This Homemade ice cream recipe is fresh, delicious and fun to make. Even better, we’ll be making it in an eco-savvy way that is just as satisfying for the environment as it is for your taste buds. Ready to indulge? Let’s get started. #NoTimeToWaste
Make Your Own Sustainable Ice-Cream
The perks of homemade ice-cream
Making homemade ice-cream with your Lollitups is a big step in a greener direction. As part of your #NoTimeToWaste lifestyle, zero-packaging is one of the most important and easiest ways to avoid all the single-use packaging and wrappers that come with shop-bought ice-cream. Adding to your homemade ice-cream adventures, you can use your Cornet Party to make the perfect crunchy cones, and your Freezer Mates to freeze a new batch of ice-cream every time the warmer weather and your sweet tooth calls for it – all without the need for packaging.
Pro Tip: Looking for more package-free summer snacks without all the added sugar and artificial ingredients of store-bought treats? Bring out your Fusion Master Sorbet Maker and turn your delish summer fruits into mouth-watering sorbet – the kids will love it!
How to make the ultimate sustainable ice-cream.
You’re just a few eco-friendly steps away from creating the perfect #NoTimeToWaste frozen treat, here’s how you can make your homemade ice-cream as sustainable as possible:
1. Use seasonal fruit
Seasonal fruit is like nature’s finest candy. The kind of fruit you put into your delish homemade ice creams is not only important for your health – it’s important for the environment too. Look for seasonal produce at your local farmers market that is so ripe it may just burst, this is the type of fruit you want tantalizing your taste buds as your homemade ice-cream melts in your mouth.
Pro Tip: Looking for a fun & fab alternative to dairy for your ice-cream? A Nice-Cream Recipe uses frozen bananas instead of milk, providing a great option for vegans and lactose-intolerant ice-cream lovers.
2. Shop locally
Sourcing your ice-cream’s ingredients directly from your community is a great way to support your local economy while reducing consumption of imported ingredients. Shopping from a local supplier is also a great way to learn more about the where the food comes from, who grew it, and how it was grown. With this knowledge, you can make the best #NoTimeToWaste choices for your Ice-cream recipes and for the environment too.
3. Go organic
Eating organic is eating sustainably. Organic ingredients are farmed in a way that results in less soil and water pollution, as well as a fewer pesticides. (1) There are plenty of organic produce and dairy brands on the shelves at mainstream supermarkets and your local farmers market, so shop around and don’t forget to try find out as much about the ingredients’ origins as possible ;)
4. More sustainable ice-cream tips from your TFF*
Before your bananas, strawberries, oranges, and other fruits reach their sell-by-date, why not pop them into the Smooth Chopper, mix, then pour the mixture into Lollitups and freeze them for healthy snacks the whole family can enjoy.
Pro Tip: Looking for a way to reinvent your leftover ice-cream? How about a leftover ice-cream float with your favourite fizzy drink, or you could make a leftover ice-cream milkshake to drink by the poolside?
Sustainable ice-cream recipes
Now that you know how to make sustainable homemade ice-cream, it’s time to put your knowledge into action with these delightful recipes:
- Banana and cookie chunks frozen waffle – All your best-loved dessert ingredients packed into one epic recipe.
- Homemade Nice Cream – Beautiful, colourful, and packed with the tropical flavours of Summer.
- Summer Lovin' Lollitups – Your future-favorite lollipop recipe in the making ;)
Looking for a fun activity to challenge your creativity and baking skills? Dive into your perfect ice cream schedule!
*TFF: Tupperware Friends Forever
Sources:
(1) Website: Naterspath.com Source: https://www.naturespath.com/en-us/blog/organic-food-sustainable/ Last Visited: 20/02/18