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5-minute Ice Cream

by scoochmaroo on May 4, 2009

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Intro: 5-minute Ice Cream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

step 1: Ingredients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

step 2: Make Ice Cream!!!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

step 3: Eat! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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Intro: 5-minute Ice Cream

now with video!
WARNING: The Following Instructable Is Extremely Addictive. Not for the Faint of Heart.
You are now always only 5 minutes away from Ice Cream. Are you prepared?

also works great with yogurt!

A very special thanks to noahw for all of the amazing time and effort put into making this video for me.

step 1: Ingredients
1 package frozen fruit (I used raspberries)
1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla

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step 2: Make Ice Cream!!!!
Combine the frozen berries, sugar, cream and vanilla in a food processor or blender. Process until the fruit is roughly chopped and mixture resembles ice cream.

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step 3: Eat!
Your ice cream is ready to enjoy!
Eat now if you can't wait, or freeze for firmer texture.

Should there be any leftovers (ha!), they can be frozen for up to a week.

I can't wait to try this with chocolate syrup incorporated!

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Dman125 says: Aug 13, 2010. 8:10 PM REPLY

I just made this yesterday with 4lbs of strawberries I picked up, used a 500ml carton of 35% cream, and 1cup of sugar... Oh My GOD! Better then gelato!
Next I'm making mango

Dman125 says: Sep 7, 2010. 9:21 AM REPLY

Mango is awesome, use the little yellow ones, not the large red/green ones though. I used 16 mangos 1L of cream, and maybe 1C of sugar, but I ended
up with more then enough mango ice cream.

beehard44 says: Oct 10, 2010. 6:18 AM REPLY

try raw (the green ones) mangoes instead. They taste good for smoothies also!

artdreams says: Sep 25, 2010. 4:22 PM REPLY

Maybe a dumb question, but,
how big is "a bag"? I get my stuff from Costco and their bags are huge . . .

Maybe it doesn't matter too much, just want a ball park guess. Making some tonight, looks GREAT.

eulaliaaaa! says: Sep 26, 2010. 5:00 PM REPLY

Look at the bags in the picture and guesstimate at how much is in there.

ilmarlai says: Jul 4, 2010. 8:34 PM REPLY

I also make a dairy-free version using coconut cream instead of cream. Any frozen fruit works well for different flavours, particularly peeled bananas cut in
chunks and frozen. I sometimes puree a fresh banana (it turns quite liquid in the processor) and use this instead of cream for a totally fruit-based "ice-
cream". Add as many bananas as you need to get the correct consistency. Bananas help to maintain the creamy consistency.

rf says: Sep 5, 2010. 5:01 PM REPLY

Bananas can also replace sugar if you let them ripen a bit more.

scoochmaroo says: Jul 5, 2010. 11:03 AM REPLY

Coconut cream is genius!!

djcssp says: Jul 5, 2010. 1:10 PM REPLY

Coconut cream would be awesome with frozen pineapple chunks too

scoochmaroo says: Jul 5, 2010. 4:05 PM REPLY

MMmmmmmm. . . . 5-minute Pina Colada!

Batness says: Jul 6, 2010. 2:08 AM REPLY

Wow so many oddball comments. Is this technically ice cream? Who's making that call; ice cream is defined differently by different nations and cultures. This
floats my boat; cream, ice, sugar...yum. I've never even thought to TRY this and I feel lame for saying so. But this is certainly my next project! Thanks!

rf says: Sep 5, 2010. 5:00 PM REPLY

Whether it's technically ice cream or not is SOoo unimportant. You are in control of what this is. And it can be way more nutritious than ice cream.

EmmettO says: Jul 5, 2010. 3:51 AM REPLY

Just be careful if you're using a blender to add the berries slowly. We've burnt out 5 or 6 blenders doing this. I even got a nice one with a big beefy motor one
time. It lasted a week. A food processor is probably the way to go if you can.

rf says: Sep 5, 2010. 4:55 PM REPLY

I've gone through a lot of blenders with this sort of thing. The Ninja food processor has been working great for me for about six months now. Quieter than
a blender and takes those huge whole strawberries without cutting them up like a Cuisinart requires (it's got more blades.) Bought mine locally for $45.
Seems to hold up a lot better than blenders for a similar price.

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 ghostis says: Jul 12, 2010. 6:46 PM REPLY
Seconded. I just tried this with our blender and got the dreaded hot plastic smell :-(. It would be good to be specific in the instructable that you need
something with good amount of torque on the blades. A typical stand up blender doesn't seem to have enough umph.

gramsof10 says: Jul 4, 2010. 10:32 AM REPLY

Is there any kind of non-dairy "ice cream" recipe??

rf says: Sep 5, 2010. 4:49 PM REPLY

This is really just a thick smoothie. You can just use fruit. Leaving out the sugar and milk makes it much more nutritious. If your fruit is sour then add
sweet fruit, like extra-ripe bananas. Bananas freeze well and last a long time. I always have a freezer full of frozen fruit.

ghostis says: Jul 12, 2010. 7:44 PM REPLY

Others have mentioned coconut milk in place of the cream. If you want play around, you need something for taste, something with water, sugar, and a
heavish fat. My understanding of ice cream is that when you mix a sugar water fat combo while it freezes, you get short sticky ice crystals. These crystals
are what gives ice cream like foods their texture.

robo_directions says: Jul 4, 2010. 12:56 PM REPLY

use soy milk blah i hate but my mom uses it

scoochmaroo says: Jul 4, 2010. 12:24 PM REPLY

Check out 1-ingredient Ice Cream!

jimmiek says: Sep 5, 2010. 3:58 PM REPLY

Good Instructable! Now to figure out what fruits I can use for low-carb ----- the wife and son are on Atkins ;) the Sugar will be substituted with organic
Oligofructose (no aftertaste ;) THX, scootchmaroo

gregoirehall says: May 11, 2009. 8:39 AM REPLY

are those first two pictures right? that really doesn't look like cream, sugar and frozen berries. . . . .

janettetsmith says: Sep 5, 2010. 10:05 AM REPLY

Looks real to me ... It's the vanilla soaked into the sugar on top of the cream on top of the berries. Yum. :)

scoochmaroo says: May 11, 2009. 10:31 AM REPLY

They sure are. It's just a way close-up of the frozen berries covered in cream and sugar. I used a lot of vanilla too.

Chowmix12 says: Aug 19, 2010. 5:59 PM REPLY

i request a dog ice cream recipe... That would be very awesome scoochmaroo!! 5/5

thatkingcole says: Jul 24, 2010. 7:51 AM REPLY

I was out of milk so I used whipped cream cheese. I also added some honey and a splash of lemon. I also used fake sugar and you were right, I couldn't wait
and ate it right out of the blender! Thanks :)

Grathio says: Jul 21, 2010. 1:01 PM REPLY

Just did this and it's staggeringly good. Even better than it sounds. And it sounds delicious. I used fresh strawberries that I froze. Should have diced them
first since they didn't want to chop well in the food processor, just bounce around. In the end I had to chop the strawberries separately and then add the
cream/sugar after they disintegrated. Mmmm. (Should have thrown a frozen banana in it... Next time!)

scoochmaroo says: Jul 22, 2010. 8:42 AM REPLY

I know, it's good. Pictures cannot do justice.

clibanarius says: Jul 15, 2010. 5:21 PM REPLY

12 oz. frozen (but previously hand-picked) blueberries, 2/3 cup yogurt, sugar and vanilla = staggeringly delicious! Scooch, you've done it again!

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 CCOTTER247 says: Jul 5, 2010. 11:45 AM REPLY
Great ible! Is the fruit required i would like to just make vinalla ice cream!

ghostis says: Jul 12, 2010. 6:41 PM REPLY

The frozen fruit absorbs the heat from the cream, so you would need something else to absorb the heat. In modern ice cream machine, the frozen outer
shell does this. You could try the following: Turn your freezer all the way down. Make heavy cream "ice cubes." Blend the heavy cream ice cubes with
liquid heavy cream and vanilla. Cure the mixture over night. I haven't tried this process, but these steps would use the same cooling technique with
cream and vanilla only.

nicolo86 says: Jul 12, 2010. 6:58 AM REPLY

Amazing, just amazing.

yadillah says: Jul 11, 2010. 4:32 PM REPLY

We have made this 3 times First time with raspberries Second time with mango Third time - we tweaked the recipe a bit - used mango again but substituted
the heavy cream with coconut milk and used 1/4 cup of agave nectar in place of the sugar....YUM!! Thanks for the instructable

poissondemer says: Jul 8, 2010. 1:05 PM REPLY

This is a great instructable! I adjusted it slightly by using unsweetened soy milk and half the amount of sugar (more tangy that way). I made strawberry flavor.
The soy milk is pretty much thick enough to work as a substitute for cream, but if you want more creamy-ness I would add bananas. It's great for lactose
intolerant people like myself! I had a bit right out of the processor (which was awesome), and then froze the rest for my mom to try tonight. Thanks!

Meesy7 says: Jul 8, 2010. 8:40 AM REPLY

Yum yum in my tum coffe ice cream is #1!

ilmarlai says: Jul 6, 2010. 4:25 AM REPLY

Who cares what it's called technically? It's icy and creamy , and healthy and delicious. The flavourings and ingredients are entirely up to you. Basically it's
just frozen fruit pureed with something creamy to the consistency you desire. I think that vanilla would probably be the most difficult, as any frozen fruit you
used would over-power the vanilla, or try the "two-ingredient ice-cream" by by mommyknows1 (see related recipes). To EmmettO - if you start off with the
liquid and then add the frozen berries or other fruit, it won't be so tough on the motor, but I agree, the processor works better. Thanks, scoochmaroo, for a
wonderful instructable.

mo shuga fo yo pancakes says: Jul 5, 2010. 10:17 AM REPLY

i think its sherbet but none the less a great ible

Derin says: Jul 5, 2010. 5:11 AM REPLY

In the video, Noah should leave the cam on a tripod and participate in quality control... here's what might happen: Scooch: And now we have Noah to test
the ice cream. Noah : OMG ITS MY OM NOM NOM GHAAAAAAaagahsaghahagagahh *throws spoon and starts licking ice cream* GHGhthyghTGHTehgfrth
ITS MY NOMZ gGGGGGGGGg

walamoonbeam says: Jul 5, 2010. 3:29 AM REPLY

This is really simple! Thanks for sharing! I asked my dad to get me heavy cream, but he complained that he just went to the grocery store so he refused >.>
(I need to get my license... But I still have one more behind the wheel lesson)

Dy7lan says: Jul 5, 2010. 1:41 AM REPLY

I just love the way the comment sections often turn into message boards.

Innferno says: Jul 4, 2010. 9:23 AM

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ZackBlack says: Jul 4, 2010. 10:46 PM REPLY

The process includes ice (ie something frozen) and cream thus by FDA standards this product could legally be called "ice cream". PS: I ALMOST didn't
follow the "be nice" policy of this website but I decided that I'm not going to stoop to your level.

James Longpaw says: Jul 4, 2010. 10:35 PM REPLY

I would say it's more like whipped cream or a sorbet than Ice cream.

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 renscan2 says: Jul 4, 2010. 9:22 PM REPLY
wtf? as long as its good it really doesn't matter.

Spikesgrl says: Jul 4, 2010. 4:46 PM REPLY

I WANT A PONY. I WANT A MILLION DOLLARS. I WANT 5 MIN ICE CREAM. See how annoying that is?

MaXoR says: Jul 4, 2010. 2:03 PM REPLY

Well I would say that this is, since this incorporates frozen berries, that in turn freeze the heavy cream while "constantly agitating" it with the blades of the
food processor.... After you "firm it up a bit" as she said, it becomes ice cream as far as I'm concerned.... you realize this method uses no different
processes than lets say a dairy queen soft serve ice cream maker...... you sir are a phony, this IS 5 minute ice cream, in the sense that this is a soft
serve ice cream once it's through the food processor. If you tried this yourself and got a milk shake, you simply didn't have enough berries, or processed
it for way to long and made it runny.

lisichka says: Jul 4, 2010. 1:45 PM REPLY

haha, truth.

IG-88 says: Jul 4, 2010. 1:31 PM REPLY

My goodness, GET A LIFE.

ellendxyz says: Jul 4, 2010. 8:36 PM REPLY

I haven't tried to freeze Fage but it would certainly be worth a try. I would freeze it, whip it again and then freeze it again. They also make a 2% and a full fat
version. This stuff is wonderful, though. i'm sure you'll find lots of ways to use it. Cheesecake comes to mind.........often.

D$ says: May 24, 2009. 4:54 PM REPLY

Mixed berry is delicious banana delicious and i'm freezing peaches right now to make peaches and cream!!

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