Fantastical ice cream

Well, more like a recipe I created for my recently published fantastical children's book, "Whiskers, Wings, and Whipping Cream."  I do love homemade ice cream and it can be healthier and less expensive to create yourself. In addition to an ice cream maker, here's what you'll need:

Vanilla ice cream

• 2 cups half and half or whole milk
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 2/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon real organic vanilla or vanilla paste
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Pour all these ingredients into the ice cream maker and follow the directions to make/freeze the ice cream. Optional: Top with fresh berries, slice bananas, chocolate chips, chopped nuts, and/or whipping cream to dress up your vanilla ice cream.

Bon appetite!