Entertaining

Sweet soft-serve ice cream you can make at home

On a steaming hot day at the cottage, a frozen dessert is a necessity. Here are three soft serves delicious enough to rival your favourite ice cream shop—no ice cream maker required.

Light-orange-coloured mango ice cream, with basil leaves on top.

Mango basil frozen yogurt

Easy mango soft serve you can make at home.

 

 

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Equipment

  • 1 food processor

Ingredients

 

Instructions

 

  • Puree all ingredients in a food processor.
  • Serve immediately, garnished with additional basil.
  • Freeze any extra that is left over.

Notes

For a different flavour, you can substitute the basil for mint.

 

Bowl of banana ice cream with banana slices and mint.
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Banana soft serve

Easy soft-serve banana ice cream you can make at home.

 

 

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Equipment

  • 1 food processor

Ingredients

 

Instructions

 

  • Puree the frozen bananas in a food processor.
  • Serve as is, or stir in a few drops of mint extract, and top with chocolate chips and chocolate sauce.

 

 

A bowl of strawberry ice cream topped with fresh strawberries.

Strawberry frozen yogurt

Easy strawberry frozen yogurt you can make at home.

 

 

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Equipment

  • 1 food processor

Ingredients

 

Instructions

 

  • Puree strawberries, yogurt, and lemon juice in a food processor.
  • Stir in sugar, sweeten to taste.
  • Serve immediately, as is or garnished with sprinkles.

 

 

 

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