!#8# How To Design Your Very Own Unique Ice Cream Flavor

!±8± How To Design Your Very Own Unique Ice Cream Flavor

Have you ever wanted to design your own ice cream flavor? Well you are in for a real treat because the possible combinations of frozen treats are limitless. The first step is to choose the method you will use to make your frozen treat. Then you will need to choose your basic flavor for your concoction. Next you will have to decide if you want a fruity taste or your basic chocolate or vanilla. You can also make a fun combination of flavors. The choice could range from candy to cookies also cakes or pies, even nuts. Nearly anything sweet or tasty can be used. If you are designing it for yourself, be as adventurous as you please. But, if you are developing it for a crowd, you may consider a more traditional approach.

There are many different ways of making ice cream. It can be as simple as two plastic bags. This involves putting all the ingredients into a small zip lock bag then sealed into a larger bag of ice and salt. This only makes a single serving. But who wants only a single serving of the nation's most popular dessert? There is the refrigerator freezer method...still only a small amount produced and is a time consuming method with varying quality a big problem. Then there are the hand cranked or electric churns. These are the best and most popular methods of making ice cream at home. Many of the best home ice cream makers have built in compressors and can make a premium batch in as little as 20 minutes.

First choose your base ice cream flavor. Next decide if you want it to be your basic chocolate or vanilla or a fruity flavor like peach or strawberry. Be careful to squash blueberries or they will freeze like little pebbles in the mixture. You can choose a fun combination of confections. Your choice could range from candy to cookies also cakes or pies, even nuts. If you are designing it for yourself you can be as adventurous as you please when selecting your choice of ingredients. But, if you are developing it for a large group of people, you may want to stick to more common flavors.

One thing to be careful of is not over doing the additives to the base. If you aren't careful you'll lose the smooth texture. There needs to be a balance in the ratio of additives to the base ice cream.

Now that you've learned about the limitless possibilities of ice cream flavors, the methods of making the frozen dessert and the people you'll be creating your master piece for have fun and start freezing!