How to Make Ice Cream Without an Ice Cream Maker
If you don't have an ice cream maker or don't feel like using it right now, it's possible to make ice cream without an ice cream maker. It takes a bit of time waiting for it to freeze, but not much effort.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Make whatever ice cream recipe you'd like.
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Put the ice cream mix in a large bowl and let it cool down in the refrigerator for an hour or more.
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Move the bowl to the freezer.
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Remove the bowl from the freezer after a half an hour or so. The ice cream should be starting to get frozen on the sides of the bowl. You want it slushy but not frozen solid.
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Beat the ice cream for three minutes with a whisk or electric beater.
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Put the bowl back in the freezer for half an hour.
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Repeat this process of freezing then beating the ice cream three more times.
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Let the ice cream freeze overnight in the freezer, or at least for a few hours.
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Eat the ice cream.
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Tips & Warnings
You don't have to freeze the ice cream in the bowl. You can transfer it to a container with a lid.