Right now there are two types of these home appliances on the market: automatic and semi-automatic. In principle, for a recipe in an ice cream maker it doesn't matter which device you have (the main thing is that you have one). Both work on the same principle: first mix the mass, cool it, and then freeze it. As a result, the product comes out uniform, not over-frozen, and soft, just as it should be.
The five most commonly used ingredients in ice cream maker recipes:
| Product | Calories per 100g | Protein g per 100g | Fats g per 100g | Carbohydrates g per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 68 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
| Cream | 300 | 2.8 | 20 | 3.6 |
| Sugar | 398 | 0 | 0 | 99.7 |
| Vanilla extract | 321 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| Bananas | 89 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 21.8 |
A question comes up: can't you just use a mixer for this? The answer: no, you can't. Well, you can, of course, but a mixer has no extra functions like even freezing. And ice cream made with it risks having crunchy ice crystals in its texture.
The most important products for any ice cream maker are milk (cream) and sugar. All the other components — cocoa, chocolate, jam, syrup, fruits, berries, condensed milk and so on — are added to taste and according to the chosen recipe. As a rule, ice cream recipes already come with the appliance. But you can always look them up online, for example, right here.
Cooking time in an ice cream maker usually takes up to forty minutes. The final time depends on the appliance's power, the ingredients, and the temperature inside the built-in freezer. Bowl sizes also vary, from one liter up to 2.5 liters. A one-liter bowl yields about five hundred to six hundred grams of ice cream.
The five fastest ice cream maker recipes:
| Name of the dish | Cooking time | Calories per 100g | User Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homemade ice cream with condensed milk without cream | 35 min | 177 | +7 |
| Ice cream made from milk in an ice cream maker | 1 h | 162 | +20 |
| Homemade condensed milk and sour cream ice cream | 3 hours | 271 | +163 |
| Homemade berry ice cream | 6 hours | 168 | +25 |
| Ice cream with mint and chocolate | 8 hours | 213 | +51 |
Ice cream comes out of the ice cream maker soft and completely ready to eat. For a firmer freeze, transfer it to a regular freezer.