An easy step-by-step tutorial to make homemade ice cream in a bag!
You don’t need a fancy ice cream maker to make ice cream at home. This is the easiest way to make ice cream! And it’s fun for all ages. All you need is a plastic baggie and about 15 minutes. You can top your homemade ice cream with any of your favorite toppings and enjoy it right away.
You only need 5 ingredients to make this easy homemade ice cream:
Ice Cream In a Bag Ingredients
- Milk
- Heavy cream
- Sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Ice
- Rock salt
Who doesn’t love delicious homemade ice cream? That is exactly what makes this easy recipe a must-try.
To make homemade ice cream in a bag, you will need the six ingredients as well as a large gallon size zippered plastic bag and a sandwich size plastic bag for each serving.
You can also add your favorite toppings like sprinkles, fruit, or chocolate sandwich cookies.
How to Make Ice Cream In a Bag
Combine the milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla in the sandwich size bag. (Don’t add any solid ingredients like cookies or chocolate chips at this point, you can add those later.)
Close the sandwich baggie, making sure the bag is securely closed. Also, make sure to get out as much air as possible.
Next, fill the gallon size bag halfway full with ice. Then add in the rock salt
Now, place the smaller sealed bag of ice cream ingredients into the larger bag. Securely close the gallon sized bag, again removing as much air as possible.
Next? Shake the bag! And keep shaking for about 10 to 15 minutes. Pro tip: wear gloves , wrap the bag in a towel, or use oven mitts. The bag will get cold!
Sealing the bags securely is not only important to prevent leaks, but also to keep your ice cream from getting salty. After you’re done shaking you can also rinse off the sandwich size bag to help ensure that any salt on the outside doesn’t make its way inside the bag. Using the chunkier rock salt will also help prevent the salt from getting into your ice cream.
When your ice cream is set you can add in your favorite toppings and then smoosh the bag with your hands to mix them together. I love cookies and cream, so I added crushed chocolate sandwich cookies to the vanilla ice cream.
Once it’s finished squeeze the ice cream out into a bowl, or cup, and enjoy!
Each bag is a perfect serving for one person, which means that everyone can make and customize their own homemade ice cream.

Ice Cream in a Bag
Easy homemade ice cream
Ingredients
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- A lot of ice
- 6 tablespoons rock salt
Instructions
- Combine the milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla in the smaller bag. Remove as much air as possible from bag before sealing tight.
- Fill the larger bag halfway full with ice. Add salt over the ice and mix together.
- Place the smaller bag of ice cream ingredients inside and seal the larger bag.
- Shake the bag continuously for 10-15 minutes, or until the mixture becomes firm.
- Remove the ice cream filled bag from the ice. Rinse or wipe the bag clean from the salt. Squeeze or scoop out the ice cream to serve.
Looking for more ice cream fun? Check out How to Throw an Ice Cream Party!
Or, for a no-bake dessert recipe, try this Easy Passion Fruit Pudding
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