Make ice yourself - our best recipes
How can you make your own ice cream at home?
The good news first: It's easy to make ice cream yourself at home. And it gets even better: At home, you can conjure up exactly the ice you love.
Whether really sweet or less sweetened, nice fruity or with a lot of chocolate, with crunchy extras or exciting new creations? The flavor possibilities for home-made ice cream are endless. How can you make your own ice cream? with ice cream maker and without, fruit ice cream or vanilla ice cream, vegan or with egg and cream? we'll tell you here.
Incidentally, our recipes all have one thing in common: They are easy to prepare!
Ice cold tip from the experts in the ChroniquesDuVasteMonde test kitchen: The more sugar in the ice, the less firm it gets, and the cold ice cream tastes much less sweet than the ice cream. The sugar must always be dissolved so that it can be better mixed in, therefore with sugar syrup, agave syrup or sweet honey.
Make ice yourself with ice maker
Of course, if you have an ice cream maker at home, it is especially easy to enjoy homemade ice cream. The selection of ice machines is now very large and they are available in a variety of price categories. Beginner models are already available from 20 euros, the professional devices are priced at about 200 to 300 euros.
Then just grab a recipe from our recipe section above, prepare the ingredients accordingly and cool in the refrigerator to 6 ° C. The rest will be done by the ice machine for you. Theoretically, you can serve the ice cream directly afterwards. If you like it a bit tighter, put the ice cream in the freezer for a few more hours afterwards.
Is it possible to make ice cream without an ice machine?
Just because you do not have an ice machine does not mean that you can not make your own ice cream. On the contrary: With the right recipe and a little patience that's easy. Again, the ingredients must be cooled down again and then come in a chilled bowl, which you turn in the freezer. Now it's time to wait. After about 2 hours, the mass should be frozen. To create a creamy consistency, you must now stir it vigorously. This is repeated every half hour until the ice has reached the desired creamy consistency. Here you will find the basic recipe with which you can make milk ice yourself and we will also show you how soft ice cream succeeds.
A particularly quick and easy version for home-made ice cream is the two-ingredient ice cream that Back-Queen Gemma Stafford showed us on her YouTube channel. Sweetened condensed milk is mixed with cream. Another ice cream you could make yourself without an ice cream maker: Rolled Ice Cream.
From these ingredients you can make your own ice cream
Not everyone likes the idea of eating ice cream made from sweetened condensed milk and cream, so there are many other ingredients that can be used to make ice cream:
Make ice yourself with cottage cheese
Quark, that is, lean quark, is an ideal basis for homemade ice cream. Because there is a reason why more and more ice cream parlors meanwhile Magerquark Ice offer: It is whole quickly prepared, low in fat and protein-rich ? and thus the ideal alternative to classic ice cream if you want to save calories. Pro portion come only 88 calories on the account. For the slimmer alternative with lean quark you need:
- 150 grams of lean quark
- 150 grams of frozen fruits to your heart's content, often mixed with other varieties
- 1 tsp honey
The honey provides a pleasant sweetness, because cottage cheese and fruits alone are quite sour. Then mix everything together and stir well. The TK fruits provide the right temperature so you can eat the ice cream right away. Perfect for the ice Jiper in between, right?
Make your own ice cream with Greek yogurt
Greek yogurt has long been known as the slimming food of the stars, so it's no wonder that yoghurt is also the inspiration for a figure-conscious version of the homemade ice cream. Frozen yogurt calls itself the whole thing and we'll gladly explain how it works.
Nicecream: Make vegan ice yourself
This light, low calorie and vegan version of homemade ice cream is our personal favorite when it comes to making ice cream without an ice maker. Even for the so-called Nicecream you only need two ingredients.
You need:
- 2 tbsp vegetable milk of your choice (for example soy / almond / rice or coconut milk)
- 1 ripe banana, which was in the freezer overnight
- If you wish you can add colorful TK fruits in all variations
Put everything together in the blender and puree it thoroughly.Because the banana and the fruits are frozen, you can serve the delicious Nicecream immediately. This is low-calorie enjoyment without a guilty conscience! Also tasty: our recipes for low-carb ice cream and banana ice cream.
There are even more delicious ideas for making ice yourself on our Pinterest board.
