This frozen dessert uses cream, sweetened condensed milk, ordinary milk and flavored drink powder. Measure the milk with the emptied condensed milk container. A mixer aerates the partly frozen base before its final freeze.
Recipe Details
- First freeze: about 3 hours, until partly firm
- Second freeze: about 5 hours, or until set
- Equipment: blender, electric mixer and covered freezer-safe container
Ingredients
- 200 g dairy cream
- 395 g sweetened condensed milk
- Milk, measured by filling the emptied condensed milk can or carton once
- 1 packet flavored powdered drink mix; check your product’s size and flavor
How to Make Drink Mix Ice Cream
Measure and blend the dairy
Empty the condensed milk into a blender and use the emptied container to measure one containerful of milk. Add the milk and 200 g cream and blend until combined, following the blender’s operating limits.
Add the drink powder
Blend in the powdered drink mix until smooth. The original method allows about 5 minutes in total, but stop once the mixture is homogeneous.
Partially freeze
Pour into a freezer-safe container, cover and freeze for about 3 hours, until partly firm but still manageable for a mixer.
Beat the cold base
Transfer the partly frozen base to the mixer bowl. Start gently, then increase only as the appliance permits. Beat until lighter and creamy, up to about 10 minutes. Do not force beaters through a solid frozen block.
Freeze and serve
Return to a covered container and freeze for about 5 hours, or until fully set. Let a serving portion soften briefly if needed for scooping and serve cold.
Tips and Common Mistakes
- The milk is measured by container volume, not by copying the condensed milk’s 395 g net weight.
- Use sweetened condensed milk, not unsweetened evaporated milk.
- Drink mix packets vary, so do not assume a universal gram weight.
- The first freezing stage must leave the base workable for the mixer.
- The second freeze firms the aerated mixture; allow enough time for your container depth and freezer.
Storage and Make-Ahead Tips
Keep covered in the freezer and use within about 2 weeks for the best texture. It may become icier during storage. Avoid repeated thawing and refreezing, and return the container promptly after scooping.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does one container of milk mean?
Fill the emptied condensed milk can or carton once with milk. This is a volume measure, not 395 g of milk.
Can I beat it after it freezes solid?
Do not force a mixer into a hard block. The first stage should leave it partly firm and manageable.
Is it ready after the first three hours?
No. The partly frozen base is beaten, then frozen again until set.