Friday, July 25, 2008

Coffee Can Ice Cream

Making ice cream while camping was a real treat. It was so good that I made it again when I got home. Here is the simple recipe that I used. You can substitute a zippered, quart sized freezer bag for the 1 pound coffee can and a zippered, gallon sized freezer bag for the 3 pound coffee can. I'm not sure why, but ours took maybe 10-15 minutes longer than the recipe says. We didn't give up and were amazed at the results. Give it a try!

Ingredients
1 cup milk
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1 pound empty coffee can
1-3 pound empty coffee can
Crushed Ice
Rock salt

Directions
THIS IS FUN
Place all ingredients in a 1-pound coffee can with a tight lid
Place can inside 3-pound coffee can
Pack crushed ice around smaller can
Pour rock salt over ice
Place lid on can
Wrap in towel or wear gloves
Shake, rattle and roll for 10 minutes
Remove inner can and stir mixture scraping sides of can
Replace lid and pack again with more ice and salt
Roll/shake 5 minutes more
Makes about 3 cups :)

2 comments:

Beth said...

I can't WAIT to try this with the girls!!!! Such a great and fun recipe!

Stacie said...

Yummy! And I won't have to try to find the icecream maker during our moving process!