Ice cream you churn at home — homemade chocolate, the easiest vanilla, pumpkin coffee, and Nanny's old-fashioned batch — for hot afternoons and family nights.
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Open in Pepper →There's something about pulling the canister out and tasting ice cream you made yourself. It's colder, creamier, and tastes like real vanilla or real cocoa instead of a carton.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these when the kids are home all summer, when there's a birthday to feed, or when supper was light and everybody still wants something sweet on the porch.
Every recipe here is one you can churn in a home machine: Homemade chocolate ice cream, the Best & Easiest Ice Cream You'll Ever Make, Vanilla Ice Cream, Best Pumpkin Coffee Ice Cream, a creamy vanilla with no eggs, Nanny's Homemade Ice Cream, and Old-Fashioned Chocolate Ice Cream.
Freeze the bowl solid
Give the canister at least 16 to 24 hours in the back of the freezer. If you hear liquid sloshing when you shake it, it isn't ready.
Chill the base first
Cool your cream mixture in the fridge 4 hours or overnight. A cold base churns faster and freezes smoother.
Don't overfill the canister
Stop at about two-thirds full. The ice cream needs room to expand as air works in during the 20 to 25 minutes of churning.
Ripen it before scooping
Straight from the machine it's soft-serve. Pack it in a container and freeze 2 to 4 hours for scoopable ice cream.