How to Use The Ice Cream Ball To Make Ice Cream

You've likely seen the informercial for the Ice Cream Ball. Here's how to use the Ice Cream Ball to make homemade ice cream.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Ice
• Rock salt
• Cream
• Sugar
• Vanilla (and/or other ingredients like coffee, strawberries, or chocolate syrup.

1. Fill the ice opening of the ball with as many ice cubes or crushed ice as you can.

2. Put a half cup of rock salt in with the ice and screw the lid shut.

3. In mixing bowl, stir a pint of half and half or whole cream with a little over a third of a cup of sugar. Adjust the sugar to your taste.
   
   For vanilla ice cream, add one and one/half teaspoons of vanilla extract. For other flavors, experiment with just about any fruit, syrup, or crushed cookies you can imagine.

4. Mix the ingredients until they are well stirred.

5. Pour the liquid ice cream mixture into the metal cylinder of the ball.

6. Screw the lid back on by hand.

7. Shake, roll, and use the ball for about ten minutes. If the ice cream hasn't set, stir it with a plastic utensil, and then shake it for ten more minutes.

8. You'll have a pint or more of ice cream after the ice cream has set.

Resources

• Ice Cream Recipes