Making vanilla ice cream yourself: That's how it works!

Vanilla ice cream is best homemade!

Vanilla ice cream is the most popular ice cream of the Germans. And Lea Linster loves vanilla ice cream. Here, the top chef shows you step by step how to make vanilla ice cream yourself. You only need milk, sugar, eggs, cream - and of course vanilla.

If you want to make vanilla ice cream yourself, you need one thing above all else: real vanilla pods! Artificial vanilla flavor is no substitute for the taste of expensive black pods. The most popular is the intensely aromatic Bourbon vanilla from Madagascar.

Here are more ice cream recipes from Lea Linster and we'll show you how to make your own ice cream even if you do not have an ice cream maker at home. Or do you fancy a popsicle? We also explain how to make spaghetti ice cream yourself.