Anyone have an ice cream maker?

aspade

I got one as an anniversary present from my MIL.  Squeeee!

But I don't have very many recipes, and I don't know how much I trust Cuisinart's.  What are your favorite recipes?  How do you try to trim the fat?  Frozen yogurt?  Gelato? 

CABunny

Squee!

I have the ice cream maker attachment for the Kitchenaid.   

papagena

I've had one for years and finally brought it out a few weekends ago.  I have a family recipe that we use - no redeeming health value - a few cans of condensed milk, a pint of 1/2 & 1/2, vanilla and 3 c of sugar.  So bad, but so good!  There are lots of recipes online that I'm wanting to try!

aspade

papagena:

I've had one for years and finally brought it out a few weekends ago.  I have a family recipe that we use - no redeeming health value - a few cans of condensed milk, a pint of 1/2 & 1/2, vanilla and 3 c of sugar.  So bad, but so good!  There are lots of recipes online that I'm wanting to try!

OMG, papa!!! I think "no redeeming health value" sums it up pretty well.  3 cups of sugar?!

The David Lebowitz recipes DO look amazing.

I'm also wondering what people do with their leftovers--how you store them in the freezer (making room, containers, etc.). 

MELuckyInLove

Often times "trimming the fat" in ice cream recipes means lowering the quality of the ice cream. You don't want to do that if you want good ice cream. Portion control is your only friend. That said, I have a hard time scooping only one portion of this: Raspberry Swirled Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream. This is also my favorite ice cream to make because it's egg-less and the base can be used plain without the raspberries or with other fruit).

I've also made a bunch of the these recipes from Annie's Eats with great results. Some seem similar to the ones listed in the Cuisinart book.

Frozen yogurt is a great lower fat and lower calorie option. If you use greek yogurt the result will be slightly tarter than regular yogurt so you might have to adjust the sweetness. An easy frozen yogurt is a large bottle of Kefir. Just dump it in the ice cream maker and churn ) Yogurt freezes much harder than ice cream. Remove from freezer to thaw for about 15-20 minutes before serving.

Sorbets are fat free but still have a lot of sugar. My fave is pineapple sorbet.

I use stackable, rectangular glass containers with snap lids to store the ice cream. Sometimes I'll freeze some in small single serve glass containers with lids if we're taking them to a picnic. I store my freezer bowl in the back of the freezer so it's ready to go whenever. Happy churning!

 

ivyreb

We just got one and usually just make frozen yogurt (check out the 101 cookbooks recipe that rivals Pinkberry's), but we finally made something really unhealthy the other night, Hazelnut Gelato, with this recipe, and it was phenomenal. And pretty easy!