Homemade ice cream varieties with less ingredients

Spending the summer locked indoors because of the on-going pandemic has made us think about all those days we used to splurge on ice-cream in the scorching heat. However, the virus is not going to stop us from digging into our favorite summer dessert. This article will help you ace the homemade ice-cream game with readily available ingredients!

This article will teach you how to make ice-cream in a variety of flavours: 

1. Chikoo Ice-cream: The richness and softness of chikoo with the creamy taste of ice-cream; sounds like the perfect midnight snack! Here’s how you can make chikoo ice-cream using only 3 ingredients:

Ingredients

1. 250 gms Chikoos 
2. 1 tin (400 gms) Nestlé MILKMAID
3. 300 ml Fresh Cream

Method

1. Peel and deseed the chikoos. Then mash them using an electric blender or mixer.
2. Take a bowl and add Nestlé MILKMAID, the chikoo puree you made in the first step and fresh cream. Whisk the mix till you see it thicken.
3. Then, pour it in your desired container and set it in the freezer. 
4. When it is half set, take it out and whisk it again. Removing the ice-cream half set and whisking it, will maintain its creamy and rich texture instead of making it icy. 
5. Keep it in the freezer again to set completely. When set, remove it and serve it chilled. 

1. Watermelon Lollies: This summer favorite can be made with only 2 ingredients that are available in every household. Here is how:

Ingredients 

1. 4 cups Pureed Watermelon 
2. ½ tin (200 gms) Nestlé MILKMAID

Method 

1. Take a bowl and add the watermelon puree and Nestlé MILKMAID to it. Start whisking it.
2. Once smooth, transfer the mix to ice lolly moulds and let it set in the freezer.
3. After it is set, unmould it and serve immediately. 

1. Mango Ice-cream: Two best things summer gifts us with are mangoes and ice-cream. Ever thought of combining both of them into a creamy and smooth mix, which you can make at home with only 3 ingredients? 

Ingredients

1. 1 tin (400 gms) Nestlé MILKMAID
2. 300 ml Fresh Cream 
3. 3 Ripe Mangoes 

Method 

1. Take a bowl and add Nestlé MILKMAID, mango puree and fresh cream to it. Keep whisking it, till you see the mixture thicken and turn smooth.
2. Put it in the freezer in your desired ice-cream container. 
3. When it is half set, take it out and whisk it again to make it extra creamy. Set it again. Then when completely set, remove and serve it. 

Due to the lockdown, it has been difficult for us all to go out and eat our favorite food. However, it has also given us the time to sit and experiment with different things and make it all at home. In the same way, ice-creams that you find in the stores can also be made at home with only 2 to 3 ingredients that are available even in these hard times. So, don’t sit back! Go and try these recipes out!

Jim Bannon