Ice cream has small ice particals in it after freezing

What make and model is "this" ice cream maker?

Here are some of the useful steps to make a milk free ice cream.
1.) Microwave the chocolate and butter-substitute for thirty seconds in a microwave-safe bowl.
2.) Add a dash of salt, and a splash of vanilla extract to taste.
3.) Put a scoop of marshmallow fluff into the bowl and stir it in thoroughly.
4.) Remove the spoon, lick it clean, and wait up to 5 minutes for your mixture to become room temperature.
5.) Place it in the freezer for 50 minutes, remove, and if it is still not frozen well, then stir it thoroughly and place it back in the freezer for another 20 minutes.

Freeze the the container for at least 48 hours before using it. You can use whatever ice cream recipe you like in the unit. Basic vanilla - 3 cups whole milk - 1 teas vanilla - 1 cup heavy whipping cream - 1/2 cup sugar. Mix everything together in a pitcher and make sure the sugar is disolved. Taste it and make sure it is sweet enough for you. If not, add more sugar. If you use 2% your ice cream will not be very thick and it will take longer to set up and freeze.

Put the container in the ice cream maker. Turn it on (insert the plastic mixing blade if it has one) Pour the mixture into the ice cream maker if it has an open space to add mix through the top. If not - put the mix in before turning it on (my model is a little different than yours - sorry!)

when the ice cream is thick enough for you - then its done. It usually takes approx 15 - 20 for soft serve/milk shake consistency - and 30 - 45 for stiffer - ice cream. The ice cream does not get hard - at best its soft serve quality. There are other recipes that you cook which I hear will set up harder but I have not tried any yet.

You can make chocolate by using the same recipe above - and adding any liquid chocolate - or fudge. If you add strawberry preserves - it makes strawberry ice cream. sugar free drink mix added to the vanilla recipe above makes great flavors (crystal light drink power mixes ect)

Good luck!

I have a Disney Ariete and it came with a recipe book. These are two of the recipes.

These recipes are for preparing the mixture to be poured into the ice cream maker. The following recipes are for about 1 litre.

EASY CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM
Ingredients:
2 cups of chocolate milk
1/3 cup sweetened, condensed milk
1/2 cup whipped dessert topping
Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients.
2. Chill

BANANA ORANGE FROZEN YOGURT
Ingredients:
2 cups vanilla yogurt
1 cup orange juice
1 cup mashed banana
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup maple syrup
Method:
1. Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well.
2. Chill

Hope that helps!

I had this problem when I decided the salt wasn't necessary on the ice that chills the container. The salt lowers the temperature so that it is cold enough to freeze the milk. Try more salt on it.

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tablespoons instant espresso powder

• 2 tablespoons espresso liqueur
• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
  
  Put the condensed milk in a bowl and stir in the espresso powder and liqueur. In a separate bowl, whisk the cream until it reaches soft peaks. Fold the cream into the condensed milk mixture, then pour this gorgeous caffe latte-colored airy mixture into an airtight container and freeze for 6 hours or overnight. Serve straight from the freezer.
  
  This is the best procedure to make a coffee ice cream.
  

Hi,
A basic vanilla ice cream recipe to which you change vanilla for anything you wish to is as follows:

Ingredients:
1/2 pint (250ml) single/light cream
small tin of condensed milk
1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract (according to taste)

Pour all ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix until smooth.

Transfer the whole mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.

I have also included a link to what i think is an excellent ice cream recipe site : http://www.ice-cream-recipes.com/.

Hope this helps and happy ice cream making and eating!!!

Karlos

This is a custard base recipe
(using eggs and cream along with vanilla extract)

Ingredients:
4 egg yolks
1/2 pint (250ml) milk
1/2 pint (250ml) double/heavy cream
4 oz (100g) sugar or caster sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (or according to taste)

First of all beat and mix together the egg yolks and sugar until thick. Separately, pour the milk into a saucepan and scald it (bring slowly up to boiling point). Pour the hot milk into the egg yolks and sugar mix whilst continuously stirring. Then pour the mixture back into the pan and heat gently, stirring until the custard thickens - DO NOT BRING TO THE BOIL OR IT WILL PROBABLY CURDLE. When you can see a film form over the back of your spoon it's time to remove the saucepan from the heat. Leave to cool.

This is the custard base and one you can use in many other ice cream recipes where you want a rich, creamy ice cream.

When the custard base is cold, stir in the cream and then the vanilla extract, then transfer the whole mixture into your Ice cream Maker and freeze.
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You can watch everything come together as it churns. It wont take more than 10-20min I always sample mine to "test" it.

Also here is a site I like to get more things you can do with your machine. http://www.ice-cream-recipes.com

Good luck, I might make some tonight. Sounds good

Hi Sunshine!

Here is a recipe from: http://recipes.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Category:Ice_Cream_Recipes

Ingredients for Vanilla Ice Cream, No. 2

• 3 cups cream
• 1 cup milk
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions

1. No. 2 Recipe, Whip two cups of the cream; to the thin part that drains from the whip add 1 cup of cream and 1 cup of milk, the sugar, and scald thoroughly.
2. Cool and add the flavoring.
3. Freeze till soft mush, then add the whipped cream.
4. Turn the freezer as fast as possible for five minutes; remove dasher, repack and let stand thirty minutes before serving.

I remember sitting on Grandpa's old hand-crank ice cream maker
as a kid, holding it down for Grandpa! Add ice to the maker in about 4" increments, layering in between with a good sprinkling of rock salt (lowers the freezing point of water, so the saltwater solution is actually below freezing), crank until the motor won't turn, then CAREFULLY remove the paddles (DON'T CONTAMINATE the ice cream with the brine solution!) cover the top with plastic wrap or wax paper and let it "firm up" for 15-30 minutes. Then enjoy a great old-fashioned treat!!! Hope this helps, let me know how it goes, and good luck and happy eating! -WB

Carri, Can you provide more information? What did you change in the recipes? How old is the machine? What was the temperature around you? Did you run three batches or more right in a row? -j.