Make Great Ice Cream At Home – Simple Yet Effective

Electric Ice Cream Makers are one way of helping you make ice cream at home. But is it cheaper to make or buy? Well the answer to that is both Yes and No, and it also depends on what ice cream you usually buy.

I have kids that eat a lot of ice cream, so mine is nearly always cheaper. Sometimes for special occasions, I dress it with an expensive or exotic fruit, but not for the kids. The fruit usually ends up on the floor or up a nostril. Mostly if I am using fruit, it’s tinned or frozen and tastes just great.

Picking free seasonal fruit like blackberries and blueberries helps, but I know not everyone can do this, so I just buy frozen, or when I see a good deal on fresh fruit, buy it and freeze it myself.

Canned and frozen fruit work just fine and taste great. If it’s canned I tend to drain the juice first, as this keeps it healthier and better for my kids teeth. But that’s up to you. Here are some more tips to get you making lovely ice cream.

1. Once your ice cream has defrosted, do not re freeze. The texture will be awful, and there is also a danger of food poisoning.

2. I like to make my ice cream manually, when making it with the kids. It’s a great way to get them involved, especially if they have friends around. They love the result and their friends always get some to bring home to show off. However, in general because I make it so often, I use an electric ice cream maker. Pain free, and consistently good results.

3. One of the advantages of home made ice cream is that it does not have the additives or preservatives that you get from shop or store bought. What this means is that it won’t last as long in the freezer, so be sure you don’t leave it too long (10 days is about right), before you eat it.

4. Take your ice cream out of the freezer for about 10-15 minutes before serving. If it’s too cold you won’t enjoy it as much and it can also give you a quick sharp headache.

5. I keep and freeze all left over chocolate sweets and biscuits. They come in really handy, when looking for something to add to the mixture or just crumble over before serving.

6. Blueberries must not go into the ice cream. When they freeze they go rock hard and could take out a tooth. So if you want to put them in, crush them first or just serve them on the side.

Making ice cream at home yourself is so rewarding. The end taste is great, you know what you have put into it, and you can make any type of flavor you want. The kids love getting involved. I like to bring ice cream around to friends’ houses for dinner, we usually have for dessert on the night.