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Home >> Food >> Desserts >> Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag

Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag

Modified: May 21, 2019 by Stefanie Fauquet · This post may contain affiliate links · 30 Comments

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Yesterday, July 15, was National Ice Cream Day (who knew, right?) ... Actually, Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month in 1984. It's one of those random "holidays" that has no significance on day-to-day life, but when your 8-year-old daughter finds out about it, it makes a great case for some ice cream! And who am I to complain?

One of the fun DIY projects that we worked on this summer was homemade ice cream in a bag.

I'm pretty sure Girl Scouts and summer camps have been making ice cream in a bag with rock salt for ages, but it was new to us. And cheap! ... with no special tools required!

Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag

What you'll need:

  • 6 Tbs. rock salt (also called ice cream salt -- this can easily be found at Target with regular salt and cost $1.12 for a box)
  • (2) gallon sized Ziploc bags
  • 1 cup milk or half-and-half (we used whole milk)
  • 2 Tbs. sugar
  • ½ tsp. vanilla
Directions:
1. Fill one of the Ziploc bags half full with ice. Add in rock salt -- I didn't measure the salt, I just poured a bunch over the ice.

2. Fill the other bag with the ice cream mixture (milk, sugar, vanilla). You can experiment with different flavored extracts, but we stick with vanilla. MAKE SURE BAG IS COMPLETELY SEALED.

3. Place the ice cream mixture bag into the bag filled with ice and seal.

It should look something like this:

4. Now, shake, shake, SHAKE!

5. Keep shaking for 7-10 minutes.

6. Enlist the help of a child.

You make want to wrap a dish towel around as you shake -- the ice is VERY cold!

7. When the ice cream looks firm, remove the bag from the ice and serve immediately (or store in the freezer)

Since this ice cream is special (hello...you make it yourself!), serve in a pretty glass and garnish with your favorite toppings.

Voilà! Homemade ice cream!

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  1. Donna says

    July 16, 2012 at 8:30 pm

    I'll have to make this with my son! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Our Small Hours says

    July 17, 2012 at 9:14 am

    Yes! We've done this before and it really works. The kids love it, too!

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  3. Anne - Mommy Has to Work says

    July 17, 2012 at 9:45 am

    We've got to do this! Thank you!

    Reply
  4. Courtney says

    July 17, 2012 at 12:28 pm

    Wow so cool and fun 🙂

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  5. Jenn says

    July 17, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    Yum! And hey, you burn up all the calories just from making it. 😉

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  6. Erica says

    July 17, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    Great tutorial! I wonder if this would work with other types of salt?

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  7. Billie says

    July 17, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    How fun! Jake and I once made ice cream and it was in a ball and you throw it around instead of shaking it.

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  8. Colleen says

    July 18, 2012 at 12:08 am

    We tried this once in a science kit it didn't turn out all too well LOL.

    Reply
  9. Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says

    July 18, 2012 at 2:47 am

    I'm going to try this with the munchkins.

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  10. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

    July 18, 2012 at 9:48 am

    That looks like a fun summer activity with kids!

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  11. MomStart (Ashley) says

    July 18, 2012 at 11:56 pm

    LOVE IT! I think this is a great project/recipe for families. =)

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  12. Gunnar Todal says

    July 19, 2012 at 8:53 am

    I love ice cream. I have made the ice cream using eggs and milk, which is healther than those in store, and children like it!

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  13. HilLesha says

    July 19, 2012 at 10:09 pm

    Yummy!

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  14. Kelly says

    July 20, 2012 at 1:58 am

    Yes! Our ice cream maker just gave up the ghost so I'm so happy you shared this.

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  15. Tricia Nightowlmama says

    July 20, 2012 at 3:23 am

    I bet the kids would love to make their own ice cream How fun thanks

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  16. Lolo says

    July 20, 2012 at 3:44 am

    I saw this on pinterest. So fun!! And yummy.

    Reply
  17. Jenn @therebelchick says

    July 20, 2012 at 10:10 am

    Yum, I had no idea that worked!

    Reply
  18. Connie says

    July 21, 2012 at 11:21 pm

    Such a cool idea and talk about a fresh serving!

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  19. Maggie says

    July 22, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    I haven't done this since elementary school!

    Reply
  20. A Time Out for Mommy- Elaina says

    July 25, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    Looks very easy to make!

    Reply
  21. Notorious Spinks says

    July 26, 2012 at 12:23 am

    Now that is neat! Awesome.

    Reply
  22. Toni says

    July 27, 2012 at 7:02 am

    This is what they did for my daughters end of year party, it was a lot of fun and very tasty.

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  23. Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says

    August 02, 2012 at 1:05 pm

    How cool! I found this in a cookbook my mom gave me but haven't tried it yet.

    Reply
  24. Marcie W. says

    August 03, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    We made something similar earlier this summer but used our ice cream ball. It was amazing!!

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  25. debra p says

    August 04, 2012 at 11:43 pm

    We'll have to try this. It really looks good.

    Reply
  26. Kathleen says

    August 05, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    Wow! Never knew you could make ice cream this way.

    Reply
  27. Leilani says

    September 11, 2012 at 1:31 am

    how fun! I'll definitely have to try this with the kids.

    Reply
  28. Jennifer The Quirky Momma says

    October 19, 2012 at 1:00 am

    My kids would love this!

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  29. Kelsey Apley says

    October 26, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    I have never tried this, but I see a lot of people talking about it. Might have to try it, as I am an ice cream fan!!

    Reply

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