Anybody here make their own ice cream?

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4. you can make a pretty good no-churn ice cream with condensed milk and heavy cream you whip yourself

Here's a recipe: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/no-churn-vanilla-ice-cream-3364776

Basically you mix your flavoring in with a can of condensed milk and set aside. Whip up two cups of heavy cream to stiff peaks, then fold one cup into the condensed milk, then fold that combination back into the cream. Put it in the freezer for a few hours and voila. It won't have quite the same texture (closer to soft serve than store-bought or churned ice cream), but it can be fun to experiment with.

If you want something closer to hard ice cream, you can make a custard base, cover it, and chill it in the fridge overnight. Meanwhile, put a large mixing bowl in the freezer, and when you're ready to make the ice cream pour the base in the bowl, mix it with a mixer for about a minute, and put it in the freezer for 10-15 minutes. Repeat that several times (for 1-2 hours, depending on how thick your base is). That will churn a good amount of air into the mixture. Once it starts to get thick and difficult to mix, let it ripen in the freezer for a few hours and it will harden to something closer to the texture of hard ice cream. (Here is a good master recipe for a custard base: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/01/dining/the-master-ice-cream-recipe.html.)

One final option: the coffee can method, which can be fun if you have kids: https://www.food.com/recipe/homemade-ice-cream-in-a-coffee-can-244054