How to make ice cream at home?

Today, when on the shelves of a huge selection of all kinds of ice cream, cooking at home was not very popular. However, those who value environmental friendliness and lack of chemical additives, continue to pamper themselves with this favorite since childhood dish. By the way, sweet home dessert is not terrible to give and kids. Let's see how to make ice cream, the recipe of which will be simple, affordable, and at the same time creative and fascinating.

There are many recipes for a sweet dish: some require a careful multi-stage cooking process that takes a lot of time and effort, others do not need special appliances (except for a mixer and a refrigerator). Today we will consider a very simple recipe that you can use at home.

How to cook ice cream?

To prepare a dish, you should take a glass of milk, a half glass of cream, three glasses of water, a glass of sugar, 1 egg (yolk), orange juice and lemon, a bunch of mint.

First you need to pour water into the pan, cover with sugar and put the mint. All bring to a boil and cook over low heat for a couple of minutes. After the pan is removed from the fire, it is necessary to allow the mixture to cool for about half an hour. Then carefully filter the syrup, remove the mint leaves, which are not thrown away, as they will be needed for the preparation of the syrup. At this time, whip the cream until thick. You can use a mixer or whisk. In a separate bowl, whisk the milk with the yolk, and then all together with the cream. All the resulting mass is poured into a saucepan and cooked over low heat, stirring constantly until the cream thickens. Remove from the fire, let's cool a bit.

So, how to make ice cream from this mixture? In the resulting cream, add the prepared syrup in advance. Here, squeeze out fresh lemon and orange juice. We mix everything thoroughly. You can put it in a convenient container and put it in the freezer to cool. There is one secret of how to make ice cream an ideal consistency: you should use a freezer. The mixture due to it will be homogeneous, without slices. If you do not have such equipment, a tasty and appetizing dish will freeze in the freezer. Wait until the dessert freezes to the desired temperature and thickens. Before serving, decorate with mint leaves.

What other options are there?

Knowing how to make ice cream, you can come up with different desserts, combining several different products. The main thing is to mix thoroughly. Bringing the mixture to a homogeneous consistency. Ice cream can be frozen in a whole piece in the form of a cake or slices, for example, in containers for making cookies. Try to prepare a filling, pistachio, fruit or chocolate ice cream. Decorate the delicacy with pieces of fruit, berries or chocolate chips.

So, now you know how to make ice cream yourself at home. Having a freezer, the process of making a cool dessert turns into a simple and fascinating occupation, allowing you to show your imagination and creativity.