Vanilla Cinnamon Ice Cream

Add half-and-half, whipping cream and sugar into a saucepan. Split the vanilla bean and scrape out the insides, drop them into the saucepan along with the whole vanilla bean. Stir and place over a medium heat, covering the pan with a lid. Occasionally stir the mixture and remove it from the heat when it starts to bubble. Do not let the mixture boil or burn!

Allow the pot to cool for about 30 minutes, remove the vanilla bean pod and add the cinnamon. Stir well. Refrigerate for at least three hours allowing the flavors to fuse together.

Place the contents into your ice cream maker and follow directions according to your machine. Dump in the chocolate pieces in the last 5 minutes.

The ice cream will be soft set at this point. You can serve it as is or scoop it into a container and place in the freezer for a few hours.

Yields 1 quart of ice cream.