Ingredients

• 1.5 cups half-and-half
• 0.5 cups packed light brown sugar
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 large eggs , beaten
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 medium very ripe bananas , mashed
• 1 cup crushed vanilla wafers

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Combine half-and-half, both sugars, and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir until sugars are dissolved, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Remove from the heat and transfer 1/2 of the hot mixture to a large bowl. Add eggs to the bowl and whisk until well combined.
4. 4 Pour mixture back into the saucepan. Stir in cream.
5. 5 Cook and stir over medium-low heat until mixture is thickened and coats the back of a spoon, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla.
6. 6 Pour cream mixture over a fine mesh sieve into a bowl; cool to room temperature.
7. 7 Stir mashed bananas into cooled cream mixture, then pour into an ice maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
8. 8 Fold crushed wafers into ice cream during the last 5 to 10 minutes of freezing.

Nutrition per serving