How to make ice cream at home?

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Today, when there is a huge selection of all kinds of ice cream on store shelves, cooking it at home has become not very popular. However, those who appreciate environmental friendliness and the absence of chemical additives continue to indulge themselves in this favorite dish since childhood. By the way, sweet homemade dessert is not scary to give to kids. Let's see how to make ice cream, the recipe of which is simple, affordable, and at the same time creative and fun.

There are many recipes for a sweet dish: some require a thorough multi-stage culinary process that takes a lot of time and effort, others do not require special tools (except for a mixer and a refrigerator). Today we will look at a very simple recipe that you can use at home.

How to make ice cream?

To prepare the dish, you should take a glass of milk, one and a half glasses of cream, three glasses of water, a glass of sugar, 1 egg (yolk), orange and lemon juice, a bunch of mint.

First you need to pour water into the pan, add sugar and putchopped mint. Bring everything to a boil and simmer for a couple of minutes. After the pan is removed from the heat, you need to let the mixture cool for about half an hour. Then we carefully filter the syrup, remove the mint leaves, which we do not throw away, as they will be needed to prepare the syrup. At this time, whip the cream until thick. You can use a mixer or beat with a whisk. In a separate bowl, beat the milk with the yolk, and then all together with the cream. Pour all the resulting mass into a saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the cream thickens. Remove from heat, let cool slightly.

So, how to make ice cream from this mixture? In the resulting cream, add the syrup prepared in advance. Here we squeeze fresh lemon and orange juice. We mix everything thoroughly. You can transfer it to a convenient container and put it in the freezer to cool. There is one secret to making ice cream the perfect consistency: you should use an ice cream maker. Thanks to it, the mixture will be homogeneous, without pieces. If you do not have such equipment, a tasty and appetizing dish will freeze in the freezer. Wait for the dessert to harden to the desired temperature and thicken. Garnish with mint leaves before serving.

What other options are there?

Knowing how to make ice cream, you can come up with different desserts by combining several different products. The main thing is to mix thoroughly. Bringing the mixture to a homogeneous consistency. Ice cream can be frozen as a whole piece in the form of a cake or in pieces,for example, in containers for making cookies. Try making sundae, pistachio, popsicles, or chocolate ice cream. Garnish with fruit pieces, berries or chocolate chips.

So now you know how to make your own ice cream at home. Having an ice cream maker turns the process of making a cool dessert into a simple and fun activity that allows you to express your imagination and creativity.