Homemade Ice Cream Without an Ice Cream Maker
Here's an easy tutorial on how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker. We'll tell you our best tips, tricks, and hacks.
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Materials
- 1 ice cream base use recipe of your choice
Instructions
- Mix up the ice cream base as directed.
- Pour the ice cream mixture into a wide, airtight container.
- Place ice cream in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Place the chilled ice cream mixture in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- Beat ice cream mixture with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Place ice cream in the freezer for 40 minutes – then beat with an electric mixer.
- Repeat “40 minute freeze-then-beat cycle” 3 times. This should total 2 1/2 hours of freezing.
- At this point, you can choose to either beat your ice cream mixture every 40 minutes until frozen or let your ice cream mixture freeze on its own.
- Add mix-ins to your ice cream if desired (like chocolate or nuts).
Notes
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