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Ube Ice Cream
Ube is a tuber with an eye-catching purple color, and a sweet, vanilla-like flavor. Whip up a batch of ube ice cream at home to rival the Trader Joe's version with our must-make recipe using ube powder and extract. It's a great summer dessert to impress your friends, and kids love the vibrant purple color.
02 of 15
No-Churn Pistachio Ice Cream
For pistachio lovers there is no greater treat than a bowl of pistachio ice cream, and this one just happens to come together with only five ingredients, no ice cream maker needed. The secret ingredient is sweetened condensed milk, which helps the ice cream to remain soft and scoopable when frozen.
03 of 15
Hokey Pokey Ice Cream
Hokey Pokey is New Zealand's favorite ice cream flavor, and for good reason. Now you can enjoy the scrumptious treat stateside, with our easy recipe that combines golden, crunchy honeycomb candy (also called sponge candy, or hokey pokey down under) with scoops of store-bought vanilla ice cream.
04 of 15
Classic Chocolate Ice Cream
What would summer be without chocolate ice cream? Make your own this summer with this foolproof recipe for a rich and creamy version that kids and adults alike will love to eat. Be sure to allow the cooked custard mixture to cool completely before churning in your ice-cream maker.
05 of 15
Matcha Ice Cream
This popular Japanese ice cream flavor has a subtle grassy taste and beautiful green hue thanks to matcha, a powder made from dried shade-grown green tea leaves. It's simple to prepare with heavy cream, egg yolks, sugar, and matcha. Serve it with fresh raspberries or raspberry sauce for a pop of contrasting color and flavor.
06 of 15
Blue Moon Ice Cream
With its bright blue hue, and a taste like Fruity Pebbles, it's no wonder that blue moon ice cream has been a longtime staple in the Midwest. Instant vanilla pudding gives our recipe a rich and creamy texture the whole family will cheer for. Churn it up at home for enjoying during any phase of the moon.
07 of 15
Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Cake
Savor the scrumptious flavors of old-fashioned strawberry shortcake in the form of a cooling summer dessert. Our winning strawberry shortcake ice cream cake uses freeze-dried strawberries for intense strawberry flavor and butter cookies to recreate that nostalgic crumble on top.
08 of 15
No-Churn Ice Cream
If you've always wanted to try your hand at making ice cream, but lack an ice cream maker, our no-churn ice cream recipe is a great place to start. It takes just a few minutes to throw together, with no cooking required. All you need are a few kitchen tools, 4 ingredients, and a few hours of freezing time. Tweak it with chocolate chips, fruit chunks, or your favorite add-ins for an easy, cooling treat.
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09 of 15
Mason Jar Ice Cream
Mason jar ice cream is probably the quickest way to get your ice cream fix, without needing to venture out to the ice cream shop. You don't even need an ice cream maker for this recipe that uses good, old-fashioned arm power. It's easy to tweak with your favorite flavorings and add-ins for a customizable summer treat.
10 of 15
Rocky Road Ice Cream
Rocky road ice cream is the oldest mix-in based ice cream flavor in the US, invented in 1929. There's a reason it's still available at thousands of ice cream parlors and every grocery store in the land. This version uses marshmallow creme for ultra-smooth swirls.
11 of 15
Southern Buttermilk Ice Cream
Buttermilk is a Southern staple used in everything from pancakes to cornbread. Now you can enjoy its signature, rich, tangy flavor in our creamy buttermilk ice cream that makes the best-ever topping for sliced peach pie, or a warm-from-the-oven apple cobbler.
12 of 15
Spaghettieis Ice Cream Sundae
What looks like a plate of pasta but tastes like an ice cream sundae? It's spaghettieis, a fun and unique ice cream confection originating from Germany. Strings of vanilla ice cream (created with a potato ricer) play the role of noodles, while strawberry sauce subs in for marinara, and white chocolate or coconut shavings mimic parmesan cheese.
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13 of 15
Giant Ice Cream Sandwich
Indulge in a nostalgic summer childhood treat with our giant ice cream sandwich cake. It is easy to assemble with a convenient cake mix, and store-bought vanilla ice cream, and makes a crowd-pleasing dessert for summer birthday parties.
14 of 15
Peanut Butter Swirl Ice Cream
Peanut-butter loving kids and adults will flip for our nutty, creamy peanut butter swirl ice cream. You'll use an ice cream maker, and just a handful of ingredients, to create the custardy vanilla ice cream base. Then swirl in our essential, 4-ingredient peanut butter sauce, and refreeze to set.
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Halo-Halo
Halo-halo means "mix mix" in Tagalog, and if you're the kind of person who struggles to decide what to have for dessert, this is the ice cream treat for you. Loaded with different flavors, colors, and textures, halo-halo features sweetened red beans, shaved ice, coconut, evaporated milk, and ube ice cream for a maximalist sweet treat.
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FAQs
What is the secret to making ice cream very creamy? ›
Keep It Creamy
Sugar, corn syrup or honey, as well as gelatin and commercial stabilizers, can all keep your ice cream at a softer consistency.
Whole milk – I don't recommend replacing it with reduced fat or skim. Whole milk's higher fat content ensures that the homemade ice cream comes out creamy, not icy.
Why is my ice cream icy and not creamy? ›My ice cream is icy. This is probably the most common problem with home made ice cream. And it's caused by large ice crystals forming in the mixture as it freezes. Large ice crystals are usually the result of either too much water in the mix or excessively long freezing time.
How to prevent ice crystals in homemade ice cream? ›Chill Your Base Well
The initial mixture should be very cold before it hits the ice-cream machine; ideally, you'll want to refrigerate it overnight. It'll need less churning time this way, and that will keep ice crystals from snowballing.
Eggs leverage the fat already present in the ice cream base (the butterfat in cream and milk) and make it work even further for a creamier texture. But wait, there's more! Egg yolks also improve the stability of an ice cream, reducing its tendency to melt before you can get it from freezer to cone to mouth.
What can I add to homemade ice cream to make it thicker? ›Adding thickening agents, such as egg yolks, cornstarch, gelatin, tapioca starch, or even Junket tablets, enhances the texture and elevates the overall ice cream experience. Remember, making homemade ice cream is as much an art as it is a science.
How do you increase creaminess in ice cream? ›So you can up the fat in your ice cream by substituting cream for milk or half-and-half in recipes. Even more effective, is that you can also add more egg yolks if making a custard-based ice cream, which will increase the creaminess due to their emulsifying properties.
Can you over churn homemade ice cream? ›Here's why: Churning ice cream base is a bit like making whipped cream. You need to churn just enough to make the fat globules stick to the air bubbles and form a protective coating that stabilizes the foam. But too much churning can cause the fat globules to stick to each other, turning the mixture into butter.
How do you make homemade ice cream fluffier? ›Butterfat also adds texture insurance against iciness, especially handy if your base has watery elements like fruit purée. Paradoxically, more butterfat also translates to a lighter, fluffier ice cream, which is why super dense gelato relies more heavily on milk than cream.
Why do you add rock salt to ice when making ice cream? ›The greater the salt content, the lower the freezing point of the water. At the same time, dissolving salt in the liquid water causes the water temperature to drop, generating ice cream quicker.
What is a natural stabilizer for ice cream? ›
Stabilizers, including natural, plant-derived ingredients like guar gum, xantham gum, and carageenan, are just another kind of emulsifier that manipulates ice cream texture. (And FYI, egg yolks are a kind of stabilizer.)
What additive keeps ice cream soft? ›Guar Gum. Made from guar beans, guar gum works as a stabilizer, emulsifier, and thickener and may be used in the production of soft-serve ice cream.
How to increase the creaminess of ice cream? ›So you can up the fat in your ice cream by substituting cream for milk or half-and-half in recipes. Even more effective, is that you can also add more egg yolks if making a custard-based ice cream, which will increase the creaminess due to their emulsifying properties.
What adds creaminess to ice cream? ›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.
What gives ice cream its creamy texture? ›At its core ice cream is a successful emulsion of fat into water, sugar, and ice with air mixed into the batch. An emulsion is a mixture of two substances that typically separate (like oil and water). But, instead mix together to form the consistent creamy base used for ice cream. It's Science!
What makes ice cream light and fluffy? ›The main distinction between hard and soft ice cream is its texture. Soft serve gets its characteristic lightness from its air content. Generally, soft serve has less fat and more air than hard serve ice cream. It is also served at warmer temperatures, giving the dessert its softness.