Here’s a very easy Homemade Ice Cream recipe that you can make without an ice cream maker. It’s so easy, even the kids can do it. Follow these steps to make ice cream in a bag.

How to make ice cream without an ice cream maker

Updated from a few years ago

We first made ice cream in a bag at home with a playgroup years ago. Recently, I made it again with my 5-year-old and 7-year-old. They had fun making the ice cream with ingredients we already had in the house. I didn’t even need to make a run to the grocery store.

Ingredients for ice cream in a bag without an ice cream maker:

1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup milk or half & half
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
6 tablespoons rock salt
1 pint-size plastic food storage bag (e.g., Ziploc)
1 gallon-size plastic food storage bag
Ice cubes

How to make homemade ice cream in a bag:

Fill the large bag half full of ice, and add the rock salt. Seal the bag.
Put milk, vanilla, and sugar into the small bag, and seal it.
Place the small bag inside the large one, and seal it again carefully.

Shake until the mixture is ice cream, which takes about 5 minutes.

Wipe off the top of the small bag, then open it carefully. Dish out the ice cream into bowls and add toppings if wanted. Enjoy!

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Ice Cream in a Bag Recipe | How to Make Ice Cream at Home without an Ice Cream Maker

Prep Time

15 mins

 

Course: Dessert

Keyword: ice cream

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 cup milk or half & half
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 6 tablespoons rock salt
• 1 pint-size plastic food storage bag e.g., Ziploc
• 1 gallon-size plastic food storage bag
• Ice cubes

Instructions

1. Fill the large bag half full of ice, and add the rock salt. Seal the bag.
2. Put milk, vanilla, and sugar into the small bag, and seal it.
3. Place the small bag inside the large one, and seal it again carefully.
4. Shake until the mixture is ice cream, which takes about 5 minutes.