least 160 degrees and coats the back of a metal spoon.
• 5 remove from the heat.
• 6 cool quickly by placing pan in a bowl of ice water; stir for 2 minutes.
• 7 stir in vanilla.
• 8 place remaining milk in a bowl; whisk in pudding mixes for 2 minutes.
• 9 let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set.
• 10 stir into egg mixture.
• 11 stir in whipped topping.
• 12 press waxed paper surface of custard.
• 13 refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
• 14 fill cylinder of ice cream maker two-thirds full; freeze according to the manufacturer's directions.
• 15 refrigerate remaining mixture until ready to freeze.
• 16 transfer to a freezer container; freeze for 2-4 hours before serving.