How to make ice cream in a Mason jar

Of course we don’t need the mercury to be pushing 90 degrees to crave ice cream. It’s just that when summer hits, we want our favorite dessert even more than usual.

You don’t need a special machine to make homemade ice cream. Grab a Mason jar and a couple of simple ingredients, and you can whip up delicious ice cream in no time.

Mason jar recipes are normally higher in healthy fats and lower in carbs, making it the perfect keto dessert.

The essentials

First thing you’ll need: Mason jars.

In order to make ice cream in a jar, you only need a few basic kitchen tools. Just make sure your lids twist on tightly, because you’re going to do a lot of shaking.”

The ingredients

When it comes to ingredients, most people favor sugar-free ChocZero chocolate, fresh berries and peanut butter. Sugar-free recipe for Mason jar ice cream calls for:

· 1 cup heavy whipping cream

· 2 ChocZero peanut butter cups

· 2 tablespoons ChocZero chocolate syrup

· 1 tablespoon Splenda

· 1 teaspoon Mexican vanilla extract

· A sprinkle of cinnamon

· Salt

To make it, just crumble the peanut butter cups and set them aside; then add the other ingredients to your Mason jar. Shake the jar for three to five minutes until the mixture gets thick, then place it in the freezer for two to three hours until the ice cream sets. Top it off with whipped cream and the crumbled peanut butter cups, and feel free to scoop it straight from the jar.

One of the best things about ice cream? Loading it up with yummy toppings.

Making the ice cream

As far as technique goes, Making ice cream in a jar is all about the shake.

After a few minutes of shaking, you’ll notice your mixture double in size.

After several minutes you’ll hear less liquid in the jar but hold your nerve and keep shaking until you don’t hear anything. Be careful not to overshake and split your ice cream because you won’t be able to save it. Most of all, get creative with your flavors, get physical and have fun!”

Now that your arms are toned and your ice cream is ready to eat, it’s time to serve it up.