Cinnamon Ice Cream - French Custard Style

Cinnamon Ice Cream is a sweet vanilla custard style ice cream spiced with enough cinnamon to linger after each bite. I'm already imagining serving this with my favorite fruit desserts. I can hardly wait to try it with Southern Peach Cobbler this fall! Until about a week ago, I'd never even heard of cinnamon ice cream, but once a friend mentioned it, it was stuck in my mind and I had to try making it the very next morning.

This is a custard style ice cream requiring a few minutes at the stove and the patience to let the ice cream base chill before freezing. That said, it is worth it. Let me reiterate that just in case you missed it. This ice cream is completely and totally worth the effort. Simmering the cinnamon and vanilla bean with the cream brings out so much more of their flavor and the eggs provide a richer, creamier vanilla ice cream base than cream and sugar on their own. For any special occasion, this ice cream can not be beat!

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