Coconut Strawberry Ice Cream in 10 Minutes or Less

If you want ice cream right now and you do not have the time and neither do you have an ice cream maker or those expensive high powered blenders then this double baggie method is for you.  It takes only 10 minutes or less to change any milk and fruit mixture to the yummy consistency of ice cream.

You fill a gallon bag with ice and salt mixture.  Then fill a smaller quart bag with your milk and fruit mixture.  Then place the smaller quart bag into the bigger gallon bag and shake the two bags making sure the smaller bag is covered with the ice salt mixture.  You might want to cover the bag with towel so your hands will not suffer from the coldness of the ice salt.

I wanted a vegan ice cream so I used strawberry and coconut milk for my ice cream flavor but you can use any fruit and any milk combination. Both my granddaughter, Maddie and daughter, Bettina, loved the delicious result.

Coconut Strawberry Ice Cream in 10 Minutes or Less

(Adapted from this site)

Ingredients                                 

Ice cream mixture:

• 12 strawberries, hulled and cut
• 1 ripe banana, cut 
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 2 tbsp agave extract (you can skip this if your strawberries or other fruit happened to be sweet)

Double Baggie Method

• ice
• salt (table or rock salt with the latter being preferred but both will work)
• ziplock gallon bags
• ziplock quart bags

1.  Place all the ice cream ingredients in an ordinary blender and puree till mixed and homogeneous. 

2.  Place 2 cups of ice and 1 cup salt in a gallon bag.

3.  Place 1 and 1/2 cup to 2 cups of the pureed fruit mixture into quart bag and seal. (Do not add more than 2 cups)

4.  Place the sealed quart bag into the gallon bag and seal the gallon bag.  Be sure the quart bag is covered with ice salt mixture and then shake the bags.  Do not do it too vigorously or you might puncture the bags.  You can use a towel to cover the bag to protect your hands from the coldness of the ice salt mixture. 

5.  Repeat the process with new fresh bags for the next batch.  This is actually can be a good group activity for a party or family gathering with a pair preparing a bag for each pair.