Vanilla bean paste is the secret to ultra flavorful homemade ice cream with beautiful specks of real vanilla throughout.

1. Use heavy cream. This recipe involves whipping heavy cream until stiff peaks form, which is a firm structure you can’t achieve with half-and-half or milk.

Ingredients. 600g Oreo cookies; 170g unsalted butter; 500g double cream; One tbsp vanilla extract; 150g condensed milk; Method. Start by lining a 9x9" square tin with greaseproof paper and set aside.

Quickly blend the ice cream base once more with a hand blender or whisk before pouring it into an ice cream machine. Process the base according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

The former owner of Seattle's Sweet Lo's Ice Cream has moved on to Eugene and a new job, but she still loves good homemade ice cream, so she's sharing recipes online.