20 Vitamix Ice Cream Recipes (2024)

FAQs

Can you make ice cream with the Vitamix? ›

It works because the motor is so awesomely powerful and fast. Since I started using this method, I won't make ice cream any other way. One of the things I love about it, is that I can make ice creams that have less sugar and fat, but still come out with a perfect texture.

Although both blenders and the Ninja Creami contain blades at the base of their container jar, that's really where the similarities end. Blenders are made to purée, blend (obviously!), and emulsify ingredients, where the Creami really only has one job: to turn ordinary ingredients into frozen desserts.

The Propel 510 is a great choice for people who may prefer a smaller container because they're usually blending individual servings, or making smoothies for two. The Propel 510 features three preset programs for hot soup, smoothies, and frozen desserts.

The heavy cream to whole milk ratio in premium ice cream is typically 2:1. Many recipes have some variation of this ratio or used half and half instead of milk. I kept to the ratio of 2:1 cream/milk.

Use a spoon to taste-test the ice cream. If it's too firm, add ¹⁄₂ tablespoon (1.5 tsp) to 1 tablespoon (3.0 tsp) of any liquid ingredient (whole milk or heavy cream) to thin it down. If it's too thin, add ¹⁄₂ tablespoon (1.5 tsp) to 1 tablespoon (3.0 tsp) of nonfat dry milk powder to thicken it up.

Using an offset spatula or butter knife, pop out ice cream cubes. Transfer to a food processor or blender. Pulse cubes with milk until the ice cream is smooth and has the consistency of soft serve.

They just do different things - If you took the base you used in the Creami and put it in a Vitamix it just wouldn't be anywhere near as creamy and ice-cream-like. An Ice Cream Maker and a Blender are just fundamentally different things.

Vitamix's milling ability is far superior to Ninja's, despite their motors both being 1500W. Ninja has its signature tower of sharp blades running up the entire middle of the blender jar, whereas Vitamix has thick, blunt blades at the bottom of the jar. This is where the Vitamix blades and jar excel.

For years, Starbucks used a Blendtec blender, but the coffee giant eventually switched over to Vitamix, which created a blender specifically for Starbucks' needs. Today, you'll see the 48-ounce Vitamix Blending Station Advance, better known as “The Quiet One,” in nearly every Starbucks you go to around the world.

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What is the best stabilizer for ice cream? ›

The most common ones used in ice creams are guar gum, cellulose gum and carob bean gum. They are used to reduce ice crystal growth, deliver flavour cleanly, increase smoothness, body and creaminess and slow down melting. They also help hold the air bubble structure together and give the ice cream a better texture.

Most home ice cream recipes call for simple table sugar, which is chemically known as sucrose. But in pro kitchens you have more options. Liquid sugars like invert sugar, corn syrup, honey, and glucose syrup all add body, creaminess, and stability to ice cream, and a little goes a long way.

Nearly any milk will work, and you can substitute half-and-half for the cream. Ideally you want ingredients with a high fat content because these will create a creamy texture when cooled.

You can make ice cream using a food processor, a hand mixer, a blender or using a KitchenAid^® stand mixer with the Ice Cream Maker Attachment.

It's possible to make a kind of ice cream in a blender, but it's nothing like what you'd get in a tub from the store or from your local gelateria. That's because a blender can blend liquids, but it can't churn them, which is necessary if you're making ice cream with milk.

Yes, you can use your Vitamix to do some food processor tasks. You can do some chopping and mixing, but cannot do any slicing.

If you want a blender that can crush ice automatically and stop when it's done, you might prefer the Vitamix Propel 750.