Old Fashioned Ice Cream Recipes

You will love Grandma's old fashioned ice cream recipes if you enjoy making rich and creamy frozen desserts that taste of homemade goodness — the genuine article!

Imagine making creamy smooth ice creams that sweetly melt in your mouth! Want to try some? Look no further. Everything you need to know about how to make homemade ice cream is revealed on these pages.

Old Fashioned Ice Cream Recipes

Homemade Ice Cream Balls in Various Old Fashioned FlavorsYou Will Love These Old Fashioned Ice Cream Flavors
(Source: ©zolbayar-jambalsuren/123RF.com)

How to Make Homemade Ice Cream

Egg Safety Tip

Some no-bake recipes might call for raw, uncooked eggs or egg whites. To avoid any health risk, please visit my Eggs and Salmonella page for simple instructions on how to safely use the old time recipe.

How to Make Homemade Ice Cream


The short YouTube video above reveals the fun children have while making Grandma's favorite homemade ice cream recipes.

You will find easy step-by-step instructions on how to make homemade ice cream and frozen desserts using either a machine or simply in your refrigerator freezer.

Grandma's Old Fashioned Ice Cream Recipes

Ice Cream Freezer

There really isn't anything mysterious involved in making superior ice creams. If Grandma could do it, so can you. Yes, you can!

Her SECRET was her old fashioned ice cream recipes that called for fresh heavy cream, and all-natural flavorings.

These timeless recipes always returned delicious results, and now you can use them to make your own frozen treats and desserts. You'll absolutely will love the delicious old time flavors.

Grandma knew the importance of using only fresh, basic ingredients in her homemade ice creams. Real cream, fresh eggs, plump juicy fruit, and just enough sugar to sweeten. No additives and no preservatives — just all-natural ingredients for an all-natural taste.

Not only are these homemade ices much better for you, but they are lots more flavorful than any store-bought kind. Why eat an artificial flavor when the pure, natural juice of a fresh peach tastes best?

And you have tons of fresh flavors to choose from! By using fresh, seasonal fruits and common everyday ingredients found in your kitchen, you'll find making your own frozen treats costs less.

Experience Nostalgic Ice Cream Flavors

Every once in a while, stop and enjoy an ice cream cone! —Albert Einstein (1879–1955)

You'll enjoy the nostalgic taste of these traditional frozen desserts. I recall Mom telling me of the fun times in her family when they made homemade strawberry ice cream using fresh-picked berries from their ample garden.

Grandma had an old White Mountain churn with a hand crank, and Mom with her siblings would take turns cranking for what seemed like hours to impatient youngsters, but it was really only minutes.

Once the mixture was frozen, the kids would all draw straws to see who got to lick the dasher. Nothing store-bought could ever beat the taste of the fresh strawberries in Grandma's frozen custards.

After hearing those old stories, I wondered what that old fashioned ice cream would have tasted like. Thanks to these old fashioned ice cream recipes, I can now enjoy them, and you can too. You'll have loads of fun tasting all these delicious flavors.

An Ice Cream Breakfast Surprise

Vintage Cream of Wheat® Cereal IllustrationIce Cream on Hot Cream of Wheat® Cereal
(©1956 The Cream of Wheat Co.)

What's not to love about the 1950s? Everyone could replace the cream and sugar on their Cream of Wheat® with a scoop of their favorite ice cream flavor.

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