My friends are always asking me is it cheaper to make your own ice cream or buy it. As well as lots of other benefits, yes it can also be cheaper. That’s up to you.

Except for rare occasions, my ice cream is nearly always cheaper than If I had bought it. As I say unless I put some really expensive liquor into it (at the request of a family member). I make a lot of ice cream, so I do need to keep the cost down. Tinned fruit and frozen fruit goes a long way in helping me with cost.

Seasonal fruit is cheaper. So I buy it at its cheapest and freeze it. Crush it and mush it up if it makes it easier to store in your freezer. I also go out picking with the kids if I can, blackberries and blueberries.

But I do find frozen and tinned fruit work really great. Remember you can buy fruit in season when it’s really cheap and freeze it yourself. Here are some other tips for making sure you get great ice cream.

1. Ice cream should never be re frozen once it has truly thawed out. It will look terrible as the texture changes, and you run the risk of getting food poisoning.

2. The use of an electric maker can cut down on labor. If you are going to make ice cream regularly then its worth reviewing a selection of electric machines and considering investing in one. With the right care, they last an age.

3. Remember, your home made version will not (fortunately) have preservatives or additives in it like you are used to with commercial ones. This means it won’t last as long so try to eat within 10 days to a couple of weeks.

4. It’s best not to serve your ice cream too cold. It can give you brain freeze, but also takes away from the flavor because it’s just too cold to taste properly. Take out of the freezer for about 10 minutes before you dive in.

5. Keep left over chocolate and biscuits, freeze them, they can be used for choc chip ice cream, but also you can just crumble biscuits over the top.

6. Warning! Blueberries when frozen come out like little pellets, so don’t put them in whole, crush them before adding them to any mixture, or better still, just serve them with the ice cream.

Making ice cream at home yourself is so rewarding. The end taste is great, you know what you have put into it, and you can make any type of flavor you want. The kids love getting involved. I like to bring ice cream around to friends’ houses for dinner, we usually have for dessert on the night.

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