Ice Cream Without A Machine

[smoloreo]

For anyone who wants a written recipe for this, or who's wondering what this is called (the ice cream base he makes is a form of creme anglaise), heres the take of a pastry chef (myself).

The ice cream base made in the video is a stirred custard known officially as creme angaise. Traditionally made with half and half, I can understand why he made it this way. So heres a recipe I use when I make ice cream this way. I'll try to be as detailed as possible. Also, please read through all the steps as the method I'll describe wont be the exact same as the one in this video.

Firstly, your ingredients. They'll be listed in order of usage and grouped by how they'll be combined.

2 fl oz (60ml) Heavy Cream
15 fl oz (~440ml) Whole Milk
75g Granulated Sugar
1/2 Vanilla bean, scraped
1/2 tsp. (2.5ml) Kosher salt

5 Large Egg Yolks (~100g)
75g Granulated Sugar

8 fl oz (~250ml) Heavy Cream

Instructions:
1. Combine the first set of ingredients (first portion of heavy cream and sugar, as well as whole milk, scraped vanilla bean and kosher salt) in a medium sauce pot.

2. Next, place the egg yolks in a medium mixing bowl, with the second portion of sugar nearby. Keep them separate for now as combining them now can lead to the coagulation of the eggs.

3. Keep the final portion of Heavy cream (250ml) in a separate bowl for addition later.

4. Bring the dairy mixure to just before a boil over medium high heat. If the fire is going up the sides of the pot, lower the heat just until it doesn't (this only applies to gas/fire stoves). Stir constantly with a whisk so as not to burn the mixture, making sure to scrape the sides and bottom with the whisk as you do. If the mixture boils, just turn off the stove and take it off the hot portion of the stove; continue to stir constantly so that it does not boil over. It will still be fine if it boils, but it's best to avoid it. Once heated completely, take off the heat.

5. Next, add the sugar to the yolks and whisk until combined. Immediately after, SLOWLY pour the scalded dairy into the eggs, whisking constantly so as to avoid cooking the eggs. Once around a third of the dairy has been added you can safely add the rest all at once. Whisk to combine then pour back into the sauce pot that had the dairy.

6. Once again heat the mixture over medium-high heat. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon. Heat until thickened and until the custard lightly coats the back of the spoon (this is called nappe'). The mixture should be at least 170°F (77°C) and not exceed 180°F (82°C). If you exceed 180°F you will have made scrambled eggs as the proteins in the eggs will have been cooked and coagulate. Once done, strain back into a medium mixing bowl.

7. Add the final portion of heavy cream (8 fl oz or ~250ml) to the custard and place over an ice bath like seen in the video. From there you can follow the video to achieve your homemade icecream!

I should also note that the use of a whisk when chilling the custard over ice is an important part of making the icecream, as it introduces air to the cream which is what allows it to become ice cream. Without the air being introduced, you'll most likely get a block of freezer burned cream when you freeze it.

Hope this helps someone since I took the time to write all this out 😅
Enjoy!

Edit: Spelling/grammar and slight adjustments to wording for clarity.

[madhav]

The way he gobbled up the whole cone at once 💀

[daveyjones]

For anyone wondering, the salt on the ice causes it to melt faster, but where the salty ice makes contact with the bowl, it increases the cooling factor by magnitudes.
It can actually be dangerous. If you sprinkle salt on your hand and hold an ice cube to it, you can actually give yourself frost burns and even frostbite if you're thick enough to hold it for long enough...

[Samstar]

Throwback to elementary school when we learned how to make ice cream in science class!

[LiamEdits]

"Make ice cream without an ice cream machine"

McDonald's: *Taking notes*

[kervhs]

Me: goes to the shops to get ingredients
Also me: buys ice cream

[jakeange]

This guy just saved himself a 150 bucks

[theresamarie]

Yummy! 😋

Can also use a blender to whip cream & put 1 can condensed milk instead of cooking it yourself. Skip eggs.

[alteradvance]

"Make Ice-Cream without a machine"
McDonalds: *Intense sweating*

[kbm]

My grandmother used to make ice cream every chance she got. The best was when we would get snow she would have us go out and fresh snow right after it poured down snow and thats what she used ..let me tell you it was old school and awesome....again fresh snow right after it snowed...

[ninaalexandrazelenak]

This actually looks so good. I have an ice cream maker but I'll definitely have to try this

[wyshsndnsms]

McDonald's been real quiet since this dropped

[minarosered]

As a child in the 60's, it was a summer tradition to invite friends/fam over for backyard burgers and homemade ice cream. Those were the days!!

[thethyroidexperience]

I stopped by the ice cream from the store because of the genetically modified ingredients. This was right on time. Thank you.

[laudedlonnie]

NAH G 😭😭💀 you can’t be gobbling up the cone like that

[mitsyrage]

All I remembered before this was something about eggs, ice and salt. Thanks for reminding me!

[slumville]

Can we get some T A P A T I O ice cream just for the vocals lol

[AJS.Gaming]

I just tried this and it works amazingly!!

[ellenandmufudzi]

Mcdonalds should be taking notes since their ice cream machine is always broken
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[supersonic]

The next episode is going to be the T A P A T T I O ice cream