Homemade Ice Cream!

It's officially summer. I've made four (4) batches of ice cream. Well, actually, David and I have made 4 batches. He's great for watching over the ice cream while it's working. I make up the ice cream, and give it to him in the canister with the dasher inside and the lid on top. He's in charge of the rest; putting in the ice and salt, then helping it along when it doesn't want to go around.


We make it in the laundry room in my laundry sink. So much better than making it outside, with a hand crank freezer, with somebody sitting, and somebody cranking. When the kids were little, if I wanted ice cream, I would have to crank and sit at the same time. It was usually when hubby was at work, and unless you've got over about a hundred pounds to put on top, it moves all over. My little guys were no where near that much, and I was....... well, let's just say I was a little over that. Anyway, I have an electric one now, and I make ice cream like there's no tomorrow. Ummm, yeah. We also tend to inhale it like there's no tomorrow. I was a little slow in getting a picture of the finished product.


Want the recipe?

Vanilla Ice Cream
(makes 4 qts.)

1 cup fake eggs - eggbeaters or store brand
2 cups sugar
2 cans evaporated milk
6 cups fat free 1/2 and 1/2 (oxy-moron!)
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons vanilla

Stir together fake eggs and sugar until combined. Add in the rest of ingredients and mix well. Pour into canister and freeze in ice cream freezer.


Chocolate Ice Cream
(makes 4 qts.)

1 cup fake eggs - eggbeaters or store brand
1 1/2cups sugar
2 cans evaporated milk
4 cups fat free 1/2 and 1/2
1/2 to 3/4 of a 24 oz. bottle chocolate syrup ( I just start squeezing!)
chocolate milk to fill line

Stir together fake eggs and sugar until combined. Add in the rest of ingredients, except the chocolate milk, and mix well. Pour into canister. Find fill line on canister, about 2" below top. Pour chocolate milk up to fill line. Freeze in ice cream freezer.