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.
Try frozen mango chunks instead of blueberries…amazing, and creamy!!!
In order to make ice cream you’d have to add ice to make it thick. I’ve never tried it this way before though, let us know how it goes.
Hi Shiral, I am sorry you are having trouble with ice cream. I am assuming you are using the recipe in the blog for blueberry ice cream. The thickening agent in ice cream is frozen ingredients (blueberries in this recipe) or ice. So if you are not getting thick results add more frozen blueberries or add a little ice. You should be able to get the results with one blend cycle. Hitting the button more than once could give you a runnier consistency. I hope this helps.
You can do any of the recipes in the book that call for the Four Side jar by adding 20% more ingredients (make sure the blade is covered) into the WildSide jar.
I just made this, now I am back. It its blueberry milk. I have not been able to make any ice cream with this machine no matter what recipe I try.
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