1 ½cupsHalf and HalfI used 10% but you could use 5% to lighten it up
1 cupsugar
½teaspoon*pure* vanilla
36" cinnamon sticks
4 egg yolks
1 ½ cups35% whipping cream
¾teaspoonground cinnamon
Instructions
Heat Half and Half, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon sticks in a sauce pan over medium heat. Heat it until it just starts to bubble but do not let it boil. Remove cinnamon sticks.
Meanwhile whisk egg yolks until slightly lighter in colour and a bit frothy. (About 2 minutes).
Remove stove mixture from heat. Add approximately 1 tablespoon of hot cream mixture into the egg yolk stirring constantly. Add slowly and stir egg yolks so the yolks don't cook or curdle. Add another tablespoon of hot cream to the yolks stirring in well. Then slowly add the tempered egg yolks into the rest of the cream mixture. Be sure to stir while adding.
Put the cream mixture back on the stove and cook it for a few minutes more until it is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon.
Remove from heat and stir in the heavy cream and ground cinnamon.
Chill mixture and process in ice cream maker according to your appliances directions.
For my Deni Ice Cream maker I would put the mixture in a sealed container in my freezer for about 2 hours, then process in the ice cream maker for approximately 20 minutes. I would then pour soft serve directly from the machine to serve it or into an ice cream container to store in the freezer.Remove from freezer 20-30 minutes prior to serving.