Home Made Ice Cream – Cheaper or What? Tips To Make Great Ice Cream

Electric Ice Cream makers are a great way to make ice cream. But I’m always being asked whether or not it’s cheaper to make yourself or to buy it. Two answers to this, Yes and No. But the great thing is you Can make it cheaper if that’s what you want.

For me it’s always been cheaper to make, that was one of the key considerations. My kids eat ice cream several times a week, even in winter. I use all sorts of things. I use left over fruit, frozen fruit and even tinned fruit, or a combination of all of the above.

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.

Frozen and tinned fruit work fine. Whether you put them through the mixture or serve on the side or top of the ice cream. Drain off the juice from the can if you want to keep it lower fat. Here’s some other things that will help your 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. One of the advantages of home made ice cream is that it does not have the additives or preservatives that you get from shop or store bought. What this means is that it won’t last as long in the freezer, so be sure you don’t leave it too long (10 days is about right), before you eat it.

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. Warning! Blueberries when frozen come out like little pellets, so don’t put them in whole, crush them before adding them to any mixture, or better still, just serve them with the ice cream.

Home made ice cream tastes great, and you know exactly what goes into it. Involving the children if you have them is good fun and starts getting them interested in how things are made. They love to bring it around to their friends houses to show off. All around great value for money.