How To Make Sugar-Free Ice Cream

Want To Make Sugar Free Ice Cream?
There are various ways of making ice cream without using sugar but the main one I favor is to replace the sugar with honey or maple syrup. 

Nothing works better than a dollop of ice-cream as a mood enhancer! However, the onslaught of diabetes or obesity could greatly limit the desire for the frozen dessert. But, today there are a number of sugar-free ice cream recipes that are popular with the weight conscious and those prescribed low-sugar diets.

Ice cream

Respite for medical limitations on sugar intake is here in the form of sugar-free ice cream recipes. These ice creams are not only low in sugar, but also high in protein and suitable for diabetics and weight-watchers. The almond and choco-chip variants are excellent dessert alternatives for those committed to a low-carb diet.

Now the question arises as to what should be used in place of sugar so that it does not alter the sweet taste drastically. There are two popular options to make ice cream without granulated sugar and yet taste just the same. Firstly, you can use sweet fruit juice, boil it and reduce it to a syrup. or use honey and heavy cream. The popular fruit juices used are grape or apple. Secondly, in place of granulated sugar you can use artificial sweeteners.

A couple of points to remember while using honey or fruit juice syrup is that these ingredients have much lower 'solid' contents than granulated sugar. This imbalance can be restored in the recipe by using heavy cream instead of light cream. Another noteworthy fact is that sugar lowers the freezing point of ice cream thus making the ice cream softer. But by using honey or artificial sweetener your ice cream may acquire a harder than usual texture. Below I am giving you some popular ice cream flavor recipes using an artificial sweetener and a simple vanilla recipe using honey.

Almond Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 1 cup of blanched and chopped almonds
• 12 ounces skimmed milk
• One cup of vanilla (protein) powder
• 4 drops of almond essence
• 4 teaspoons non-caloric sweetener (optional)

Method

Blend together the vanilla protein powder, skimmed milk and almond essence. Once smooth, pour the blend into the ice cream maker and set aside to freeze. Serve garnished with chopped almonds or mix in the almonds at half-time, according to the directions on the ice cream maker.

Banana Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 1 banana, chopped fine
• 12 ounces skimmed milk
• 1 cup vanilla (protein) powder
• 4 teaspoons non-caloric sweetener (optional)

Method

Blend together all the ingredients for around 30 seconds. Pour the mix into an ice cream maker and freeze. Serve plain or with low-calorie maple syrup.

Blackberry Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 1 cup blackberries
• 12 ounces skimmed milk
• 1 cup vanilla (protein) powder
• 4 teaspoons non-caloric sweetener (optional)

Method

Set aside six blackberries. Combine all the ingredients in a blender, till you get a smooth mix. Pour the mix into ice cream maker and freeze. Serve garnished with the remaining blackberries or with a sprig of mint.

Cappuccino Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons instant espresso coffee powder
• 12 ounces skimmed milk
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 4 drops vanilla essence (optional)
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
• 1 teaspoon gelatin (plain)
• 4 teaspoons non-caloric sweetener (optional)

Method

Soak the gelatin crystals in 12 ounces milk. Heat it after half an hour in a saucepan and add the coffee powder. Allow the gelatin and coffee to dissolve by stirring continuously. Remove from heat and mix in the non-caloric sweetener. Cool the mix and blend until smooth with all the other ingredients. Cover and chill for an hour. Remove the mix and blend once more, before finally pouring it into the ice cream maker. Freeze and serve either plain or with diet-chocolate shavings.

Chocolate Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons vanilla (sugar-free) syrup
• 2 tablespoons chocolate (sugar-free) syrup
• ½ cup skimmed milk
• 1 teaspoon gelatin (plain).
• 1 cup low-fat whipping cream
• 4 teaspoons non-caloric sweetener (optional)

Method

Soak the gelatin crystals in ½ cup milk. Heat it after half an hour in a saucepan and slowly stir in the cocoa powder. Remove from heat and mix well. Add all the remaining ingredients and pour mixture into the ice cream maker. Serve either plain or with low-cal vanilla sauce.

Sugar-Free Vanilla Ice Cream using Honey

Ingredients

• 2 plump, moist vanilla beans
• 1 cup whole milk
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup honey (any aromatic honey, like chestnut or eucalyptus)

Method

Flatten the vanilla beans and cut them open lengthwise. Using a small spoon, scrape out the seeds and place them in a large saucepan. Add milk, cream and keep stirring while you add the honey. Place the saucepan over moderate heat and keep on stirring for 3 to 4 minutes till you see tiny bubbles gathering around its edges. Remove the mixture from the heat, cover and let it steep for 1 hour. After an hour place the covered mixture in the refrigerator until thoroughly chilled. Remove the vanilla pods and stir this mixture again. Transfer this mixture to an ice cream maker and let it freeze according to the instructions on the ice cream maker.

These ice creams not only satiate your urge for the dessert, but also ensure that you adhere to the prescribed dietary restrictions specified by the doctor.

How To Make Sweets At Home (Gulab Jamun)

INGREDIENTS :

Gulab Jamun Khoya or unsweetened Khoya : 500 gms
Sugar : 500 gms
Cardamom : 7-8
Water : 2-1/2 Cups
Cornflour : 100 gms
Rose Essence : 1 tablespoon
Soda : 1 pinch
Saffron : a pinch

METHOD :

1. Bring the water, rose water and sugar to boil. Add saffron to it, remove from fire. Keep aside.
2. Mash the khoya in hand and pass it through a fine sieve.
3. Make powder of the cardamom. Add to it along with the cornflour.
4. Mix cooking soda in little water. Add to the mixture above. Mix all the ingredients above but don't knead too much.
5. Then make small balls and fry over low flame. Keep over sieve for excess oil to drain off.
6. When you put the gulab jamun in sugar syrup, it must be quite warm.

SIMPLE N  EASY GULAB JAMUN

Take 2 ½ cups dry milk powder. Add ½ cup all purpose Flour ( Maida) , 1/8 ^th tsp cooking soda and 1 ½ cups heavy cream. Knead well till a soft dough is made. Add cardamom powder. Make small balls and fry in oil/ ghee till golden brown. Put in sugar syrup as explained above.

Here is the video explaining how to make gulab jamun

Creamy Cool drinks for Summer

The secret to incredibly creamy smoothies is frozen bananas. Buy them in bulk when they're on sale, peel and cover individually in plastic wrap, and freeze for future use. (They keep up to three months in the freezer.) 

CARMEN MIRANDA

Half the fun of making this concoction is deciding which fruits to drop in. It's also the perfect choice if you happen to have leftover fruit salad. 

1 frozen banana
2 cups fresh fruit (such as grapes, strawberries, blueberries
raspberries, pear and apple slices, kiwi)
3/4 cup orange, pineapple or white grape juice

Combine the fruit and juice in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Serves 1. 

Kiwi, Mango, Banana Cherry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Smoothie

BEE STING

If your kids like their lemonade pink, just add a few drops of red food coloring to this recipe.


1 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup honey
1 quart water
Frozen lemon slices


Stir together the lemon juice, honey and water. Pour into tall, ice-filled glasses and garnish with frozen lemon slices. Serves 5.

BLUE LAGOON

With milk as a base, this berry blend is as much a meal as a beverage—just right for serving as a breakfast shake.


1 cup fresh blueberries
4 scoops vanilla frozen yogurt
1/2 to 1 cup milk


Combine the blueberries, frozen yogurt and milk in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth, adding more milk if necessary.

Sugar free Cold drinks

The best part about making your own coolers and shakes is that you can cut down on refined sugar by substituting maple syrup (which is high in potassium and calcium) or honey. Both are nearly twice as sweet as white sugar, so be sure to use only half as much.

KING KONG

A swirl of chocolate syrup is the perfect topping for this thick and nutty treat.

1 frozen banana

2 to 3 tbsp. natural peanut butter, chunky or smooth

1 cup orange juice

Combine the frozen banana, peanut butter and orange juice in a blender or food processor. Blend until creamy. Serves 1.

PINK HURRICANE

If you don't have frozen yogurt on hand for this recipe, substitute regular yogurt and ice cubes.

2 cups seedless watermelon chunks

4 scoops vanilla frozen yogurt

Combine the watermelon chunks and frozen yogurt in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Serves 1.

JUICE SPRITZER

Made with fruit juice concentrate, this homemade soda is a healthier choice than sugary commercial brands.

1 tbsp. frozen juice concentrate, any flavor

8 oz. seltzer

Spoon the frozen juice concentrate into a tall glass. Pour in the seltzer and gently stir to mix. Drop in a few ice cubes. Serves 1.

Peanut blast with Butter

This milk shake is a refreshing treat, but it also offers protein, calcium, B vitamins, potassium, and a subtle dose of peanut butter flavor.

Ingredients

1. 1/4 cup milk
2. 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
3. 1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
4. 3 to 4 scoops vanilla ice cream

Instructions

• For each shake, mix the milk, peanut butter, and maple syrup or honey in a blender for several seconds, until smooth. Add the ice cream and pulse until just combined. Makes one 12-ounce shake.

Variation: Omit the syrup or honey and, after blending in the ice cream, stir in 1 large chopped peanut butter cup.

here is another variation try this also

Purpel passion

Blackberries give this summer drink (left) its gorgeous deep-purple hue. To turn it into a Fizzy Purple Passion, simply add some seltzer.

Ingredients

1. 1 cup blackberries, plus a few for garnish
2. 1 ice cube
3. 2/3 cup milk, plus more if needed
4. 1/4 cup sugar
5. 1 or 2 drops vanilla extract
6. Vanilla ice cream or vanilla frozen yogurt
7. Plain or lemon-flavored seltzer (optional)

Instructions

• Chill the berries on a plate in the freezer until firm (not frozen solid), about 35 minutes.
  
• In a blender, puree the chilled berries with the ice cube and milk. Strain the mixture into a bowl to remove the seeds. Rinse the blender and pour the mixture back in. Add the sugar, the vanilla extract, and 3 to 4 big scoops of ice cream or frozen yogurt and blend the mixture until smooth, adding more milk if it's too thick.
  
• Divide the shake among three chilled glasses. If you like, stir a few tablespoons of seltzer into each for a little fizz. Garnish the tops with whole berries and serve. Makes three 8-ounce servings.

Heres another simple way to make black berry Smoothie

Home Made Soft Drink Recipes

Soft drink recipes are fun to try, especially when they are authentic. And with these vintage soda pop recipes from soda fountains, you'll be able to make all manner of refreshing sodas, root beers, vinegar shrubs, cold summer drinks, and homemade soft drinks right in your own kitchen

Your friends will be amazed when they taste them, and you'll have the satisfaction of making something normally only bought. These recipes for homemade soft drinks surprisingly easy to make, and the results are so refreshingly good.

Homemade soft drinks are not as sweet and contain no harmful additives and chemical preservatives -- only fresh, all-natural ingredients. You get to control the sweetness, and you get to choose the all-natural ingredients. That's why these drinks are good for you.

It is not difficult to make your own soft drinks and sodas when you use Grandma's old-fashioned recipes, and the results are most rewarding. You will get to experience the wholesome, refreshing, delicious soft drinks your great-grandparents once enjoyed as children. Simply follow the easy beverage recipes and don't be afraid to experiment.

Believe me, once you taste it, you will love it. Make yourself an old-time soft drink and experience the nostalgic taste today.

Home Soda Fountain

Why not set up an old-time soda fountain in your family room? A home soda fountain is very affordable and certain to impress your guests. It's the perfect addition to any home theater setup.

Berry Crush

Whip up this simple dairy-free smoothie for a refreshing summer drink. Fruit and crushed iced make this thirst-quenching treat satisfying on any warm day.

Ingredients

1. 2 pints of hulled strawberries
2. 1 1/2 cups of crushed ice
3. 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
4. 2 tablespoons of lime juice

Instructions

• In a blender, combine strawberries, crushed ice, confectioners' sugar, and lime juice.
  
• Blend the mixture until smooth, then serve immediately. Makes 4 cups.

 

To make a smoothie try this video

Lemonade with Berry

This lemony, tangy drink gets sweeter, and prettier, as the cubes melt. You will love picking out the mint sprig and eating the leaves.

Ingredients

1. 1 11.5-oz. can frozen concentrate strawberry or any berry mix juice
2. 24 raspberries or 8 strawberries, sliced (optional)
3. 2 quarts water
4. 1 1/3 cups sugar (or more, to taste)
5. 1 1/3 cups fresh lemon juice
6. 8 lemon slices
7. 8 mint sprigs

Instructions

• Pour the juice concentrate and 1 can of water into a pitcher. Mix to combine, then pour the juice into two ice cube trays, adding raspberries or sliced strawberries if you wish. Freeze. Combine the 2 quarts of water and the sugar in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir to combine. Reduce to a simmer and cook until the sugar is dissolved, about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Strain the lemon juice through a fine sieve into the sugar syrup. Chill. Slit each lemon slice once, from center to rind, then press the slits onto eight glasses. Fill each glass with 3 berry ice cubes and the lemonade. Garnish with a mint sprig. Makes 8 glasses.

 

Check the video 

How To Make Milk Shakes

How To Make Milk Shakes For the coolest, most refreshing milk shakes, chill the milk and make sure the ice cream is frozen hard before making your milk shake. Shakes may be made quickly in a kitchen blender, but you can also make one the old-fashioned way by placing all the ingredients in a sealed container and vigorously shaking it until it is thoroughly mixed and frothy -- a classic milk shake.

Vanilla Milk Shake, or White Cow

You can easily make a traditional vanilla milk shake -- known as a "White Cow" -- by smoothly blending 3 or 4 scoops of vanilla ice cream, 1 tablespoonful of vanilla extract, and 1-1/2 to 2 cups of ice-cold milk, depending on the size of your container.

Chocolate Milk Shake, or Brown Cow

You can make a chocolate milk shake or "Brown Cow" by blending 3 or 4 scoops of vanilla ice cream, 1 teaspoonful of vanilla extract, 1/4 cup of chocolate syrup, and 1-1/2 to 2 cups of ice-cold milk. If you want a richer, more chocolatey shake, then use chocolate ice cream instead of vanilla.

Milk Shakes, Any Flavor

Simply add 1 or 2 ounces of any flavor of old-time "fountain syrup" to 3 or 4 scoops of homemade ice cream and 1-1/2 to 2 cups of ice-cold milk, then shake or blend till frothy.

Malted Shakes

Malted Milk Shakes or "Malts" were once very popular, but they are not often seen on today's fast-food menus. This always puzzles me since there is nothing like the rich, full-bodied taste of a Malt. You haven't lived till you've tasted an old-fashioned "Chocolate Malt"; they are especially good.

Milk shakes

To make this old-time ice cream parlor treat, just make your milk shake as usual, but first add to it a tablespoonful or two of malted milk powder. Malted milk powder is available at most food stores.

Vanilla Milk Shake Recipe The old-fashioned milk shake recipe  

Fill a glass two-thirds full of milk, sweeten to taste with any fruit syrup or with sugar, and then flavor with vanilla. Fill glass up with cracked ice and shake well together until thoroughly mixed.

Milk Shake Recipes

These early recipes for milk shakes are taken from an old recipe scrapbook of 1929. The first is from an unidentified newspaper clipping of 1912.

Refreshing Milk Drink for Summer

Put into a tumbler about two tablespoonfuls of broken ice, two tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup, three tablespoonfuls of whipped cream, one gill of milk, and half a gill of soda water from a siphon bottle or Apollinaris water. Stir well before drinking. A tablespoonful of vanilla ice cream is a desirable addition. It is a delicious drink, even if the soda or Apollinaris water and ice cream be omitted.

A plainer drink is made by combining the syrup, a gill and a half of milk, and the ice, and shaking well.

Wild Frosty Chocolate Drink

1-1/2 tablespoonfuls chocolate fountain syrup, 1/2 cup milk, 4 tablespoonfuls ice cream, soda water. Combine syrup, milk, and ice cream. Stir well or shake. Add soda water to fill glass.

Make it at home see video
 

Delicious Chutnies

Chutnies (sauce) are used as taste enhancers, there are no. of varieties available for different snacks, Inn this video you will see 3 different flavours Tomato chutney, Coriander chutney, and Khajoor(date) Imli sweet chutney, which are used almost with every snacks in India

How to Make Dhokla

Dhokla can be made within no time and served to your guests. This nutritious snack from Gujarat in Western India is popular all over the country. Serve it with Tamarind and Mint-coriander Chutneys. Learn how to make instant dhokla. Dhokla is a very popular Gujarati dish. It is very easy to prepare

Ingredients:

 1 1/2 cup gram flour (besan)
2 tsp semolina (suji)
2 tsp eno powder
1/2 tsp sugar
1 lemon (nimbu)
2 green chilly (hari mirch)
8-10 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp mustard seeds (raai)
1/4 tsp salt (namak)
1 cup water
1 tbsp oil

How to make instant dhokla:

• Mix gram flour, semolina and 1 cup water.
• Grease a container.
• Heat water in a pressure cooker and place sieve (jaali) on it.
• Now add eno powder.
• Immediately pour this mixture in the greased container.
• Place it on jaali and cover the cooker.
• Remove the whistle of the cooker.
• Let it cook at high flame for 15 minutes.
• Then take out the dhoklas out of the container and cut into pieces once it is cooled.
• Heat oil in a pan and crackle mustard seeds. Then put curry leaves.
• Finely chop green chilies.
• Pour this on dhoklas.
• Put 2 cup water, sugar and lemon juice in a container and put all dhoklas in it.
• After 5 minutes take out extra water.
• Garnish with finely chopped dhania patti.
• Serve with some chutney. 

Here is video to explain how to make dhokla

Drinks To Keep You Cool

To improve on a beverage that tastes great, make it fun to drink, too. Try serving punch in a mason jar, a frozen yogurt drink in a sundae dish or a fruit smoothie in a parfait glass. Add a curly straw, a colorful plastic stirrer or a mini paper parasol {available at most party stores for under Rs50($1)}.

ORANGE CREAMSICLE

Like the classic ice-cream treat that inspires it, this refreshing shake combines the zest of orange and the rich, smooth flavor of vanilla.

1 cup orange juice
4 scoops vanilla frozen yogurt

Combine the orange juice and frozen yogurt in a blender or food processor. Blend until creamy. Serves 1.

Home made Cold drinks

PINK FLAMINGO

Naturally sweet, this three-fruit combination is packed with vitamin C and potassium.

1 frozen banana
1/2 cup fresh strawberries
3/4 cup pineapple juice

Combine the fruit and juice in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Serves 1.

SUN TEA PUNCH

Here's an iced tea that's just right for kids and adults. It gets its zip from fruit slices and fresh mint, not caffeine.

6 to 8 bags of decaffeinated tea
1/2 gallon water
4 oranges, 3 juiced and 1 sliced
8 lemons, 7 juiced and 1 sliced
1/3 cup honey
1/2 bunch of mint

steep in the sun for 3 or more hours. Remove the tea bags. Add the remaining ingredients and stir. Pour into tall, ice-filled glasses. Serves 10.
try this ice tea also

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