Recipes for making ice cream at home

Today I bring you a few easy recipes to make ice cream at home quickly and simply! Strawberry ice cream, chocolate, coffee, lemon... Sweet and refreshing, just adjust the quantities to make them with your own tools. Interested?

These recipes are designed for Zoku ice cream makers, but if you double the quantities you can also make them with KitchenAid ice cream makers or with the compressor ice cream maker from Magimix.

As you probably know, thanks to the brand for making Zoku ice creams, we have access to homemade products of very high quality, which allow us to make all kinds of ice cream at home (both popsicles and creamy), granitas and also milkshakes very easily, with extraordinary results.

I hope you feel encouraged to try them, because I'll be happy for you to see how easy it is to make ice cream at home. That's why these recipes that we bring you today. I'm sure they will inspire you and make you want to try new flavors and create your own preparations. Fancy an afternoon of relaxation with one of these ice creams in hand? Let's do it!

Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream

Zoku ice cream bowl and Zeroll ice cream scoop

Ingredients

• 560 g of cleaned fresh strawberries
• 110 g of sugar
• 20 g of freshly squeezed lime juice
• 6 g of vanilla extract
• 2 g of salt
• 300 ml of heavy cream 35% fat
• 300 ml of whole milk

Preparation

1. Blend the strawberries, sugar, lime juice, vanilla extract and salt in the Magimix blender.
2. Add the cream and milk to the blender press the power button and blend again until you obtain a smooth mixture.
3. Pour the mixture into the Zoku ice cream bowl into the freezer until the mixture is completely turned into ice cream.

Coffee Frozen Yogurt

Zoku ice cream bowl

Ingredients

• 375 g of Greek yogurt
• 170 g of white sugar
• 120 ml of whole milk
• 2 short espresso coffees

Preparation

1. Mix the ingredients in a medium jar until well combined.
2. Take out the Zoku ice cream bowl from the freezer.
3. Pour 150 ml of the mixture into the Zoku ice cream bowl.
4. Stir the mixture inside the bowl and watch it freeze and churn slowly. Keep stirring until it becomes a creamy ice cream. And that's it. Enjoy this homemade ice cream!

Philly-Style Chocolate Ice Cream

Zoku ice cream bowl and Zeroll ice cream scoop

Ingredients

• 350 ml of whole milk
• 350 ml of heavy cream 35% fat
• 170 g of sugar
• 150 g of cocoa powder
• 15 g of vanilla extract
• 4 g of salt

Preparation

1. Whisk the milk, cream, sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and salt until the cocoa powder is completely incorporated.
2. Cover the mixture and place it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
3. Stir again to finish integrating the cocoa into the mixture.
4. Take out the Zoku ice cream bowl and pour 147 ml and continue mixing.
5. In a few minutes you can enjoy this delicious ice cream.

Cardamom and Blueberry Ice Cream

Zoku ice cream bowl

Ingredients

• 225 ml of heavy cream 35% fat
• 120 ml of whole milk
• 75 g of cane sugar
• A pinch of salt
• 3 large egg yolks lightly beaten
• 7 g of pure vanilla extract
• 360 g of blueberries and a few more to serve
• 20 g of honey
• 3 grams of cardamom

Preparation

1. In a medium Shallow Casserole over low heat, mix the cream, milk, sugar, and salt until the sugar is completely dissolved.
2. Slowly pour 237 ml of the cream mixture into the egg yolks and gently whisk to raise the temperature of the yolks.
3. Next, slowly add the egg yolk mixture to the Shallow Casserole along with the vanilla and cardamom, and stir until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
4. Remove the mixture from the heat.
5. Place the blueberries and honey in the Magimix blender and blend until smooth.
6. Pour the blueberry mixture and incorporate it into the other mixture.
7. Chill the mixture for 1 to 2 hours.
8. Take out the bowl for making ice cream Zoku from the freezer and pour 90 g of the mixture.
9. Stir the mixture inside the bowl until it freezes and becomes ice cream.
10. Finally, garnish with a few fresh blueberries on top and you can enjoy it.

Lemon Ice Cream

Zoku ice cream bowl

Ingredients

• 6 large egg yolks
• 190 g of sugar
• 470 ml of heavy cream 35% fat
• The zest of 2 large lemons
• 120 ml of freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 6 g of pure vanilla extract

Preparation

1. Set up a large bowl with a mixture, half ice and the other half cold water.
2. Place another smaller bowl with a mesh strainer in the center of the larger bowl.
3. Beat the egg yolks and sugar until well combined.
4. Heat half of the cream with the lemon zest in a medium Shallow Casserole over medium heat until the cream begins to bubble around the edges of the Shallow Casserole.
5. Slowly pour the hot cream over the eggs and sugar, whisking constantly until all the cream has been added.
6. Return the cream to the Shallow Casserole and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens. You'll know it's ready to remove from the heat when you run your finger along the spoon you were stirring with and it leaves a line (approximately 77ºC). Do not let the mixture boil.
7. Strain the mixture with the prepared strainer and chill for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. Add the remaining cream and stir to incorporate it. Then add the lemon juice and vanilla.
9. Cover and chill the mixture in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours (or use the Zoku bowls to chill it instantly to make creamy ice cream).
10. Before using you must stir the mixture well again.

To give it a more special and delicious touch, you can serve it with some red fruit on top or, if you prefer, a little almond brittle.