How to Make Homemade Ice Cream – Seven Easy Steps

Homemade ice cream is a soft, sweet frozen food made with milk and cream and typically flavored with vanilla, (the king of ice cream flavors)  fruit, or other ingredients.

There is nothing better to scoop on a hot day than homemade ice cream. The recipe can be pretty intimidating affair like the Mochi / Thai-Style ‘Rolled Ice Cream’- but the results can be so worth it.

Please Read: How to Make Coconut Milk at Home

Although, it is easier to just pop in the shops and get yourself a tub of your precious ice cream brand or order online from ice cream delivery near you.

But there is so much pleasure and satisfaction in whipping it up from time to time at home, especially when guests are around.

How to Make Homemade Ice Cream

Learn how to make homemade ice cream from a fresh vanilla custard base with or without an ice cream machine. This can be a fantastic fun DIY project or just a way to satisfy a frozen craving.

Making Ice Cream with an Egg Custard Base / Easy Ice Cream Recipe

This ice cream is a classic, if not the classic. It uses egg yolks to both thicken the milky ice cream base and gives the finished ice cream a richer taste and creamier mouthfeel.

However, the more egg yolks you use, the richer and creamier your ice cream will be but if you use fewer yolks your ice cream will taste lighter, milkier, and a bit less smooth. I like a ratio of four yolks to three cups of dairy.

Ice Cream Ingredients

• 400 mls fresh milk (not evaporated milk)
• 150 mls whipping cream
• 4 egg yolks
• 40 g sugar
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract or 1 vanilla pod

Method

1. Firstly, start by making the custard base. Divide the vanilla pod using a small, sharp knife. Scrape out the vanilla seeds. Then, add the seeds and pod to the milk and cream.
2. Secondly, allow the milk, cream and vanilla pod to boil. Remove from the heat and leave to infuse for at least 10 minutes.
3. Thirdly, whisk the egg yolks and sugar until pale and fluffy.
4. After that, reheat the cream mixture until nearly boiling. Strain and whisk into the egg mixture until completely mixed in.
5. Then, pour the custard back into the pan and cook on the lowest heat, stirring slowly and continuously for about 10 minutes until thickened. When done, the custard should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
6. Carefully, strain the custard into a bowl and allow cooling, and then churn until scoopable.
7. Finally, transfer to a container to freeze before serving.

If you do not have an ice cream machine, transfer your cooled custard to the container. Whisk after 2-3 hours to break down any ice crystals, return to the freezer until frozen.

What Are The Most Popular Ice Cream Toppings?

There seem to be endless topping options here’s the top 10 flavors and some great toppings to enhance that ice cream of yours!

1. Vanilla
   Toppings to try out: Strawberry sauce, butterscotch, sprinkles.
2. Chocolate
   Toppings to try out: Hot fudge, cookie crumbles, strawberries.
3. Cookies N’ Cream
   Toppings to try out: Cookie dough, caramel sauce, sea salt. Anything to enhance the cookies already in the ice cream!
4. Mint chocolate chip
   Toppings to try out: Chocolate sauce, chocolate shavings, and Oreos!
5. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
   Toppings to try out: Chocolate sauce, peanut butter cups, raspberries.
6. Buttered Pecan
   Toppings to try out: Crushed toffee pieces, blueberries, and popcorn.
7. Cookie dough
   Different from its chocolate counterpart, this ice cream focuses only on the vanilla and cookie dough flavors. Toppings to try out: Fresh blueberries, caramel sauce, MandMs.
8. Strawberry
   Toppings to try out: Caramel sauce, pineapple, gummy bears.
9. Moose tracks
   Toppings to try out: Butterscotch, whipped cream, cookie dough. Might as well go all out!
10. Neapolitan

Ice Cream Places/ Shops near Me

Many ice-cream shops have sprung up in Lagos in recent years and Lagosians love ice cream. The demand for the best creamy has led to a thriving ice cream business in the city.

Below are my five best cream shops near me

1. Coldstone Creamery
2. Ice Cream Factory
3. Hans and Rene Gelateria
4. Chocolate Royale
5. Sweet Kiwi

Ice Cream in Pregnancy

Soft ice creams should be fine to eat when you’re pregnant, as they are processed products made with pasteurized milk and eggs thereby eliminating any risk of salmonella food poisoning.

For homemade ice cream, use a pasteurized egg substitute or follow an egg-free recipe.

Ice Cream and Weight Gain

Most commercially made ice cream is high in sugar and fat and it’s often eaten as a dessert thereby adding a lot of extra calories to meals.

Can I Eat Ice Cream While Trying To Lose Weight?

The diet suggests that you can add the sweet creamy treat to your daily life and still lose weight.

This isn’t because ice cream contains any magic weight-loss powers, but because you’re otherwise eating healthfully and limiting calories.

In addition to ice cream, dieters are given low-fat, high-fiber meal plans.

How can I create homemade ice cream?

Making Ice Cream at Home

1. Heat the cream, sugar, and milk until the sugar is completely dissolved.
2. Pour the blended mix into a measuring cup and then stir in the vanilla essence.
3. Add the mixture to an ice cream maker, then churn it as directed by the manufacturer.
4. Either serve right away or allow ripening in the freezer first.

How to make ice cream in 5 easy steps?

Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag

Ingredients.

1. In a sealable bag, combine the half-and-half, sugar, and vanilla.
2. Add kosher salt and ice to a different resealable bag.
3. Add the sealed bag of half-and-half to the ice-filled bag.
4. Shake the bags ferociously for 5 to 10 minutes.
5. Include toppings and enjoy.

What are the steps of making ice cream?

General Ice Cream Processing Steps

1. Combine the ingredients.
2. Pasteurize the mixture.
3. Homogenize
4. An age mix.
5. Finally, add liquid colors and flavors.
6. Freeze
7. Include bulky flavorings and fruits, nuts, and nuts.
8. Package

Without an ice cream maker, how can you create ice cream at home step by step?

How to prepare homemade ice cream without a machine

1. Heat the cream and milk. Place a 1.25L (5-cup) metal loaf pan in the freezer to cool.
2. Blend the sugar and egg yolks.
3. Prepare the custard.
4. Leave alone to cool.
5. Make the ice cream frozen.
6. Beat the combination.
7. Serve

How to make ice cream at home for beginners?

Method #1: Two Ingredient Ice Cream

1. Using an electric mixer or a hand mixer, beat 2 cups of heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
2. Incorporate a cold can of sweetened condensed milk gradually.
3. Add the flavorings or additives of your choice.
4. Transfer to a freezer in an airtight container. That’s how easy it is!

How can I create homemade ice cream with only milk and sugar?

The milk, sugar, and vanilla combination should be poured to a shallow freezer-safe dish. This dish should be put in the freezer.

Every two to four hours, take the ice cream out and stir it to increase the consistency.

This way, the ice cream consistency can be improved

If I don’t have an ice cream maker, what can I use?

Use a food processor

Regarding this approach: Your preferred ice cream base should be prepared (we used this recipe), then flattened frozen in a big zip-top bag.

When the ice cream foundation has frozen, you’ll have a sheet that can be broken or cut into pieces to fit into your food processor.

How can I manufacture ice cream for my kids at home? How can ice cream be made for a kid’s science project?

Fill the tiny zip-lock bag with half a cup of flavor-infused milk, then tightly close it.

The large zip-lock bag should be filled halfway with ice, then 6 teaspoons of salt should be added.

You will notice the ice starting to melt as the salt lowers the ice’s freezing point.

It’s vital to season the ice with salt. Because of how quickly the ice cream will freeze if you do that.

What tools are needed to produce homemade ice cream?

10 Ice Cream Making Tools

1. Forks and whisks. In our shop, we prefer to manually whip cream using a balloon whisk.
2. An ice cream maker.
3. Sieve
4. Heat-resistant silicone spatulas and spoons.
5. Blowrorch
6. Zeroll dishers
7. Spoons in a spade.
8. Vitamix blender

What can I use in place of condensed milk in ice cream to create it with whipped cream instead of condensed milk?

The thick consistency of heavy cream (also known as heavy whipping cream) is similar to that of sweetened condensed milk.

To make a rich, creamy substitute, just combine 1 cup of heavy cream with 1/4 cup of sugar. In any recipe, you may substitute this for sweetened condensed milk 1:1.

How to Make Ice Cream Without an Ice Cream Machine: Homemade Ice Cream without machine

1. Using an electric mixer or a hand mixer, beat 2 cups of heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
2. Incorporate a cold can of sweetened condensed milk gradually.
3. Add the flavorings or additives of your choice.
4. Transfer to a freezer in an airtight container. That’s how easy it is!

How to create ice cream at home using an ice cream maker? Making ice cream at home with just milk and sugar?

The milk, sugar, and vanilla combination should be added to a shallow freezer-safe dish. This dish should be put in the freezer.

Every two to four hours, take the ice cream out and stir it to increase the consistency.

Why do you put condensed milk in ice cream that is made from scratch?

Condensed milk gives ice cream a smooth and creamy texture by lowering the freezing point and supplying sugar to dissolve in water from cream to create inverted sugar, which sweetens ice cream to enhance flavors.

Instructions for making ice cream without cream What can I use in ice cream in place of the cream?

If you don’t have whole milk or heavy cream, don’t worry too much. Any milk will do, and half-and-half can be used in place of cream.

The best ingredients are those with a high fat content since they will cool with a creamy texture.