How To Make Homemade Ice Cream in a Plastic Bag

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You Will Need

  • Two resealable plastic bags, one gal.-sized and one qt.-sized
  • 1/2 c. reduced-fat or whole milk
  • 1 1/2 to 2 tbsp. of sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. of vanilla extract or 1 tbsp. of cocoa powder
  • 2 trays of ice cubes
  • 6 tbsp. salt
  • Waterproof winter gloves
  • Chocolate or butterscotch chips
  • Flavored syrups
  • Flavoring extracts
38_medium Step 1: Put ingredients in smaller bag

Put the milk and sugar in the quart-sized bag and seal it. For vanilla ice cream, add vanilla extract; for chocolate ice cream, add cocoa powder. Throw in a quarter of a cup of chocolate or butterscotch chips if you like.

Experiment with other varieties by using ½ to 1 tsp. of flavored syrups like strawberry or caramel or extracts like lemon or almond.

65_medium Step 2: Make an ice bag

Put the ice and the salt in the gallon-sized bag.

68_medium Step 3: Put small bag inside big one

Put the smaller bag inside the bigger bag and seal it.

72_medium Step 4: Shake it

Shake the larger bag vigorously for seven to 10 minutes.

Wear winter gloves while you shake; the bag is cold!

89_medium Step 5: Enjoy

Remove the small bag, which now contains ice cream. Snip a hole in the corner of the bag and squeeze it into a dish. Makes one serving.

In the 1920s, immigrants arriving on Ellis Island were served vanilla ice cream as part of their "Welcome to America" meal.

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