Making Ice Cream Using An Electric Ice Cream Maker - Tips To Make It Great

Electric Ice Cream Makers are one way of helping you make ice cream at home. But is it cheaper to make or buy? Well the answer to that is both Yes and No, and it also depends on what ice cream you usually buy.

I have kids that eat a lot of ice cream, so mine is nearly always cheaper. Sometimes for special occasions, I dress it with an expensive or exotic fruit, but not for the kids. The fruit usually ends up on the floor or up a nostril. Mostly if I am using fruit, it’s tinned or frozen and tastes just great.

Picking free seasonal fruit like blackberries and blueberries helps, but I know not everyone can do this, so I just buy frozen, or when I see a good deal on fresh fruit, buy it and freeze it myself.

Canned and frozen fruit work just fine and taste great. If it’s canned I tend to drain the juice first, as this keeps it healthier and better for my kids teeth. But that’s up to you. Here are some more tips to get you making lovely ice cream.

1. Ice cream should never be re frozen once it has truly thawed out. It will look terrible as the texture changes, and you run the risk of getting food poisoning.

2. The use of an electric maker can cut down on labor. If you are going to make ice cream regularly then its worth reviewing a selection of electric machines and considering investing in one. With the right care, they last an age.

3. Remember that home made ice cream will not have all the preservatives that store bought has in it. This means that it will not last as long. So try to use within a couple of weeks in the freezer.

4. It’s best not to serve your ice cream too cold. It can give you brain freeze, but also takes away from the flavor because it’s just too cold to taste properly. Take out of the freezer for about 10 minutes before you dive in.

5. Freeze all left over chocolate and chocolate sweets (you can use these when you want to make a choc flavour version). You can grate them over the top for a lovely effect.

6. If you are using blueberries, crush them BEFORE you put them into the mixture, seriously, if you put them in whole, they come out like bullets and act like little weapons in your mouth.

Making ice cream at home yourself is so rewarding. The end taste is great, you know what you have put into it, and you can make any type of flavor you want. The kids love getting involved. I like to bring ice cream around to friends’ houses for dinner, we usually have for dessert on the night.