If you’re going to be making ice cream regularly, an ice cream maker is a good investment. But even if you don’t want to invest in one, there are times when you might want to whip up a chilled dessert yourself, and that’s where we can help.
There are a number of ice cream recipes out there, but this one has to be the simplest. Although it only takes a few minutes you make, you’ll still need to freeze it overnight to eat it at its best, so plan to make it the night before you’d like to serve it.
Ingredients
To make two portions of vanilla ice cream, this is all you’ll need:
– 300ml of double cream (one small pot)
– 268ml of condensed milk (two-thirds of a small tin)
– 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract (and you can even skip this if you don’t have it)
Method
1. Put the condensed milk and the cream in the fridge to chill for an hour or two, along with the bowl you’ll use to mix up your ice cream.
2. Pour the cream into the bowl. Using a hand or stand mixer with a whisk attachment, whisk the cream until it forms soft peaks.
3. Add the condensed milk. Whisk again until the mixture forms stiff peaks.
4. Stir in the teaspoonful of vanilla extract (if you have it).
5. If you want to add flavour to your ice cream, this is the time to do it. You can add crumbled cookies to the mix, swirl in fruit puree, throw in crushed M&Ms or chopped cherries.
6. Transfer your ice cream mixture into freezer containers. (If you don’t have anything suitable, you can buy 50 cardboard tubs with lids from Amazon in the UK for £12.87.)
7. Leave the ice cream overnight for best results. At a minimum, freeze it for six hours.
8. Eat!
If you want to invest in an ice cream maker, have a look at our article on which type to buy. For that other summer essential, get advice on what kind of barbecue you should get and check out our barbecue hacks.
Via Techadvisor