The summer season is about to begin and for many people, the ice cream season par excellence. In all cities you can find artisan ice cream parlors, where you can surely find very good ice cream. But you also have the possibility to make your own homemade ice cream, much healthier since you can choose the ingredients.
Especially if there are children at home, it is important to watch the amount of sugar and fat they consume. But so that a good diet does not mean giving up certain pleasures such as ice cream, today we are going to learn how to make homemade ice cream. Do not worry if you are not an expert cook, it is not necessary to have great cooking knowledge, you will not even need specific tools.
Although you can find ice cream machines, which can make the task much easier. Today we are going to explain step by step the technique to make different types of ice cream homemade. From the simplest popsicles, through slushies, to the creamiest ice cream.
How to make homemade creamy ice cream
You can make creamy ice cream with hundreds of different ingredients. But for the ice cream to have the same texture that we can find in ice cream parlors, we have to use an ice cream machine or follow these steps. The process It is done to prevent ice crystals from appearing when freezing in the ice cream. If we freeze the cream without further ado, these water crystals will appear, which would spoil the creaminess of the ice cream.
- The technique is as follows:
Prepare a large bowl filled with ice cubes and add half a glass of salt approximately. The ice cream should be prepared in a smaller bowl, so that it fits in the previous container with the ice. With a hand mixer, beat the ingredients well for about 10 minutes. After that time, cover the ice cream container with a transparent film ensuring that there is no air left. The film must touch the ice cream so that the top layer does not dry out.
Put the two containers together in the freezer, for about 45 minutes. We take out the ice cream and beat again for another 5 minutes. Then, cover the bowl with the ice cream again with plastic wrap, which touches the ice cream well. And we put it back in the freezer, this time without the container with ice. The ice cream should be in the freezer for several hours, so you can prepare it the day before and leave it overnight.
The result will be a creamy and delicious ice cream. To make the creamy ice cream you can use the ingredients you prefer. The base is the same, you need 400 ml of liquid cream with a high percentage of fat, the pastry would be adequate. Below you will find some of the most traditional ice cream recipes.
Homemade ice cream recipes
Vanilla ice cream
- 400 gr of condensed milk
- 400 ml of liquid cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- Mix the condensed milk and vanilla. Whip the cream with a few rods and add the condensed milk with vanilla. Mix well until you get a smooth cream, without lumps. Perform the steps detailed above.
Chocolate ice cream
- 400 ml of liquid cream
- 350 gr of dark chocolate
- 100 ml of milk
- Separate the chocolate so that you have approximately 75 grams, chop into small cubes. The rest of the chocolate is grated and mixed with the milk. Melt in a bain-marie and when it is ready, let it warm but without cooling completely so that it does not solidify. We whip the cream and add the chocolate and the chocolate chips that we had reserved. Follow the steps to freeze the ice cream.
How to make fruit popsicles
You can also make ice cream more easily using seasonal fruits. In this way you make sure that the little ones are taking their corresponding portion of fruit. These popsicles are very healthy since they do not have any fat, so they are perfect for the whole family. The ingredients will be the ones that everyone likes the most at home, the procedure is very simple.
Strawberry Banana Lolly
- 1 plátano
- 4 fresas
- Water glass 1
- sugar or sweetener to taste
- Blend all the ingredients well until there are no lumps. You can use ice cream molds but if you don't have one, use whatever glass you have at home. Place an ice cream stick in the center, so that it stays in the center, hold it with a clothespin that will rest on the edge of the glass. Pour the mixture and put it in the freezer for several hours. And ready! you already have some delicious fruit popsicles to enjoy as a family.