It’s time to dream. Dream big.
As I dream then what better time can there be to try to make some homemade ICE CREAM. So after a hunt I located one of those random impulse purchases that never made it out of the box. An Ice Cream Maker. Then the panic. How on earth am I going to fit that big bowl which needs freezing for 8 hours into a rammed freezer. I can’t remember that bit on the glossy advert. It just said make delicious ice cream easily at home….. So an hour later the freezer is bursting at the seems. The lid is weighted partly down with my heaviest kettlebell.
Wait patiently for 6 hours….. I’m sure two hours won’t make that much difference.
So in went the dairy and gluten free ingredients. Lots of tinned coconut milk, vanilla, decaf coffee and maple syrup. That kinda thing. Plus cookie dough….. why does my attempt at cookie dough look like rabbit droppings 😳😳😳😳😳
Then the press the machine button and it stirs…..why didn’t I just use my food mixer and save the money.
The end result…..
Not sure the famous ice cream brand will be too happy being associated with my attempt. But it is recycling….
Whisper it. It was nice……. WOW.
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A Dad trying to cope with the loss of his Partner and becoming a single parent. 
Yay congrats! I cheat by making “sorbet”, which is just putting frozen fruit into the blender with a little oat milk. Great way to get my daughter eating fruit
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That sounds great..
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It’s very simple, just fruit and milk. No need to add sugar as the fruit is naturally sweet
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Thats what makes it an excellent alternative..thanks for sharing I am going to try it. I do that with rice milk and berries and banana sometimes. I 🌈🌹❤
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It does
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It really is
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I like sorbet. Gets me eating fruit
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Exactly
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I LOVE homemade icecream and this may look different from any homemade icecream I have seen before but it sounds delish! 😋
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It certainly was. I bet your ice cream is awesome.
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Haven’t had homemade ice cream in years actually! A lot of fun childhood memories of it.
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It sounds totally amazing 🍦🍪
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Thank you
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Looks very nice 😋
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Not bad at all,
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😋😋😋
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I love this! Full fat coconut milk makes such a good ice cream ingredient. This reminds me that it’s been a while since I’ve made our favorite chocolate (dairy/gluten free) ice cream. Yum!
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Hope you make some soon
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Looks delicious. Did you wait six hours?
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Kind of……
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Kind of meaning no?
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Good on you that’s an excellent use of time.. with coconut milk it must have been super delish..
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It was surprisingly good.
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Wow. Coming to your hoose for tea!
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You would me most welcome.
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It looks very nice.
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It was alright
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We live and learn…but that is fantastic it tastes nice! It doesn’t look that bad, kind of like, I’m sure there’s a type of ice cream “genre”. Like a ice cream with crumbly bits in it.
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Close my eyes and think Bought ice cream
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That look’s really delicious!
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Not a complete disaster
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Not at all G!!! You exceed all expectations and then some!
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Looks good to me!
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Thank you
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Looks good and sounds delicious!
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One of my better efforts.
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As long as it tastes good, who cares what it looks like?
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That’s so true
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