How to make homemade ice cream with heavy whipping cream

Making this Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag recipe is fun and easy to do with kids. You just need  a few ingredients to make it and the ice cream is ready in less than 30 minutes!

How to make homemade ice cream with heavy whipping cream

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Why this ice cream recipe is awesome

  • Fun for kids to make
  • Cool to watch ice cream form before your eyes
  • Very versatile - you can make a variety of ice cream flavors
  • Kids will learn as they perform this homemade ice cream in a bag science experiment

Ingredients

All you need are the ingredients below (plus ice of course) to make delicious chocolate chip ice cream.

How to make homemade ice cream with heavy whipping cream

How to make ice cream in a bag

This homemade ice cream will be made in zip top bags. You will want a gallon sized bag and a quart sized bag. Simply pour your ingredients into the quart sized bag and close. Make sure the bag is tightly sealed.

How to make homemade ice cream with heavy whipping cream

Fill the gallon sized bag with crushed ice and ice cream salt.

How to make homemade ice cream with heavy whipping cream

Put the smaller bag with the cream into the ice filled gallon sized bag. Make sure this bag is tightly sealed as well.

How to make homemade ice cream with heavy whipping cream

Now it's time to shake and squeeze the bag to make ice cream. Our hands got pretty cold doing this step since it takes about 10 minutes for the ice cream to form. We used pot holders and took turns shaking the bag to keep our hands from getting too cold.

How to make homemade ice cream with heavy whipping cream

After 10 minutes, your ice cream will be ready to eat! You can just grab a spoon and eat it out of the bag or put it in a bowl and eat as you would traditional ice cream.

How to make homemade ice cream with heavy whipping cream

Be sure to eat your homemade ice cream before it melts. I find homemade ice cream like this tends to melt quicker than store bought ice cream. It has never been an issue for us, because we eat it so quickly.

How to make homemade ice cream with heavy whipping cream

📖 Recipe

How to make homemade ice cream with heavy whipping cream

  • â–¢ 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • â–¢ 2 tablespoons sugar
  • â–¢ â…› teaspoon vanilla
  • â–¢ 3 tablespoons chocolate chips
  • â–¢ 5 cups crushed ice
  • â–¢ ¾ cup rock salt or table salt
  • â–¢ 1 gallon sized zip top bag
  • â–¢ 1 quart sized zip top bag

  • In a quart sized zip top bag, add cream, sugar, vanilla extract and chocolate chips. Seal bag.

  • In a gallon sized zip top bag, add crushed ice and rock salt.

  • Place the small bag with the cream into the larger bag with the ice and seal the larger bag.

  • Shake and squeeze for 10 minutes or until the cream has started to harden and turn into ice cream.

  • Remove from the bag and serve.

This ice cream tends to melt faster than traditional ice cream, so keep that in mind when serving.

Calories: 570kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 30g | Cholesterol: 166mg | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 89mg | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 1800IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 121mg | Iron: 0.3mg

How to make homemade ice cream with heavy whipping cream

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Frequently asked questions

I don't have ice cream salt. Can I use table salt instead?

You can use table salt for this recipe. The ice cream will set in a little less time with the ice cream salt, but table salt will be just fine.

What else can I use besides heavy whipping cream?

We have made it in different ways including using half and half instead of heavy whipping cream.

Can I freeze this ice cream?

You can freeze the leftovers. We have frozen leftover ice cream to have at a later point. It will be pretty hard when it comes out of the freezer, so just let it thaw for a minute or two.

How to make homemade ice cream in a bag without half and half?

This recipe uses whole cream instead of half and half. You can also substitute an equal amount of whole milk if you don't have cream or half and half. If you use milk, the ice cream will be less creamy.

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Can heavy whipping cream be used for ice cream?

Heavy cream is a good choice when decorating pies or cakes, or for thickening sauces and ganache. Heavy cream is also great for making ice cream and soup. Whipping cream is a bit lighter since it contains less fat than heavy cream, and has about 30 to 36 percent milk fat.

Can I use heavy whipping cream instead of milk for ice cream?

I love using heavy whipping cream to make simple ice cream flavors. It's perfect for vanilla ice cream, you get a thick, creamy, rich vanilla-flavored ice cream that has just the perfect consistency. Whole milk and half-and-half are also good choices.

How do you make homemade heavy cream ice cream?

To make 1 cup of heavy cream, mix 2/3 cup of whole milk with 1/3 cup melted butter. Really, it is that simple. As an alternative, if you don't have milk on hand, you can also use 1/6 cup butter and 7/8 cup half-and-half.

Do I use whipping cream or heavy cream for ice cream?

Whipping cream will give your ice cream a smooth texture and creamy taste. Heavy cream works well to give vanilla ice cream a rich flavor but may take away from the flavor of other ingredients when adding flavorings.