Every chef has a few tricks up her sleeve apron.
One of mine is the Voluminous Oatmeal Trick.
Or the plump-up raisins trick, the melted-banana trick, and now: the “Sir Mix A Lot” ice cream trick. It might seem like making Vita-Mix ice cream is simple. Just throw a bunch of frozen fruit in the blender and go, right? But a lot of y’all have left comments lamenting the fact that your Vita-Mix ice cream attempts have turned out looking and tasting more like ice, slush, or soup. The problem? A lot of the Vita-Mix ice cream recipes I’ve seen call for a truckload of ice.
While this might make the finished product “look” like ice cream, the resulting flavor ends up tasting more like… well, ice, of course! Not exactly something to write home Ben&Jerry’s about. In general, it’s wise to be wary of any Vita-Mix ice cream recipes calling for tons of ice. There are two alternatives to making Vita-Mix ice cream that looks and tastes like the real thing (without all the “bad-for-you” ingredients). One is to use a bunch of frozen fruit, as opposed to ice.
For all of the different flavors, click here: Vitamix Ice Cream Recipes
Vitamix ice cream Trick
- Blend a smoothie (or you can even just mix some flavorings into milk).
- Pour the liquid into a bowl (or an ice cube tray works really well).
- Freeze, then remove from the bowl or tray and re-blend in the Vita-Mix (or your food processor or blender)
Two tips for any Vita-Mix ice cream:
1. Use an ice cream scoop (not a spoon) to serve, for a true “ice cream” look.
2. It helps to make at least 2 servings at once. You’ll get a creamier result.
Above, homemade Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream.
I don’t think I’ve ever made homemade ice cream, due to lack of the proper equipment. But I imagine I would experiment with coconut milk until I was sick of it…if that’s even possible. LOL.
this looks sooooo good! and the chocolate strawberry ice cream? OMG!
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Oh how I desire a VitaMix. My Magic Bullet just doesn’t get the job done!
Ahhhh I wish I had a Vita-Mix!!!!!
Thanks for the tips! That ice cream looks amazing.
This is a great tip, and timely for me. I recently purchased a Blendtec and of course have not been able to stop trying to make “ice cream” for dessert every night (despite the fact that I do actually own an ice cream maker), so I throw in some ingredients plus lots of ice, and out of like 4 attempts, I only got it really nice and creamy one time. Even when I blend til the non-dairy cows come home, I still often end up with ice chunks, so I sometimes wonder if my technique and/or ingredient ratios are off, but the first problem is likely too much ice. Your trick would definitely help make it more like real ice cream though (as opposed to soft-serve). I dunno, I have the rest of my blender’s life to play with the instant ice cream formula, I guess…unless I drive it to an early death in the process. 🙂
Thanks sooo much Katie!! 🙂 Would love to hear from any other VitaMixers out there!
CONCORD GRAPE SORBET – This is my favorite! It has only two ingredients, and you can make it in a blender if you freeze the grapes first. http://ateenagegourmet.wordpress.com/2010/06/16/concord-grape-sorbet/
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Anonymous,
I just made one, a few weeks ago, for my blogging friends:
Look up Chocolate-Covered Katie and you should find me :).