Friday, April 9, 2010

The Joys of Homemade Ice Cream


Ice cream and pizza are alike in a lot of ways. First of all, they are both universal favorites, loved by young children, teenagers and adults or all ages the world over. Both ice cream and pizza start with very simple basic recipes that can be altered to provide endless variety, making it possible to enjoy different delicious choices every day of the year.All ice cream recipes begin with three basic ingredients: vanilla, cream and sugar.

By simply allowing you imagination to take control, you can add just about any combination of fruit, nuts, flavored syrups and toppings to easily create your very own unique concoctions. Why not give your creations a brand name all its own or come up with some fancy titles for the different flavor you dream up? After all, one of the world’s biggest ice cream distributors did exactly that with flavors named after famous people and even animals.


You can even make ice cream alternatives such as sorbet, frozen yogurt and sherbet, which can also be adapted and enhanced with flavorings, fruit, nuts, syrups and other toppings to create an altogether different range of tempting treats.

If you happen to be lactose intolerant or if you are calorie conscious, there is no need to eliminate your beloved frozen treats from your diet. By making your own ice cream, sorbet, sherbet and frozen yogurt, you can still enjoy all your favorites because you make them yourself, using alternative low fat and lactose free ingredients.
One more thing pizza has in common with ice cream is that both can very easily be made at home. Easy to use electric ice cream makers can be purchased for home use starting at prices as low as $40 or less. You can even turn ice cream making into a challenging fun filled game for the children with a couple of coffee cans and some duct tape. Making ice cream at home can become so addictive it can become a passion of the whole family with dad, mom and the kids coming home nearly every day with a whole set of brand new ideas for making ice cream.

Regardless of whether your favorite ice cream recipe is as simple as the three basic ingredients of vanilla, sugar and cream or if you take a shortcut and just buy your favorite brand of vanilla ice cream and add on your favorite toppings, the outcome is the same. By personalizing your ice cream, you are among a legion of ice cream lovers around the world who take great delight in enjoying one of life's simplest and most delicious pleasures.

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