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Summer is finally here, and to celebrate I bought myself my own ice cream maker! The Ice Cream Ball is the perfect addition to any BBQ, picnic or garden party, as it allows you to create yummy homemade ice cream, in a fun way. They come in a variety of colours – pink, blue, purple, red, orange and green, and you can get yours by clicking the banner below.

So how does it work? It’s quite simple – there’s two outer chambers of the Ice Cream Ball – in one you cram as much ice into it as possible (you will need at least 1 full bag), with 8 tablespoons (1/2 cup) of rock salt (don’t worry, it doesn’t come in contact with the ice cream). The other end is for the ice cream mix – 473ml of double cream, 7 and a half tablespoons of sugar and anything else you might want to add to it – chocolate nestle milkshake powder for chocolate ice cream, a hint of mint with chocolate chips, or vanilla essence.

Then comes the fun part – once you have added the mix and ice – you shake, rattle and roll the ball around! After about 20 minutes, you should have a pint of delicious ice cream ready to eat. If the mix is not quite ready then simply pop the lid back on and keep on rollin. Extra ice may also be required.

Here’s a few recipes to try out:

• Chocolate – Add 3 tablespoons of chocolate nestle milkshake powder to the cream and sugar mix.
• Strawberry – Add 3 tablespoons of strawberry nestle milkshake powder (or strawberry jam) to the cream and sugar mix.
• Banana and Chocolate Chip – Add 3 tablespoons of banana nestle milkshake powder and 1 bag of chocolate chips to the cream and sugar mix.
• Mint and Chocolate Chip – Add 1 /4 teaspoon of mint extract to the mix, 1 bag of chocolate chips, and a few drops of green food colouring (optional).
• Oreo Mint – Add 1/4 teaspoon of mint extract to the mix and chopped Oreo cookies.
• Toffee – Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla essence, and chopped toffee to the mix.
• Marshmallow and Chocolate - Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla essence, a packet of mini marshmallows and a chopped chocolate bar to the mix.
• Chocolate Reese’s Cup – Add 3 tablespoons of chocolate nestle milkshake powder to the mix and chopped peanut butter Reese’s cups.
• Kit Kat – Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla essence to the mix, and 4 chopped Kit Kat chocolate bars.
• Rolo – Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla essense to the mix, and 2-3 packets of Rolos.
• Baileys and Lindt - Add 1 tablespoon of Baileys to the mix, 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and 1 bar of melted creamy Lindt chocolate.

Got an Ice Cream Ball recipe you’d like to share? Contact us and i’ll add it to the list.