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elleng

(130,156 posts)
Wed May 20, 2020, 05:02 PM May 2020

Make Ice Cream, in a Mason Jar.

Making ice cream at home feels like alchemy, a complex process of mixing and cooling.

Now that summer is fast approaching, maybe try it out. You don’t even need a fancy ice-cream maker. All you really need is heavy cream, a Mason jar and strong forearms. It’s a fun at-home project and so easy a child could be in charge.

Basic Mason Jar Ice Cream
Ingredients
1 cup heavy cream

1 ½ tablespoons granulated sugar

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

A pinch of salt

A 16 oz Mason jar, of course.
Yield: About three servings.

Steps
1. Pour the cream, sugar, vanilla and salt into the jar, and screw on the lid tightly.

2. Shake vigorously, until the cream thickens and almost doubles in size, which should take about five minutes. You’ll know you’re done when the mixture doubles in volume and is about the consistency of brownie batter.

3. Freeze for at least 3 hours. Then eat. You’re welcome.'>>>

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Make Ice Cream, in a Mason Jar. (Original Post) elleng May 2020 OP
I just made coffee icecream in my cuisinsrt using Starbucks instant coffee. katmondoo May 2020 #1
Coffee ice cream Ohiogal May 2020 #2
Sounds good, coffee ice cream's my favorite, elleng May 2020 #3
Morphing this into a science assignment MontanaMama May 2020 #4
Great idea! elleng May 2020 #5
Another good method to try... pamela May 2020 #7
Sounds like making butter. trof May 2020 #6
3 Servings? trocar May 2020 #8
🤣🤣🤣 live love laugh May 2020 #12
Do you remove the lid before freezing? TomSlick May 2020 #9
I wouldn't think it necessary Major Nikon May 2020 #10
Thanks TomSlick May 2020 #13
Wonder if this would work with coconut milk. JudyM May 2020 #11
Made it this week end. Good, but not great, it is a non industrial treat. marble falls May 2020 #14
Glass in the freezer? I'm not too sure about that. NurseJackie May 2020 #15
Used to do this in 4-H all the time Peacetrain May 2020 #16

katmondoo

(6,454 posts)
1. I just made coffee icecream in my cuisinsrt using Starbucks instant coffee.
Wed May 20, 2020, 05:09 PM
May 2020

If you use one package of instant Colombian Starbucks coffee in your Mason jar and increase the sugar it would work with all the other ingredients.

elleng

(130,156 posts)
3. Sounds good, coffee ice cream's my favorite,
Wed May 20, 2020, 05:21 PM
May 2020

but having problems eating anything with sugar, even fruit. Gum problems, I think.

MontanaMama

(23,242 posts)
4. Morphing this into a science assignment
Wed May 20, 2020, 05:23 PM
May 2020

for my kiddo since I'm his new teacher at Covid-19 School...fun!! Thank you.

pamela

(3,469 posts)
7. Another good method to try...
Wed May 20, 2020, 06:10 PM
May 2020

Take those same ingredients and put them in a quart size ziplock. Put that inside a gallon size zip lock and then fill the gallon bag with ice. Toss, shake, etc. It will turn to ice cream.

Major Nikon

(36,814 posts)
10. I wouldn't think it necessary
Wed May 20, 2020, 11:02 PM
May 2020

The liquid only takes up half the space which means the rest is air which will compress. If you were worried about it you could leave the jar upright with the lid on loosely, but I don't think you'd need to bother.

JudyM

(29,122 posts)
11. Wonder if this would work with coconut milk.
Thu May 21, 2020, 02:07 PM
May 2020

I am loving store-bought coconut milk ice cream, with less sugar, too, it’s so good.

Peacetrain

(22,836 posts)
16. Used to do this in 4-H all the time
Fri May 22, 2020, 11:16 AM
May 2020

but we did not use glass jars.. and the kids would sit in the driveway and roll the mixture back and forth.. till it thickened.. used plastic with screw tops.. kids are going to love it.. so much fun!!!

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