When temperatures rise rapidly, you start craving cold, creamy ice cream. You could get your ice cream fix from the ice cream parlor, but some days it is too hot, and you are not in the mood to leave your air-conditioned home.
For days like that, you churn up a batch of homemade ice cream with the ice cream maker that has been collecting dust in the cabinet for too long.
1. Apple Pie
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Apple pie ice cream is the perfect way to incorporate the flavors of apple pies and use the apples before they go bad. The ice cream is laced with tender apples, warm spices, and buttery cinnamon graham crackers.
Whisk up ice cream base ingredients, put them into the ice cream maker, and churn till the ice cream has set. Stir in the cooled caramelized apples and broken-up cinnamon graham crackers and freeze until firm.
2. Mint Chocolate Chip
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Mint chocolate chip ice cream is a popular ice cream recipe for machines because they are easy to make and has all the goodness of mints and chocolate.
The key to a good mint chocolate chip ice cream is to use a small amount of high-quality mint extract and properly chopped chocolate bits that blend well in the ice cream. Add the mint extract and chocolate bits before putting it in the ice maker.
3. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
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If mint reminds you too much of toothpaste, you can always make a peanut butter chocolate chip ice cream. This rich and creamy ice cream has bittersweet chocolate chips and smooth peanut butter.
Combine condensed milk, creamy peanut butter, half and half, vanilla extract, and heavy whipping cream for the ice cream base. Churn the ice cream base in the machine and freeze it. Serve with a sprinkling of chocolate chips.
4. Blueberry
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Not only is blueberry ice cream visually appealing, but it is bursting with sweet and slightly tart flavors of blueberries. Use fresh blueberries for deep color and flavor.
You need to cook the blueberries with sugar to make the blueberry mixture. Once cooked, cool it in the freezer. Then stir in heavy cream and milk and churn it in the ice cream maker until soft and creamy. Freeze the ice cream for 2 hours and serve.
5. Oreo Cookie
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If you love Oreos, you will love them with ice cream. An Oreo cookie ice cream combines your favorite cookies with creamy vanilla ice cream to make a tasty dessert.
For a creamy and custard ice cream, you need to temper your eggs with the milk, salt, and sugar mixture. After that, freeze it for 2 hours and churn it with cream and vanilla in the ice cream maker. Add the chopped Oreo cookies to the ice cream.
6. Chocolate
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Chocolate ice cream is as classic as it gets. It has been enjoyed for centuries and is sold in every grocery store and ice cream parlor worldwide, but nothing beats a homemade version.
For a creamy and delicious chocolate ice cream, combine cocoa, sugar, cold milk, heavy cream, and vanilla. Pour the mixture into the freezer bowl of the ice cream maker and run for 30 minutes until the mixture is thick, soft, and creamy. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze for at least 2 hours.
7. Pistachio
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Pistachio ice cream is wonderfully light and nutty, perfect for summer. This ice cream is easy to whip up. You add everything to the machine and let it do its magic.
Simmer milk and sugar in a pan and whipping or heavy cream. Mix everything till fully combined, and add ground pistachio powder. Add this mixture to the ice cream maker and churn the mixture until the ice cream is frozen and set.
8. Vanilla
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Many ice cream recipes start with a good vanilla ice cream base. Toppings like chocolates, fruits, nuts, and other additions are added to the vanilla ice cream to change the flavor.
Start by stirring milk, sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Then, churn the mixture in the ice cream maker for 25 to 30 minutes till the ice cream is nice and creamy throughout. Scoop ice cream and place in the freezer.
9. Ube
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Ube ice cream is a fun and vibrant purple dessert made with Ube or purple yams. The yams have a nutty and subtle vanilla flavor that lends itself to the ice cream.
Simmer ube powder and water in a saucepan until the mixture thickens. Combine the ube mixture, milk-sugar mixture, heavy cream, and ube extract, and add the mixture to the ice cream maker. Churn for 25 minutes and freeze the ice cream for a few hours or overnight.
10. Biscoff
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A biscoff ice cream has all the flavors of the popular biscoff biscuit. With Biscoff cookie butter and cookie crumbs, the ice cream has a wonderful caramelized flavor with a hint of cinnamon, while the cookies provide a satisfying crunch.
Making this ice cream is like any other ice cream. All the ice cream ingredients are combined and churned in the ice cream maker. But before it is frozen, add spoonfuls of Bisoff cookie butter and serve with biscoff cookie crumbs.
11. Crème Brûlée
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With a few pantry staples, you can transform the classic French dessert into a cold and delicious treat. A crème brûlée ice cream has a distinct burnt caramel taste that everyone loves about a traditional crème brûlée.
The ice cream needs two main elements to replicate the flavor of the desert: vanilla custard base and torched caramel taste that comes from the broken pieces of caramel candy.
12. Rhubarb and Raspberry
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A rhubarb and raspberry ice cream is light and refreshing with fruity notes. It is a beautiful pink ice cream made with fresh rhubarb, juicy raspberries, and cream. The sweet raspberries complement the tart rhubarb perfectly.
The fruits are softened in the oven and processed with sugar to turn the fruits into jam-like consistency in a food processor. The jam is then mixed with cream and added to the ice cream maker for a wholesome ice cream.
13. Black sesame
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Black sesame is one of the most popular ice cream flavors in Japan. It has a deep, rich black color from the black sesame paste with a nutty and slightly sweet flavor. You should try making it if you love a creative recipe for an ice cream machine.
Start by tempering the egg and black sesame paste mixture with the milk-sugar mixture. Strain the mixture into a saucepan and simmer on low heat. Pour the black sesame mixture into the ice cream maker for 20 minutes and freeze.
14. Birthday Cake
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You do not have to wait for someone's birthday to enjoy a creamy and delicious birthday cake ice cream. This ice cream is as delightful as digging into a birthday cake.
The secret to this ice cream lies in its unique ingredients: cake batter extract and dry yellow cake mix. These ingredients add that authentic birthday cake flavor, while the rainbow sprinkle toppings add a playful touch.
15. Orange Creamsicle
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An orange creamsicle is the best of vanilla and orange-flavored ice creams. This ice cream recipe has two elements – a vanilla ice cream and an orange ice cream. The two are combined at the end for the “orange creamsicle” outcome.
You make two separate egg and milk custard ice cream bases. Add heavy cream and vanilla into one and orange zest and orange juice in another. Refrigerate and churn both separately. You can combine both ice creams when serving.
16. Passion Fruit
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Passion Fruit Ice Cream is fresh, creamy, and full of tropical fruit flavors. Passion fruit has a distinct, aromatic flavor profile of tartness and sweetness, making it a popular flavor choice for ice creams.
Start by making the egg custard and then add the passion fruit pulp. Everything is warmed over a stove for a minute and chilled. Once chilled, churn the passionfruit ice cream custard for 20 minutes. You can serve it directly as a soft serve or freeze it for a scooping consistency.
17. Sugar-Free Strawberry
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If you are making ice cream at home, you have the option to add and remove ingredients according to your liking, so you might as well make a healthy ice cream without sugar.
Strawberries have natural sugar in them and taste great in the ice cream. Additionally, sugar replacements like Splenda, xylitol, or stevia will give the ice cream the flavor it needs.
18. Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookie
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A cinnamon oatmeal cookie ice cream may no longer be available at Ben & Jerry’s, but that does not mean you cannot enjoy it. With a few ingredients, you can enjoy it at home.
This ice cream is milky, lightly spicy, and sweet. Start by making the Oatmeal Cookie Chunks. After that, make the ice cream base with milk, sugar, maple syrup, and cinnamon. Cool the mixture and churn it in the ice cream machine. Add cookie chunks and freeze them before serving.
19. Peaches and Cream
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A peach dessert always hits the spot after a savory, carb-heavy meal. If you want a custard-based ice cream, you need egg yolks, but if you do not want to use the eggs, you can follow the simple vanilla ice recipe.
For this ice cream, use super-ripe peaches. Otherwise, the flavor of peach will be very subtle. Puree the peaches, squeeze lemon juice to enhance the flavor, and add it to the ice cream.
20. Bourbon
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If you want an adult-friendly and boozy ice cream, flavor your ice cream base with a good shot of bourbon. It is strictly for grown-up treats only.
Like most ice cream recipes, you start by making an egg custard low and slow. You could end up making scrambled eggs, so this step is crucial. Once the custard is ready, add bourbon and chill in the fridge until it sets. Freezing might take longer than usual because of the alcohol.