Easy Strawberry Ice Cream

Add the condensed milk, soda, and strawberries with their juice to an electric ice cream maker. Add milk up to the fill line on the ice cream canister, making sure to leave at least 3 inches of head space (you only add enough milk until it reaches the fill line in your ice cream maker. So there isnt a measurement. If I had to guess I’d say it would be about 2-3 cups.)

Add the paddle and place the lid on the canister. Place the whole canister into the freezer pail making sure to center the canister in the pail. Add some ice to hold the canister in place and then attach the motor. Start your ice cream maker and begin packing the space around the canister with ice and rock salt. Continue adding ice and salt until it reaches the top, but do not cover the top of the ice cream canister.

Make sure the drainage hole on the bottom stays open and can drain somewhere that won’t damage your surface. Freezing can take anywhere from 20-30 minutes, so add more ice and salt as needed. You will know when the ice cream is done because the ice cream maker will slow down and then stop when finished. Remove the canister from the ice cream maker. Open the lid and remove the paddle. At this stage the ice cream is soft. We transfer the ice cream to a large bowl and freeze until ready to use

Recipe variations:
Peach Ice Cream: Peach soda and frozen peaches.
Pineapple Ice Cream: Pineapple soda and a small can of crushed pineapple.
Orange Sherbert: Just use orange soda and no fruit.