Electric Ice Cream makers are a great way to make ice cream. But I'm always being asked whether or not it's cheaper to make yourself or to buy it. Two answers to this, Yes and No. But the great thing is you Can make it cheaper if that's what you want.
For me it's always been cheaper to make, that was one of the key considerations. My kids eat ice cream several times a week, even in winter. I use all sorts of things. I use left over fruit, frozen fruit and even tinned fruit, or a combination of all of the above.
If you live out in the country, you can always go picking seasonal fruit, and I mean the free ones, like blackberries, and blueberries. Using shop bought, out of season fruit can make the ice cream more expensive.
Frozen and tinned fruit work fine. Whether you put them through the mixture or serve on the side or top of the ice cream. Drain off the juice from the can if you want to keep it lower fat. Here's some other things that will help your ice cream.
1. Ice cream should never be re frozen once it has truly thawed out. It will look terrible as the texture changes, and you run the risk of getting food poisoning.
2. The use of an electric maker can cut down on labor. If you are going to make ice cream regularly then its worth reviewing a selection of electric machines and considering investing in one. With the right care, they last an age.
3. Remember, your home made version will not (fortunately) have preservatives or additives in it like you are used to with commercial ones. This means it won't last as long so try to eat within 10 days to a couple of weeks.
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. Keep left over chocolate and biscuits, freeze them, they can be used for choc chip ice cream, but also you can just crumble biscuits over the top.
6. If you are using blueberries, crush them BEFORE you put them into the mixture, seriously, if you put them in whole, they come out like bullets and act like little weapons in your mouth.
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.
For me it's always been cheaper to make, that was one of the key considerations. My kids eat ice cream several times a week, even in winter. I use all sorts of things. I use left over fruit, frozen fruit and even tinned fruit, or a combination of all of the above.
If you live out in the country, you can always go picking seasonal fruit, and I mean the free ones, like blackberries, and blueberries. Using shop bought, out of season fruit can make the ice cream more expensive.
Frozen and tinned fruit work fine. Whether you put them through the mixture or serve on the side or top of the ice cream. Drain off the juice from the can if you want to keep it lower fat. Here's some other things that will help your ice cream.
1. Ice cream should never be re frozen once it has truly thawed out. It will look terrible as the texture changes, and you run the risk of getting food poisoning.
2. The use of an electric maker can cut down on labor. If you are going to make ice cream regularly then its worth reviewing a selection of electric machines and considering investing in one. With the right care, they last an age.
3. Remember, your home made version will not (fortunately) have preservatives or additives in it like you are used to with commercial ones. This means it won't last as long so try to eat within 10 days to a couple of weeks.
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. Keep left over chocolate and biscuits, freeze them, they can be used for choc chip ice cream, but also you can just crumble biscuits over the top.
6. If you are using blueberries, crush them BEFORE you put them into the mixture, seriously, if you put them in whole, they come out like bullets and act like little weapons in your mouth.
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.
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