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How to Make the Best Ice Cream at Home

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How to Make the Best Ice Cream at Home

Homemade ice cream with an easy, no-fuss recipe! You can leave it plain or color it as you like. The method is much easier than you might think, and you’ll love the result.

Total time35 min
Prep15 min
Cook20 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
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DessertsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg freeEasyBalanced time

Recipe story

Ice cream is one of the most popular desserts in summer, and sometimes it feels like the only one! So why not learn how to make the best ice cream at home!!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups powdered milk
  • Half a cup sugar
  • 1 container qishta cream
  • 2 packets powdered cream
  • 1 teaspoon mastic
  • 2 tablespoons salep powder
  • 2 cups cold water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • For coloring the ice cream:
  • Cocoa
  • Red or pink food coloring

Method

  1. Mix all the ingredients together very well, then divide the mixture into 3 parts
  2. Mix the first part with a little red or pink food coloring
  3. Mix the second part with cocoa
  4. Leave the last part plain without adding anything
  5. Line a square mold or tray with plastic wrap.. pour the first ice cream layer into the mold and place it in the fridge until set
  6. Once the first layer has set .. spread the second part over it and return the mold to the fridge so the second layer sets as well
  7. Repeat the same process with the third part too, and place several wide wooden sticks as shown in the picture, then put the mold in the fridge one last time until the third layer also sets
  8. Cut the ice cream block as shown in the picture
  9. An easy and distinctive ice cream recipe from a site friend
  10. Fafi nohmn tahini
  11. Also from our wonderful ice cream recipes on our site, here is Chocobar or ice cream sticks

Notes and serving ideas

  • Chocobar or ice cream sticks
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