Q&A for How to Make Simple Ice Cream

Depends on your personal preference, but ginger works well, as does cocoa or nutmeg.

Heavy cream works the best.

Yes, because double cream and heavy cream are very similar. Double cream just has a higher fat percentage.

No, butter won't work in any of these recipes.

You will likely end up with a very thin, not that tasty ice cream, but it is an option.

It is labeled "heavy" or "whipping" cream, and it has a high fat content. Do not use light cream or half and half.

Yes, just put a bag of the ingredients in a bigger bag with ice and salt and shake it for a while. You can find a recipe for ingredients by googling it.

The seeds from 1/2 of a vanilla bean are roughly 1 teaspoon, so try to crush or powder them as best you can. You can also try vanilla bean paste. It may be easier to just get some vanilla extract.

You have to use cream in order for the recipe to work.

You can usually find it at any grocery store.

Heavy cream is white and has the consistency of paint poured from the bucket.

Yes, you can.

It would be best to use vanilla extract. It gives the ice cream more flavor; syrup doesn't work as well.

No, but you can pasteurize milk and use it instead of heavy cream. You can use whipped cream as an alternate.

Heavy cream is a type of cream that contains 36-40% milk fat content. (Regular whipping cream usually contains about 30%.)

It should be, but it depends on a lot of factors, including what blender you use. A Ninja blender is best for making ice cream.

You can use the mixer, it will just take longer than it would with a blender.

You don't have to, but it's a good idea. If nothing else, they keep your hands from getting too cold.

You can use a standard blender instead, although the process may take longer compared to using a food processor.

It's possible to omit them from the recipe, but the reason they're added is because of their protein and fat content. It massively affects the ice cream's texture and gives it a creamy, soft consistency.

Yes, you can add a cup of peanut butter to the ice cream mixture before freezing it.

If you want a creamy ice-cream, then yes. For a standard, solid type of ice cream, freeze for 4-6 hours.

You don't have to have any toppings. Not all ice cream has toppings, you can enjoy it plain. But if you want toppings, then you can just go to the store and get some.

That's up to you to decide. But most ice cream tastes good, and homemade things are great too. This is up to you to decide because people have different tastes.

Whole milk is milk with all of the milk fat still left in it.

Yes, the use of jackfruit is a unique alternative to bananas! Be sure to thoroughly clean, prepare, and incorporate the jackfruit as per the directions outlined above.

You can buy flavoring in small bottles similar to food coloring at some grocery stores. They are also available at stores dedicated to baking. Simply add the flavoring and mix it in before freezing the mixture.

Ingredients: 1 (10-ounce) package of frozen sliced strawberries; ½ cup of sugar; ⅔ cup of heavy cream. Directions: (1) Combine frozen strawberries and sugar in a food processor or blender. Process until strawberries are roughly chopped. (2) With the processor on, slowly pour in heavy cream until incorporated. You're done! Store in the freezer for up to one week. This takes a little work, but it's worth it!

Go to a market, grocery store, or farm and purchase whole milk. It's available at most grocery stores, farmstands, markets or right out of the cow.