Learning how to make your own mouth-watering ice creams is a great way to impress friends and family at summer gatherings. Making your ice cream gives you more control over what goes into your dishes, which is perfect for people with dietary requirements, allergies and specific tastes. There are many ways to create your ice cream. We've compiled a few of them and some yummy recipes for you to try out.
The simplest way to make ice cream is using an ice cream maker. An ice cream maker will allow you to add the ingredients and do all the hard work for you.
Another method is combining your ingredients with a whisk (an electric whisk will make this step easier), placing the mixture in your freezer and then checking on it every 30 minutes to stir it well to ensure ice crystals don’t form.
An alternative to this is to use frozen fruit. You can buy packs of frozen fruit from most supermarkets or freeze fresh fruit at home. Add the frozen fruit, double cream and icing sugar into a blender and serve immediately or put in the freezer for later.
Vanilla
Ingredients:
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 egg yolks
- 50g sugar
- 400ml double cream
For this recipe, you'll need a whisk, a mixing bowl, a saucepan and a freezable tub or baking tray
Step 1 - Add the vanilla and cream to the saucepan and bring to boil
Step 2 - Add the sugar and mix until dissolved
Step 3 - In your mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks and then add them to the saucepan
Step 4 - Add the mixture to your freezable rub or baking tray, place it in the freezer and check on it every 30 minutes to stir
Step 5 - Move it to the fridge 5 minutes before serving
*Note – This recipe is easily customisable. Feel free to mix in some Nutella, chocolate chips or cinnamon to add some extra flavour
Vegan Strawberry
Ingredients:
-100ml maple syrup
-1 can of coconut milk
-200 grams strawberries
For this recipe, all you'll need is a blender and a freezable tub or baking tray
Step 1 - Add all the ingredients into a blender and blend until the mixture has a creamy texture
Step 2 - Add the mixture to your tub or baking tray and place in the freezer
Step 3 – Mix every 20 minutes until frozen
Step 4 – Enjoy! This method is a super simple way to create your own tasty vegan treat
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