How to Make Soft Serve Ice Cream

Soft-serve ice cream is dispensed through a special machine capable of mixing the ingredients with air to make it very light and fluffy. Unless you have a soft-serve machine at home, you won't be able to make true soft-serve ice cream, but you can make some light and fluffy soft ice cream that will be similar, and very delicious.

Things You'll Need

• 2 to 3 scoops vanilla or chocolate ice cream
• 1 pt. whipping cream
• Chocolate syrup (optional)
• Plastic container
• Wooden spoon
• ½ gallon milk
• 1 6-oz. instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 large tub non-dairy frozen topping
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tbsp. vanilla extract
• Ice cream freezer

Instructions

Simple Soft-Serve

1. Put the whipping cream in a small mixing bowl and mix it until it's thick and fluffy.

2. Put 2 to 3 scoops of chocolate or vanilla ice cream in a plastic container and spread the whipping cream over the top of the ice cream.

3. Stir in a small amount chocolate syrup, and continue stirring with a wooden spoon until the mixture is soft and creamy.

4. Add more chocolate syrup, a little at a time, until the soft-serve ice cream is chocolatey enough for your taste buds.

5. Freeze the soft-serve ice cream for about 10 to 12 hours.

Soft-Serve Vanilla Ice Cream

1. Combine the milk and vanilla pudding mix in a mixing bowl, and mix it on high speed.

2. Add the sugar and continue to mix, followed by the non-dairy frozen topping and vanilla.

3. Pour the mixture into an ice-cream freezer container and continue according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Tips & Warnings

• To make "lite" ice cream, substitute skim milk, pudding with artificial sweetener, and lite non-dairy frozen creamer.