Everybody craves for ice creams specially in the hot summer months when mercury starts shooting up. Ice cream tends to provide a relief from heat and also soothes the taste buds with its delicious taste. So, how about trying making the ice cream at home. There is no big deal in this and you can easily prepare it at home. Read on the following easy-to-use instructions and learn various ways of making ice creams at home using the commonly available ingredients.
Complexity Level: Basic
Time Required:15-20 minutes
Resources Required:
- Ice
- Milk
- Sugar
- Flavor
- Ice cream mix
- Fruits
- Ice cream maker
- Bowls
- Spoon
- Refrigerator
Instructions:
1. Freezer bag method
The ice cream made by this method can be eaten shortly after the preparation. You can make ice creams meant for individual servings using the freezer bag method. Follow some simple steps to prepare ice cream:
- Take some milk in a bowl, add sugar and flavor to it. Pour this mix into a freezer bag and seal it.
- Crush about two quarts of ice and put some rock salt in it, now you will have to place this ice into a gallon bag.
- Now place the freezer bag into the gallon bag that has ice in it. Ensure that both the bags are sealed properly.
- Shake the two bags gently for about 15-20 minutes so that the ingredients inside the freezer bag turn into solid ice cream. Be sure that you are not applying too much of pressure while shaking as that might lead to rupture of the inner bag.
- Take out the freezer bag from the gallon bag. Enjoy your ice cream.
2. Freezer method
This is a method for making custard based smooth ice cream. It will also need more time to make this ice cream. The wait is however worth the taste.
- Make some ice cream mixture of your desired flavor. You can also add some nuts or fruits into the mixture.
- Pour this mixture into an ice tray, plastic bowl, stainless steel bowl or a dish that works well in a freezer.
- Put the dish inside the freezer for about half hour, take it out when it starts freezing at the edges and stir it thoroughly. You must break all the ice crystals inside the mixture to get a smooth ice cream.
- Repeat this process every 30 minutes till it gets completely frozen into a smooth ice cream. The ice cream will take about 3 hours to be ready for consumption.
3. Pot freezer method
This is a traditional technique of making ice creams and was used in times when refrigeration was not available. People used ice from water bodies like lakes, rivers, etc to make ice cream. Making ice cream through this method is easy and almost anyone can make it.
- Mix all the ingredients needed to make ice cream in a bowl depending on your taste and need.
- Pour the ice cream mix into a bowl.
- Crush some ice and put rock salt in it.
- Place the bowl full of ice cream mix inside the tub or bucket.
- Ensure that the ice and salt do not enter the bowl of ice cream mix.
- You will have to stir the mixture continuously. The mixture will turn into ice cream as the salty ice absorbs down the heat from the bowl.
4. Coffee can method
In this method two coffee cans of different sizes are required. It is quite similar to the freezer bag method. Here the bags are replaced by the coffee cans.
- Firstly, you will have to prepare the ice cream mix of your liking. Now, you will have to pour this mix into the small coffee can and seal it properly.
- Put some crushed ice along with rock salt into the large coffee can.
- Now you need to put the small can inside the big one and shake it continuously.
- Within 15-20 minutes the mixture will convert into ice cream. Remove ice crystals by whisking the ice cream mixture.
5. Ball method
If you wish to make ice cream using this method you will require an ice cream maker having two chambers.
- First of all, fill some crushed ice in the chamber meant for ice. Also, add about a spoon of rock salt. Close the chamber using your hand.
- Make some ice cream mixture of your choice and pour the mix into the second chamber of the metal cylinder and close it by hands.
- Shake the ball for about 15-20 minutes and then open the chamber with ice cream. Scoop out the ice cream using a plastic or wooden spoon.
Frequently Asked Questions:
How can ice cream sundaes be made?
You can easily make an ice cream sundae by adding some sponge cake, fruits, cheery, chocolates sauce, nuts, etc to your normal ice cream. Be innovative and try different ingredients. Make sure that you add only complimentary flavors.
Quick Tips:
- Try adding different products to get unique and delicious flavored ice cream.
- Fruits can add great taste and crunchiness to the ice cream.
Things To Watch Out For
Use rock salt only, any other salt will not do the task effectively.
