
Beyond being delicious and infinitely customizable to your family's preferences, it's a really fun activity to do with your kid(s). This method utilizes a bit of kitchen chemistry in place of an ice cream maker: adding salt to ice lowers the temperature of the mixture much lower than the freezing temperature of water (to as low as -17°C/1.4°F), which is what allows the ice cream to come together so quickly.
I learned about this way of making ice cream here, and I've adapted the recipe a bit. (If you prefer to use cane sugar or brown sugar, you can substitute it in equally for the coconut sugar in my recipe.) Here's my version of homemade, sugar-free basic vanilla ice cream (with more flavors at the end):
Ingredients:
1 cup half & half
2 Tablespoons coconut sugar
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
Vegan (non-dairy) versions: use coconut milk or almond milk or cream in place of half & half
Additional supplies:
½ cup coarse salt or table salt
ice cubes
gallon-sized Ziploc bag
pint-sized Ziploc bag
Directions:
- Put half & half, vanilla, and coconut sugar in the pint-sized Ziploc bag and seal tightly.
- Fill the gallon-sized bag up about half way with ice, then pour the salt in the bag.
- Put the pint-sized bag inside the gallon bag with the salt and seal.
- Shake it up! (For about 5 minutes) The bag will get very cold during this process. I usually either wear gloves or wrap the bag in a kitchen towel to protect my hands from the temperature, but that's optional, of course. When applied directly to the skin, salt and ice can cause burns, so just don't stick your hand inside the bag and leave it there.
- Remove the ice cream bag from the larger bag and run it under cold
water to rinse the salt off of the outside of the bag.
- Open it up and serve! Feel free to eat your ice cream directly from the
bag if you want! I usually have to share with Daniel and Jaymz, so we
get bowls to avoid fighting over the bag.

Add the seeds from a vanilla bean pod (If you've never done it before, learn how to scrape the seeds from a vanilla pod in my vanilla extract tutorial.)
Chocolate
1 Tablespoon cocoa powder (unsweetened)
Chocolate Peanut Butter
1 Tablespoon cocoa powder
⅓ cup peanut butter
Simply Cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Berry Blast
⅓ cup berries (fresh or frozen) like strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries (you can also use fruit puree if you want a smoother texture)
Nuts about Nuts
¼ cup of your favorite nut(s) (almonds, walnuts, cashews, macadamia nuts) cut the way you like them
Chocolate Chocolate Chip
1 Tablespoon cocoa powder
¼ cup dark chocolate chips
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Daniel testing the chocolate ice cream—I think he approves! |
¼ cup shredded coconut
Peppermint
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
2 Tablespoons crushed peppermint candy (leftover candy canes would be great!)
Chocolate Peppermint Chip
1 Tablespoon cocoa powder
2 Tablespoons chocolate chips (mini chips would be fun)
2 Tablespoons crushed peppermint candy
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
The possibilities are virtually endless! Add your favorite candy or cookie pieces. Try adding fresh herbs (like lavender or rosemary) for a taste of the garden. Even if you add in candy or chocolate made with sugar, preparing the ice cream base without any sugar significantly lowers the sugar content of this dessert.
Come up with a fun flavor combination (and a name for it) and post it in the comments and I'll add your recipe ideas to the list!

We're on a six-week path to eat more whole foods, guided by one simple rule: Buy foods with six ingredients or fewer. And we're blogging about our journey on the way.
To join in the Six Ingredient Challenge anytime during the six weeks, visit the sign-up page for a list of posts and to link up!
Linked up at Food on Fridays at Ann Kroeker, Friday Favorites at Simply Sweet Home, Fight Back Friday at Food Renegade, at Slightly Indulgent Tuesday and at Simply Sugar and Gluten-Free.
This looks awesome, Amy! Thanks for sharing!
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