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How to Make Homemade Ice Cream in a Jar Recipe

How to Make Homemade Ice Cream in a Jar

Shaziya
Making homemade ice cream has never been easier or more fun than with this 10-minute jar method. Creamy, dreamy, and endlessly customizable, this recipe lets you whip up a batch of smooth, velvety ice cream without any fancy equipment.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 pint

Ingredients
  

Vanilla Ice-Cream

  • 1 cup cold heavy whipping cream (36% fat content)
  • 4 tablespoons cold condensed milk store-bought or Homemade
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon vanilla bean paste optional

Strawberry Ice-Cream

  • 1/2 cup strawberry puree
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Chocolate Ice-Cream

  • 1/3 cup bittersweet chocolate melted and cooled

Instructions
 

  • Place a 12 oz glass jar with a tight, sealable lid in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes (I don't recommend a plastic container as it will be much harder to whip).
  • Into the cold jar pour in the cold heavy whipping cream and cold condensed milk and stir really well with a spoon.
  • Seal the jar tightly and shake really well until you can feel the mix thicken in roughly 6-8 minutes. This timing all depends on how hard you are shaking so it might take more or less time.
  • When the ice cream doesn't sound as liquid and it has thickened to soft peaks you are done. (See video above!)
  • Now, you have a thick and creamy blank canvas to turn into any flavor of Ice cream you want. Below are just some of the most popular flavors.
  • Vanilla Ice Cream Into your ice cream base stir in the vanilla extract and vanilla paste if using. Scoop into a freezable container and freeze for a minimum of 6 hours.
  • Strawberry Ice CreamMix together the pureed strawberries and sugar. Allow to stand for 5 minutes. Into your ice cream base stir in the puree. Scoop into a freezable container and freeze for a minimum of 6 hours.
  • Chocolate Ice CreamInto your ice cream base swiftly stir in the cooled, melted chocolate. Do this step quickly as the chocolate will start to set on the ice-cream base. Scoop into a freezable container and freeze for a minimum of 6 hours.
  • Freezing and Storing your Ice Cream In a disposable ice cream container or a plastic freezable container, freeze your ice-cream for a minimum of 6 hours before enjoying. Store in the freezer for up to 8 weeks.
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