Now we’ll never have to head out to the ice cream truck to get our fix of soft serve, we can make it right in our own homes. The ingredients are basic, and the hardest part is waiting for it to chill in the freezer!
Super Simple Soft Serve Ice Cream
Recipe by Stay at Home Mum
Course: DessertsCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings
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9
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
0
minutesCalories
180
kcalTotal time
4
hours30
minutesQuick and creamy soft serve ice cream made with simple ingredients, perfect for a refreshing homemade treat.
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Ingredients
0.5 cup Whipping cream
1 tbsp Icing sugar-heaped
0.5 tsp Vanilla extract
3.5 cups Vanilla ice cream
Directions
- Whisk the whipping cream in a large bowl with a handheld mixer until soft peaks form in the cream, around 2 minutes or so.
- To this add the sugar and vanilla and continue whisking until the cream has stiff peaks. Be careful not to over whip!
- Using a spoon or silicone spatula, fold through the softened ice cream until the two are well combined, and then pour/spoon this mix into a large, resealable freezer bag.
- Freeze until semi-firm (4-5 hours depending on freezer) and then when ready to serve take the bag out and massage it until it’s soft all over, for about 1 minute.
- Cut the corner of the bag using some scissors and pipe into your cone or bowl. Top with fruit or other ice cream favourites!
There’s something about a soft serve that just reminds us of being a kid again, so we are loving this Super Simple Soft Serve Ice Cream recipe.
Clare Whitfield
Chief Editor
Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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