Ice Cream | Basics with Babish

This week on Basics, things take a turn for the sweeter because I'm making ice cream. We're going to try a few different techniques that vary in difficulty, but they all have one thing in common: you don't need a standalone appliance.

Join me 7/19 on Twitch for the the ice cream live cook-a-long:

Ingredients & Grocery List:
+ Blended Banana Ice Cream:
2 bananas, frozen
Whole milk
2 Tbsp cocoa powder (or more to taste)

+ Sweetened Condensed Shortcut:
1 pint of heavy whipping cream
1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 ounces)
4 Tbsp melted butter (optional)
2 heaping Tbsp cocoa powder (or more to taste)

+ Standard Ice Cream (Hand Churned):
2 cups whole milk
2 whole eggs
1 cup white sugar
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
Medium bag of ice
1/2 cup Kosher salt

Special Equipment:
Blender
Stand mixer (with whisk)
Whisk
Instant read thermometer
Metal mixing bowls, various sizes

Music:
"Melt" by Broke for Free

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[Yumi]

A wise man once said, "You get what you whisk for"

[TigerBears]

I’m so used to the usual camera setup on this channel that every time I see your face I feel like I’ve done something wrong.

[kittsami]

Are you Vsauce's more culinary gifted, more clinically sane brother?

[ryantyanmyan]

You gotta season it with Kosher Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper and line it on a Piece of Parchment Paper.

[oliviadavis]

You should make the triple gooberberry sundae from spongebob

[kairokie]

I was so excited when he mentioned that he was live streaming his ice cream making on July 19th.


Aaand then I realized this video came out last year.

[UBvtuber]

The sweetened condensed milk one is BY FAR the easiest and tbh I can hardly tell the difference especially if you whip it to where it's JUST starting to turn into whipped cream and not when it's fully whipped cream. When you do it like that, it tastes like a very rich and creamy ice cream, kinda like Ben and Jerry's.

[Lectrikfro]

Doesn't require special tools... except a freezer that has enough room to fit that metal bowl

[srinjanapathak]

I had some excess whipped cream once and i added some condensed milk and Instant coffee to it once and froze it and accidentally made icecream. I feel validated that it is an actual recipe. 😌

[ZonoYT]

Still waiting for basics with babish cereal

[izzy]

All we need now is for him to teach us how to make brownies to go with this ice cream and we can finally *ascend into dessert heaven!*

[dadoomguy]

Tip: watch out if you're using ice and salt, it can burn your skin pretty fast

[veridian]

Time to fail at making this and end up freezing milk and calling it a day

[simplemindedted]

You know what they say, "No whisk, no reward."

[SEiMEi_EXiSTS]

You keep making foods with bananas despite having a banana allergy

[jonathanyew]

1:38 When you have a 2000 word essay and your trying to make every word count xD

[PowahSlapEntertainmint]

I can't make ice cream but if you need someone to eat it I'm your guy.

[jjk]

For chocolate ice cream, I've been using melted high end 100% cocoa bars whisked into the custard base. It has a nice effect on the texture.

[UnPhayzable]

You should've uploaded this on Sunday so you could make an ice cream sundae on a Sunday

[JMacsAmateurKitchen]

ICE CREAM for more Binging with Babish episodes!! Also, working on a version of that Car Panini as we speak!!