When life hands you a can of milk, make ice cream / myLot

Boston, Massachusetts

August 11, 2016 6:16pm CST

A couple of years ago, I bought this little countertop ice cream machine. It's got a tub that has a core filled with something - a gel, maybe? - that freezes up and as the machine turns the tub, it magically turns your cream into ice cream. Soft serve, if you eat it right away, but who can wait? I don't have any cream and The Man has to limit that sort of thing now, so I haven't used the ice cream maker in a while. But I noticed that I had a can of low-fat evaporated milk. And so, I decided to see what would happen. A can of evaporated milk, 1/3 cup sugar, a little vanilla and some instant coffee dissolved in a 1/2 cup of 1% milk turned into a very tasty tub of coffee ice cream. It went down a treat on this hot and sticky day. It was low in fat and didn't cost much to make since I used canned evaporated milk. There are lots of ways to make ice cream at home if you don't have a churn, even if you don't have a machine. I have seen it done with hand mixers and even in plastic bags. Have you ever made ice cream? What method do you use?

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (118587)

• Gainesville, Florida

11 Aug 16

Growing up, my parents had an ice cream machine, and once a week--usually on a Sunday--my parents would make homemade ice cream for all the family. My brother and I loved eating that ice cream, and we looked forward to it all week long!

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Marlina

@marlina (154165)

• Canada

17 Aug 16

Lovely memory!

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (118587)

• Gainesville, Florida

23 Aug 16

@marlina It was a lovely memory, and I remember the ice cream tasting better than anything that could be purchased in a store!

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 16

I love ice cream, but have never made it. i'm glad that your improvised version turned out well.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111269)

• El Paso, Texas

1 Jul 19

It sounds like a fun thing to make on a hot afternoon

Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (49132)

• United States

17 Aug 16

It has been years since I made it. We did have an ice cream maker at the time.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (79974)

• United States

17 Aug 16

Certainly sounds like a tasty treat and I like that you used the evaporated milk. I've never made ice cream but you have intrigued me as it seems so easy

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anamika

@anamika161088 (11868)

• India

12 Aug 16

I prefer eating than making ice-creams.

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excellent

@excellent10 (360)

• Israel

12 Aug 16

Never made homemade ice cream ... Sometimes I buy ice cream.

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marguicha

@marguicha (215898)

• Chile

11 Aug 16

My mother had an awesome ice cream machine years ago. I remember an apricot icecream she made with the apricots of her apricot tree. Best icecream ever. Now I don´t eat much icecream. And I shouldn´t eat sugary food.

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