Blending 101: Tips on Making Ice Cream
Hello from all of us in Blendtec's Customer Service Department! We receive calls every day from our wonderful customers, some of whom ask how to get the most out of their high-powered blenders. Generally, we refer them to the gorgeous Fresh Blends cookbook (included with every blender purchase). But today we're going to give you a recipe and some tips that we use with our own Blendtec blenders. This January has been quite cold for many parts of the United States, and lots of folks are thinking about soup and hot chocolate to keep warm. Still, we sometimes crave sweet and creamy ice cream. One recipe we all really like is Blueberry Ice Cream. This recipe is not for the calorie counter, but this delicate and delicious dessert is worth the splurge. And, with only three ingredients, it's simple to make! 
- 1¼ c half-and-half
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 12 oz frozen blueberries (approx. 2½ cups)
- For an extra smooth consistency, run the blender on Speed 2 for 20 seconds and then run on Speed 10 for an entire 50-second cycle.
- If you like fruit chunks in your ice cream, follow the recipe instructions but add only half of the blueberries to the jar. Halfway through the cycle, add the remaining blueberries by removing the clear insert in the jar lid.
- Use a little less than 1 cup of milk—usually almond or skim—and then add a scoop of vanilla protein powder. Top with a little ice.
- Depending on the season and your tastes, the blueberries may not provide enough sweetness, so you may want to add another sweetener.
It sounds like what you are experiencing is cavitation. Which means there is too much cold and not enough liquid. The blender needs to have liquid in order to pull the ingredients down to the blade. You can still have a thick ice-cream with some liquid. Do you have our Twister jar? With this jar you have the ability to blend without as much liquid. Give this ice cream recipe a try. Be sure to follow the ingrdients/instructions exactly. If you are still having problems, let us know.
Hi Marcio,
To make ice cream in your Q-Series, try button number 5.
I tried various recipes for icecream; my Blendtec froze up…had to turn it off cause I did not want to burn out machine . Had to run several times and then just became thinner. It would not spin with the ice in there; so I pressed the ice crusher button. Frustrated! Feel like I wasted my ingredients. :(
I purchased the blendtec not too long ago, I’m really happy with how it works making smoothies, but I’m not so happy with the ice cream. I used the ice cream button but I can see the blendtec getting stock and struggling when there is minimal liquid, example – 1 frozen banana 1 cup of frozen pineapple and an orange. I press twice the ice cream button but still I wasn’t happy with the result.
Hello, I just bought the Blendtec Q-series and it doesn’t come with the Ice Cream bottom, can you tell me what is the equivalent for ice creams on Q-series?
Thank you
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