Homemade Ice Cream: Quick, Easy, & On the Cheap!

Step 1 The Ziploc Method

The Ziploc method is my preferred method. It takes less time, and the ice cream usually ends up having a better texture. However, you'll need rock salt - an ingredient which is not a common household item, yet not hard to find in your local supermarket.

Ingredients
1. Milk - 1 cup or 240 mL - I used Rice Milk; just make sure that if your milk is sweetened, you use less sugar
2. Sugar - 2 tbsp or 30mL - use less if you are using a sweetened milk substitute
3. Vanilla - 1/2 tsp or 2mL
4. Ice - 2 cups or 475 mL
5. Rock Salt - 1/4 cup or 60 mL - this ingredient can also be referred to as ice cream salt
6. A 1-Qt (.94 L) Ziploc bag
7. A 1-Gal (3.78 L) Ziploc bag

Step 1
Pour milk, sugar, and vanilla into quart-sized (.94 L) Ziploc bag; shake.

Step 2
Pour ice and rock salt in gallon-sized (3.78 L) Ziploc back; shake.

Step 3
Put small Ziploc into larger Ziploc. Slosh the bag back and fourth across your countertop until the ice cream becomes nice and thick.

Step 4
This is Ziploc ice cream; grab a spoon and just eat it right out of the bag! ;]

Comments

[Nihilistic]

Is the rock salt necessary, or can you substitute regular (table) in its place? Wouldn't the reaction be similar enough temperature to make the ice cream?

[SephysManda]

I've used table salt plenty of times since I don't have any rock salt.

[dusty825]

I let the kids do this all the time, it's a good way to keep them busy for a few minutes, and they always appreciate learning new things

[dainegirly]

You might want to put the ice cream mixture that's in a bag into another bag. In my experience, this prevents you from having salty ice cream.

[cheesphht]

What about the cream?!!!

[PKTraceur]

in the milk

[jany]

How long does it take for the zip lock bag method of rocking?

[Labot2001]

No more than a few minutes.

[Evil_Computer_Wizard]

Great Recipe! We didn't have any ice cream so i looked and found your recipe. Thanks A Lot :D