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How to create soft served ice cream.

Don't you hate hard ice cream that you buy from the supermarket/store? This instructable will show you how to make it taste better by converting it into soft-served style ice cream.

*Video may contain profanity* Cover thy virgin ears.

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Step 1Gather Materials

What you need for soft served ice cream (squeezed style):
1. Ice Cream (you decide on flavor)
2. Scissors
3. Ziploc Bags Â® or equivalent
4. Spoon/Ice Cream Scooper (or hands at last resort)
5. Ice Cream Cones

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26 comments

Jun 22, 2010. 12:24 PMzozzen says:

why do you need to waste a ziploc bag? Use microwave. Turn it to 30 second, medium fire, you will get what you need.

Feb 18, 2011. 11:13 PMbeehard44 says:

or a sandwich bag

Nov 9, 2010. 4:33 AMadrian09 says:

hehe, i got that idea too...

Aug 6, 2010. 9:00 PM

Chowmix12 says:

3.5/5* . I like the idea, but i personally like to just heat it up in the micro wave for 20 secs, scoop it out and mash it in the bowl. I do love the idea of having it look like actual soft serve ice cream machines do or frosen yogurt machines...

Sep 30, 2009. 5:22 PMalbylovesscience says:

lol thats coool never thought of that .

Aug 7, 2009. 3:12 AMicelandinthesun says:

there must be a better way! Especially home made icecream tends to get hard like a rock. I bet they put plenty of stuff in the store made which keeps it soft all the time :-/ I am happy that you had fun making the video, i like the part where the camaraman first refuses to hold the cone, it is hillarious! You are really talented guys you two :-)

Aug 6, 2009. 6:48 AMicelandinthesun says:

I like the idea but when the icecream is already that soft I can scoop it into a zip locker why bother?

Aug 6, 2009. 4:50 PMtyckedoff (author) says:

lol yeah, it never made sense to us either. we were just being stupid.

Aug 6, 2009. 11:13 PMLance Mt. says:

AWESOME! Not that im a fan of the idea, but i love the stupidness aspect so i'll do it anyways >.< IMMMM SOOO HAPPY!!!

Jul 30, 2009. 12:33 PMchocowubbles says:

That was an awesome instructable. Also, you are damn funny.

May 12, 2009. 4:01 PMBazzatron says:

>.<

Jan 29, 2009. 6:05 PMlukeyj15 says:

What about freezing a can of whipped cream

May 5, 2009. 4:50 PM

imrobot says:

under pressure may explode when frozen

Nov 6, 2007. 3:38 PMdarlingscarling says:

your cute in a dorky kinda way or maybe I should say your a dork in a cute kinda way... you act like a lot of my friends...my guy friends who are Filipino. are you Filipino? oh and you can make me soft serve ice cream anytime.

Nov 7, 2007. 3:43 PMtyckedoff (author) says:

haha. i'll think of that as a compliment, in a dorky cute kind of way. and yeah, i'm filipino. and no we do not act all the same. I just happen to be every filipino you have met. I think its a little early in this relationship for me to be making you ice cream. *wink*

Mar 9, 2009. 1:59 PMcorey_caffeine says:

nice...

Nov 20, 2008. 5:49 PMpower says:

nice.makes ice cream so yummy when it's soft. oh nice video too haha

Jun 13, 2008. 2:58 AMxxk4r3nxx says:

i love the guy in the video!! lol soo funni!

Nov 6, 2007. 3:46 PMTeacherOfTheWays says:

Hahaha the video was great!, but it pretty much defeats the purpose, because you still have to scoop the ice cream out of the tub before you put it in the bag, so you would still have the same problem of getting it out of the tub. Really the only way to do it is to wait until the ice cream melts (like you said) then scoop it out of the tub, then put it in a cone, and eat. nice job though!

Apr 11, 2008. 2:14 AMNabil says:

waiting its not he only way, use the microwave is my preferred one.

Nov 7, 2007. 3:39 PMtyckedoff (author) says:

haha, I know, we found out later that yeah it did defeat the purpose. btw the guy in the video. The camera guy is one who made the instructables. AKA Chinkmaster 3000. thank you btw. show your friends, *wink*

Nov 6, 2007. 9:51 PMFrenchCrawler says:

Nah, takes too long to let it melt. When the ice cream's too hard, just put the tub in the micro for a few seconds to soften it :)

Nov 7, 2007. 6:43 AMTeacherOfTheWays says:

Yep!

Nov 20, 2007. 1:38 PMcowscankill says:

at least you mention that there is profanity lol. I HATE profanity, worse than...hard icecream!

Nov 8, 2007. 2:20 PMjchechile says:

this instructable is titled "how to make soft serve ice cream" this is just half melted regular ice cream. there is a whole process and it's pretty involved to make actual soft serve ice cream, including adding more air to the mixture at the time of freezing when it's actually created, not to mention the drastic temp difference between regular and soft serve... i'm sorry but it was just very misleading... anyone can melt ice cream...