I posted a few weeks ago about finally receiving my highly anticipated Ice Cream maker. I purchased my ice cream maker with Swagbucks and it was something that I saved up for awhile! I kept prioritizing other purchases over it, and I got more and more impatient! Finally I decided that I wanted homemade ice cream at Lizzie’s birthday party, so of course I had to buy the ice cream maker! Luckily the exact model I wanted (The Cuisineart ICE-21) dropped from $90 to $37 and that was all the incentive I needed!
I am so happy to say that we love this ice cream maker. I honestly thought that homemade ice cream was something I was going to have to develop a taste for. That my taste buds would have to acclimate to truly enjoy it. Oh boy, I was so wrong. Homemade ice cream is a little bit of heaven on earth. Who knew such simple ingredients could result in such perfection? I am sharing the two recipes we have tried so far. Please let me know about any other awesome ice cream (or frozen yogurt, I really need to make some lightened up versions!) recipes you might have in the comments!
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Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
1 cup whole milk
3/4 cup granulated sugar
pinch salt
2 cups heavy cream
1 tbspn vanilla extract
Directions:
Be sure your ice cream bowl is in the freezer for over 24 hours
Using a mixer, blend all ingredients together (I used my Kitchen Aid)
Refrigerate overnight or freeze for about an hour (it won’t actually freeze, it just needs to get super cold) in an airtight container
Make according to your ice cream maker directions
Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream
1 cup whole milk
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
pinch salt
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 tbspn vanilla extract
Directions:
Be sure your ice cream bowl is in the freezer for over 24 hours
Using a mixer, blend all ingredients together (I used my Kitchen Aid)
Refrigerate overnight or freeze for about an hour (it won’t actually freeze, it just needs to get super cold) in an airtight container
Make according to your ice cream maker directions
Super simple, easy and so satisfying. No longer do we eat ice cream made of ingredients we can’t pronounce. Yum!
Enjoy!
Ooh! This looks especially good! Thanks for the review and the recommendation. I’ll have to put an ice cream maker on our list. Maybe by the time the snow melts…
Yummy!!
Thanks for the tip on that ice cream maker. I’ve wanted one for awhile but haven’t looked at prices lately. It’s being delivered to me next week. 🙂