Plastic Bag Ice Cream
July 24th, 2008
I saw the idea to make your own ice cream without an ice cream maker on Chris’ blog, Ordering Disorder. We had a severe thunderstorm warning yesterday afternoon, so I thought this would be a good alternative to going to the pool.
We used 2 cups of heavy cream, 4 tablespoons of sugar, and a teaspoon of vanilla. Sealed it all inside a quart-size Ziploc freezer bag, squeezing out as much air as possible. Then, in a gallon-size Ziploc freezer bag, I combined about 5 tablespoons of rock salt (got mine at Target near the ice cream makers) with a little more than 2 trays full of ice cubes. The ice cream bag went inside the larger one, and I sealed that bag, again squeezing out as much air as I could.
The bags were really too heavy and cold for the boys to do much with, though A. tried his best by resting the bag on a table and shaking the top of it. It took me about 20 minutes of semi-vigorous shaking to get the ice cream to a runny soft serve consistency. It was delicious, if not quite the right firmness. I just couldn’t listen to G. ask “Is it ready NOW?” one more time — otherwise I’d have shaken it longer.
It was a fun time-waster for a rainy afternoon, but truthfully the boys would have been just as happy if I’d pulled a container of Breyers out of the freezer.
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I'm Dara, the chick in the kitchen. Living in the suburbs of Manhattan with my two boys, ages 3 and 5, and husband. Trying to feed my family something more diverse than a different shape of pasta each night. Reach me at .
6 Comments
1. Jodi | July 24th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
I think the texture looks good…kind of like a really thick milkshake?:O)
2. Grammy | July 24th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Nice, pure ingredients… sounds yummy.
3. merrie | July 25th, 2008 at 7:16 am
very creative
4. Aunt Barbara | July 25th, 2008 at 8:47 am
I’m glad you shared your experience. I was planning to make it with E. & J. next month when I visit, but now I’m not so sure. Do you think it would be worth it to try with them?
Sure, why not? Maybe halve the recipe, then if should take less time. It’s not expensive and not too time consuming, so there’s really nothing to lose. — Dara
5. Hillary | July 25th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Aaah didn’t know there were good recipes for ice cream without an ice cream maker! Thanks for sharing!
6. chickinthekitchen.com &ra&hellip | July 27th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
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