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Five Ingredient Ice Cream

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"It takes only 5 ingredients to make this fabulously creamy family pleaser! Before freezing, you can also add crushed sandwich cookies, nuts, chocolate chips, coconut or other favorites!" — Alisha

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Original recipe makes 3 pints Change Servings

1/2 cup cold milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1/8 teaspoon salt
1 pint heavy cream

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Directions

In a medium bowl, stir together cold milk, vanilla, condensed milk and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat heavy cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Fold milk mixture into whipped cream.
Pour into shallow 2 quart dish, cover and freeze for 4 hours, stirring once after 2 hours or when edges start to harden. Serve or store in an airtight container up to 10 days.

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PREP 5 mins
READY IN 4 hrs

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I like this recipe a lot. I always use this recipe as it does not go icy and it tastes just like it's from the supermarket. I have made Lavender (use less vanilla and add 1 drop of pure lavender oil), Raspberry, and Chocolate chip cookie dough (which you cannot get in my country) all with success. be sure to fold the whipped cream in very carefully as you do not want to crush all the air out of it. Some people have complained that you get a greasy film on the top of your mouth, this is because of the fat in the cream. It can be remedied by adding other ingredients such as berries which break up the cream. Make sure to use good quality vanilla or don't be surprised that it tastes like cream and condensed milk (duh.) This ice cream freezes rock hard so be sure to take it out a bit before serving.

—XZIGALIA

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Oct 08, 2003

taste like whip cream

—ELITE

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Oct 08, 2003

This was my first time attempting to make ice cream- this recipe looked so easy (and it really is), which is why I chose this one to start with.very creamy and rich.perfect for the inexperienced ice cream maker with out an ice cream making machine. 5 stars!

—ECHABE

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Oct 08, 2003

I made this with homemade condensed milk (made with sweetener insted of sugar), light cream and non-fat milk. I added a bit of coffee instant powder and made it in my ice-cream maker. It was just perfect! So creamy, like the italian gelatos, great taste and i don't think this could have been any better if i had used fat and sugar.

—RITINHA

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Dec 19, 2003

What an AWESOME recipe! Thank you for sharing this wonderfully easy recipe. I always wanted to make homemade ice cream, but never had an ice cream maker. My husband is an ice creamaholic, and he said "it's so creamy"! He wants me to make some with berries. I would like to try making chocolate, do you have any suggestions? I don't know if the chocolate syrup would make the consistency to soft. Thanks again! PS. I have since made another batch and split it up. One batch I used fresh blueberries (not good, they were like little pellets) it would probably be much better if they had been cooked. Good news though...I put some Chocolate flavored Ovaltine in the other batch and it turned out FANTASTIC! YUMMMMMMMMM! :o)

—DianesDelight

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Feb 01, 2004

This is good and so easy! I have a ton of fresh strawberries so I crushed a about 2 cups and added to mixture delious,Raspberries are next then peaches, apricots... and so on.

—CLOVERDALE1

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Nov 17, 2008

This recipe is so easy yet so delicious! I wanted to switch it up a bit and try mint chocolate chip ice cream, so I used peppermint extract instead of vanilla, added 2/3 cup miniature chocolate chips, and a few drops of green food coloring. It was fantastic!

—MickeyRenee

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Oct 08, 2003

Wow!! Great recipe! The kids and I made it this afternoon and it was a real treat as well as a welcome activity on a hot day. I used all half-and-half instead of the cream and milk, and it turned out just fine. The texture was wonderful, and the condensed milk made it plenty sweet enough. We will certainly make this again!

—MRS. LOUDSHOES

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Nutrition

Calories
237 kcal
12%

Carbohydrates
21.8 g
7%

Cholesterol
59 mg
20%

Fat
14.9 g
23%

Fiber
0 g
0%

Protein
3.7 g
7%

Sodium
77 mg
3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Five Ingredient Ice Cream

Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 237
Calories from Fat: 134

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 14.9g 23 %
Saturated Fat 9.3g 46 %
Cholesterol 59mg 20 %
Sodium 77mg 3 %
** Potassium 47mg 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 21.8g 7 %
Dietary Fiber 0g 0 %
Protein 3.7g 7 %
Sugars 20.8g
Vitamin A 14 %
Vitamin C < 1 %
Calcium 15 %
Iron < 1 %
** Thiamin 1 %
** Niacin 2 %
** Vitamin B6 < 1 %
** Magnesium 1 %
** Folate 1 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.