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    Easy Freezer Bag Ice Cream

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    Easy Freezer Bag Ice Cream is simple to make and no ice cream maker is needed.  

    Only a few ingredients are needed to make a low-carb vanilla ice cream.

    Easy Freezer Bag Ice Cream - Low carb and paleo and gluten freePin

    Also, the recipe has a paleo option. Oh, by the way,  the low-carb version is incredible!

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    Easy Freezer Bag Ice Cream is a simple, versatile recipe, and a fun way to make single-serve ice cream without an ice cream maker.

    This ice cream tastes unbelievably good, and so much like old-fashioned creamy homemade ice cream from the old-school crank and churn maker.

    It can be made paleo or low carb, depending on which cream option and sweetener option you use in the recipe. 

     Yum!! You can also add homemade chocolate syrup or caramel sauce to the ice cream. I included my Chocolate Syrup recipe at the bottom of the post.

    Easy Freezer Bag Ice Cream - paleo, low carb & gluten free.Pin

    Easy Freezer Bag Ice Cream

    Equipment &Tools:

    • 1 zippered quart-size freezer bag
    • 1 zippered gallon-size freezer bag

    Ingredients:

    • ½ cup heavy cream, or coconut cream for paleo (dairy-free version)
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ⅛ tsp minced ground vanilla bean *optional (but very good)
    • 1 tablespoon sweetener of choice: low carb sweetener, or coconut sugar for paleo
    • 4 cups ice
    • ⅓ cup salt

    Directions:

    1. In a medium bowl combine: heavy cream or coconut cream, vanilla extract, optional vanilla bean, and sweetener of choice. Mix together well.
    2. Pour the mixture into the zippered sandwich bag and zip the bag closed.
    3. In the gallon-size, freezer bag adds the 4 cups ice and ⅓ cup salt.
    4. Place the closed bag with liquid ingredients into the freezer bag of ice and salt. Close the freezer bag.
    5. Shake the whole bag for at least 6 minutes to 10 minutes or more until the ice cream is the desired firmness. Can shake more for firmer ice cream (it can be soft serve texture to slightly firmer)
    6. Remove the sandwich bag from the freezer bag. Rinse the closed sandwich bag in cool water to get the salt water off of the bag before opening it, otherwise, your ice cream could get salt in it. You can also put the bag in the freezer after rinsing it for 20 minutes to an hour or until the ice cream is as firm as you like it.
    7. Scoop into a serving bowl. Can top with homemade chocolate syrup, or sugar-free chocolate syrup, or caramel sauce if desired. Chocolate Syrup recipe at bottom of the post.

    Nutritional Data for Low Carb Version, (using Swerve sweetener):   Servings: 1, Serving Size: ½ cup, Cal: 408, Carbs: 3 g, Net carbs: 3 g, Fiber: 0 g, Fat: 46 g, Protein: 2 g, Sugars: 1 g

    * all nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*

    Optional Chocolate Syrup Recipe (Paleo or Low carb):

    • 1 teaspoon cocoa powder.
    • ½  tbsp coconut oil, or butter, melted
    • Sweetener of choice: 1 teaspoon or to taste honey for paleo, or for low carb use 6 drops or more, to taste, liquid stevia, or other low carb sweeteners to taste.

    Directions for Chocolate Syrup:

    1. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter or oil and add the other ingredients and stir until mixed. Remove from heat. Cool a  few minutes.

    Nutritional Data for Chocolate Syrup only ( low carb version using Stevia sweetener): Servings: 1 Serving Size: ½ tbsp  (whole recipe), Cal: 63,  Carbs: 1, Net Carbs: 0.5 g, Fiber: 0.5 g, Fat: 6.5 g, Protein: 0 g, Sugars: 0 g,

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    Easy Freezer Bag Ice Cream

    Stacey
    Easy Freezer Bag Ice Cream is simple to make and no ice cream maker is needed.  Only a few ingredients and has a keto, low carb and paleo option. Oh, and the low carb version is incredible!
    4.34 from 6 votes
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    Prep Time 6 minutes mins
    Total Time 6 minutes mins
    Course Dessert, ice cream
    Cuisine American
    Servings 1
    Calories 408 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 Zippered Quart Size Freezer Bag
    • 1 Zippered Freezer Bag One Gallon Size
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    Ingredients
     
     

    • ½ cup heavy cream or coconut cream for paleo (dairy free version)
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ⅛ teaspoon minced vanilla bean *optional
    • 1 tablespoon low carb sweetener or coconut sugar for paleo
    • 4 cups ice
    • ⅓ cup salt

    Instructions
     

    • In a medium bowl combine: heavy cream or coconut cream, vanilla extract, optional vanilla bean, and sweetener of choice. Mix together well.
    • Pour the mixture into the zippered sandwich bag and zip bag closed.
    • In the gallon size freezer bag add the 4 cups ice and ⅓ cup salt.
    • Place the closed bag with liquid ingredients into the freezer bag of ice and salt. Close the freezer bag.
    • Shake the whole bag for at least 6 to 10 minutes or more until ice cream is the desired firmness. Can shake more for a firmer ice cream. Remove sandwich bag from freezer bag.
    • Rinse closed sandwich bag in cool water to get salt water off of bag before opening, otherwise your ice cream could get salt in it. You can put the bag in the freezer for 20 minutes to an hour, if an even firmer ice cream is desired.
    • Scoop into serving bowl, or eat out of bag.

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    Notes

    * all nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*

    Nutrition

    Serving: 0.5cupCalories: 408kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 2gFat: 46gSodium: 720mgFiber: 0gSugar: 1g
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    1. Sandi DeFalco says

      December 15, 2022 at 7:41 am

      Hey Stacey!
      Just read the instructions and had a thought about the salt getting on the sandwich bag. How about putting the sandwich bag inside a quart bag, zipper it and then put in the gallon bag. I think that would keep the salt off of the sandwich bag!

      Reply
      • Stacey says

        December 15, 2022 at 10:18 am

        Sandi, that is a great idea!

        Reply
    2. JennF says

      July 29, 2019 at 5:30 pm

      5 stars
      very easy, a nice serving size - not too much, killed that craving I had and it was so yummy. I used regular table salt, wore gardeningf gloves and also held the bags in a bath towel. LOL 7 minutes and it was perfect soft-serve consistency. I ate it right out of the bag!

      Reply
      • Stacey says

        July 30, 2019 at 10:04 am

        Thank you so much for your kind words and for trying the recipe, Jenn. The gloves & bath towel idea are genius! I should have done that, brrr.

        Reply
    3. Jeanne says

      June 15, 2019 at 12:29 pm

      Stacey, I’m making your ice cream. Can i just mix it well and put it in the freezer instead of using the ice cube method?

      Reply
      • Stacey says

        June 16, 2019 at 5:55 pm

        Jeanne, yes you can.

        Reply
    4. Kate says

      April 16, 2019 at 10:00 pm

      Hi! I am teaching lots of kids to make this in class, and I don't want to make too much. Do you know how much one serving is? Also, can I substitute vanilla extract for imitation vanilla? Thanks

      Reply
      • Stacey says

        April 17, 2019 at 10:01 am

        Hi Kate, Yes you could use imitation, but it may not be as yummy as the real extract. The serving size is about 1/2 cup of ice cream.

        Reply
    5. Tre says

      January 11, 2019 at 5:03 pm

      Thanks for this easy freezer bag ice cream receipt. It's the only one of it's kind that doesn't call for sweetened condensed milk. I felt that using it would be too much sugar for my kids.

      Reply
      • Stacey says

        January 12, 2019 at 7:17 am

        Thank you for trying it, Tre 🙂

        Reply
    6. Rose says

      June 20, 2018 at 6:15 am

      3 stars
      Hi! I used 1/2 cup of coconut cream, 1 tbsp of granulated Erythritol and 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract. It left a syrupy residue in my throat (possibly too much sweetener) and overwhelmingly tasted only of coconut. I’ll adjust the sweetener and extract next time. Overall, it’s a decent alternative if you have no other options that are Keto friendly. Thank you.

      Reply
    7. Patricia says

      May 24, 2018 at 6:24 am

      Stacey could you just put in the freezer and turn the bag every now and then? Don't have any rock salt.
      Patricia

      Reply
      • Stacey says

        May 24, 2018 at 12:08 pm

        Great idea, Patricia! My hands get so cold!

        Reply
    8. Aszalee says

      May 09, 2018 at 1:46 pm

      Can I use sugar in the recipe instead of an sweetener? If so, how much?

      Reply
      • Stacey says

        May 15, 2018 at 8:38 am

        Yes, you can and it would be the same amount.

        Reply
    9. Diane says

      April 21, 2018 at 7:30 pm

      Can you substitute vanilla extract for the minced vanilla bean? If so, how much?

      Reply
      • Stacey says

        April 22, 2018 at 12:23 pm

        You can omit the vanilla bean as it is optional. No need to add more extract.

        Reply
    10. Yolanda says

      September 15, 2016 at 10:33 am

      Hello, would love to try this recipe but want to make it with coconut milk. Will it tasted too much like coconut?

      Thanks!!

      Reply
      • Stacey says

        September 16, 2016 at 10:00 am

        Hi Yolanda, The coconut milk version does have a mild coconut flavor.

        Reply
        • Analiz De Jesús López says

          July 10, 2017 at 12:17 pm

          Is it coconut milk or cream? Does it has to be cold?

          Reply
          • Stacey says

            July 11, 2017 at 2:08 pm

            Analiz, it is coconut cream.

            Reply
    11. Tasha says

      August 21, 2016 at 5:13 pm

      I had no idea making ice cream could be this easy! Thank you for the recipe, I'm dying to try this one.

      Reply
      • Stacey says

        August 22, 2016 at 8:52 am

        Thank you Tasha 🙂 It is fun one, and a great arm workout 🙂

        Reply
    12. Kim | Low Carb Maven says

      August 20, 2016 at 5:43 pm

      What a fun idea! I think I'll have my kids help me make ice cream. They'll have a great time! Thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
      • Stacey says

        August 21, 2016 at 9:00 am

        Thanks Kim, it is good to have the kids do the shaking part and get their wiggles out, but it is also a good arm workout, lol.

        Reply
    13. Sandi DeFalco says

      August 06, 2016 at 9:59 am

      5 stars
      Stacey this looks so good and super easy! What I love about your recipes is the low carb or paleo info! I may try this with unsweetened vanilla cashew milk with berries, first in a blender, then transfer to the baggies. Maybe during the week I'll test it out.
      Sandi ♥

      Reply
      • Stacey says

        August 06, 2016 at 5:56 pm

        Hi Sandi, Thank you. I think cashew milk would work if the fat content is high enough, and the blender is perfect if your adding berries, or cocoa powder, or anything that needs more mixing. 🙂 Have a good weekend!

        Reply
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