Easy Homemade Ice Cream Recipe (2024)


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What You Need

14.5 ounces of Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 Pint of Heavy Whipping Cream

2 Teaspoons of Vanilla

Optional – anything you want to add to your ice cream – fudge, candy, berries

What To Do

Place all 3 ingredients in a large bowl and use a electric whisk for 5 minutes.

You are looking for thick whipped peaks

This is when you can add your optional ingredients – except is it something like hot fudge or caramel — you will want to drizzle that in.

Place the cream batter into baking pan and place in the freezer for 8 hours.

Enjoy!

Ice cream is good for about 2 weeks in the freezer.

Easy Homemade Ice Cream Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 14.5 ounces of Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 1 Pint of Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 2 Teaspoons of Vanilla
  • Optional - anything you want to add to your ice cream - fudge, candy, berries

Instructions

  1. Place all 3 ingredients in a large bowl and use a electric whisk for 5 minutes.
  2. You are looking for thick whipped peaks
  3. This is when you can add your optional ingredients - except is it something like hot fudge or caramel -- you will want to drizzle that in.
  4. Place the cream batter into baking pan and place in the freezer for 8 hours.
  5. Enjoy!
  6. Ice cream is good for about 2 weeks in the freezer.

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    • Budget Savvy Diva

      A little over a pint

      • Robin

        Do you cover it to freeze it also?

  • Robin

    After you put it in a pan to freeze do you cover it with Saran Wrap or something?

    • Budget Savvy Diva

      You can 🙂

  • Rebecca

    Will a kitchen-aid mixer work to mix it?

    • Budget Savvy Diva

      Yes 🙂

  • Kathryn

    What a wonderful recipie. If I want to make Chocolate Ice Cream do I add Cocoa ? and how much ?

    • Budget Savvy Diva

      I am not sure 🙁

  • Libby Russell

    For a quick add in for chocolate ice cream, you could add Hershey’s chocolate syrup.

  • Laura Krumm

    I just made this and put it in the freezer. I added maraschino cherries and whipped it up some more before i put it in the pan. Too bad we have to wait so long! However when I was mixing it up i accidently put too much vanilla, but there is some kind of wierd taste, not sure if its cause I added too much vanilla or cause of the sweetened condensed milk, dont know. The kids thought it was great already. Hope I dont taste the wierdness after its froze for 8 hours! Was super easy though!

  • Staci

    Laura, I know what happened. I just did it myself! We accidentally over whipped the mixture. When we did that the condensed milk started to seperate and the whipping cream started to turn into butter (Whoops!). I hope yours still turned out ok. Mine, not so lucky. I’m going back to the store so I can try again! 🙂

  • Staci

    I over whipped this and accidentally made the sweetes butter I’ve ever tasted. I seperated the condensed milk and whipped cream and continued to whip the cream until creamy and smooth. It is delicious and I am making more tonight! 🙂

  • Dawn

    What size pan and what speed on the mixer?

    • Budget Savvy Diva

      I used a loaf pan – it was on medium

  • sarah

    I have a pretty sweet ice cream maker, can I put in that. Don’t know to much about my ice cream maker was a present with no book. But its very nice, all i have to do is put the bowl in the freezer.

  • Sarah

    Do you know how much sugar is in one serving? Looks great but seems to have a lot of sugar.

  • Alisha Rathai

    Do you have to put it in a pan or van it be in a plastic container?

  • ayeesha owens

    Can I use a ice cream maker for this recipe?

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  • Sherline

    Ok guys totally ” will recomend this recipe” it came out just perfect. It taste even better then store ice cream to me. Only problem it was a little to sweet for me but still it was wonderful. So easy to make not much work at all and the best thing only 3 ingredient. I will make this again. Thank you

  • Sandi B

    If you chill this for a few hours, will it churn in an ice cream maker?

Easy Homemade Ice Cream Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How to make ice cream at home easy? ›

In a small plastic bag, add ½ cup heavy cream, ½ cup milk, 2 tablespoons fine sugar and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. In another larger bag, add 2 to 3 cups ice and ¼ cup salt, then place the smaller bag inside and seal it. Shake the big bag for about 6 to 8 minutes, and presto! Instant ice cream.

What is the secret to making ice cream very creamy? ›

When it comes to great ice cream, cold temperatures and speed are your friends: the faster you bring your base from liquid to solid, the creamier it'll be. In a 2-quart unit, a typical batch of ice cream will take between 18 and 25 minutes to churn.

How do you make ice cream in 5 easy steps? ›

Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag
  1. Ingredients.
  2. Mix the half-and-half, sugar, and vanilla in a resealable bag. ...
  3. Place the ice and the kosher salt in another resealable bag.
  4. Place the sealed half-and-half mixture into the bag with the ice. ...
  5. Vigorously shake the bags for 5 to 10 minutes. ...
  6. Add toppings and enjoy.
Jul 14, 2020

How to make ice cream in 10 minutes? ›

Step 1In a small resealable plastic bag, combine half-and-half, sugar, and vanilla. Push out excess air and seal. Step 2Into a large resealable plastic bag, combine ice and salt. Place small bag inside the bigger bag and shake vigorously, 7 to 10 minutes, until ice cream has hardened.

How to make soft homemade ice cream? ›

Sugar, corn syrup or honey, as well as gelatin and commercial stabilizers, can all keep your ice cream at a softer consistency. Ice cream also stays softer when you store it in a shallow container, rather than a deep tub, and cover the surface of the ice cream with plastic wrap to keep ice crystals from forming.

How ice cream is made step by step? ›

  1. Blend the Ice Cream Mixture. The milk fat source, nonfat solids, stabilizers and emulsifiers are blended to ensure complete mixing of liquid and dry ingredients.
  2. Pasteurize Mix. ...
  3. hom*ogenize. ...
  4. Age the Mix. ...
  5. Add Liquid Flavors and Colors. ...
  6. Freeze. ...
  7. Add Fruits, Nuts and Bulky Flavorings (candy pieces, etc.) ...
  8. Package.

How to make ice cream that kids can make? ›

Step-by-step
  1. Measure the cream, sugar, and vanilla extract into the quart-size bag. Zip it up tightly.
  2. Fill the gallon-size bag with ice. Add the salt. ...
  3. Shake and shake the bags to make ice cream! It will take about 5 minutes until the cream hardens.
  4. Take the smaller bag out of the larger one.

How to make ice cream 6 steps? ›

How to Make Ice Cream
  1. Step 1: Ingredients. whole milk. ...
  2. Step 2: Mixing. mix 1 cup of whole milk with 3/4 of a cup of sugar in a big bowl. ...
  3. Step 3: Mixing (part 2) ...
  4. Step 4: Machine Mixing. ...
  5. Step 5: Scooping and Putting the Ice Cream Away. ...
  6. Step 6: Enjoy!

What thickens homemade ice cream? ›

Egg Yolks: The most traditional thickening agent, egg yolks contain natural proteins and fats that contribute to a rich and luxurious texture in custard-based ice creams. Cornstarch: Often used in non-custard ice creams, cornstarch mixed with milk helps thicken the base and create a smooth mouthfeel.

What sugar is best for ice cream? ›

Most home ice cream recipes call for simple table sugar, which is chemically known as sucrose. But in pro kitchens you have more options. Liquid sugars like invert sugar, corn syrup, honey, and glucose syrup all add body, creaminess, and stability to ice cream, and a little goes a long way.

Why put eggs in homemade ice cream? ›

Eggs add rich flavor and color, prevent ice crystallization and help create smooth and creamy ice cream. But adding raw or undercooked eggs can cause a Salmonella infection and it's usually the ingredient responsible for a foodborne illness outbreak associated with homemade ice cream.

How is original ice cream made? ›

Ice cream was made by hand in a large bowl placed inside a tub filled with ice and salt. This is called the pot-freezer method. French confectioners refined the pot-freezer method, making ice cream in a sorbetière (a covered pail with a handle attached to the lid).

How kids can make ice cream at home? ›

Step-by-step
  1. Measure the cream, sugar, and vanilla extract into the quart-size bag. Zip it up tightly.
  2. Fill the gallon-size bag with ice. Add the salt. ...
  3. Shake and shake the bags to make ice cream! It will take about 5 minutes until the cream hardens.
  4. Take the smaller bag out of the larger one.

How to make ice cream in 6 steps? ›

How to Make Ice Cream
  1. Step 1: Ingredients. whole milk. ...
  2. Step 2: Mixing. mix 1 cup of whole milk with 3/4 of a cup of sugar in a big bowl. ...
  3. Step 3: Mixing (part 2) ...
  4. Step 4: Machine Mixing. ...
  5. Step 5: Scooping and Putting the Ice Cream Away. ...
  6. Step 6: Enjoy!

What are the four steps of making ice cream? ›

How Ice Cream is Made: A Step by Step Guide
  • Step 1: Get the right ingredients. ...
  • Step 2: Everything is combined and blended. ...
  • Step 3: The mixture is added to a pasteurizer. ...
  • Step 4: The mixture goes through a hom*ogenizer. ...
  • Step 5: The hot becomes cold. ...
  • Step 6: Flavoring and ingredients are added.

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