DASH My Pint Electric Ice Cream Maker Machine - 0.4qt Aqua | Make Homemade Gelato, Sorbet & Frozen Yogurt | Includes Mixing Spoon & Recipe Book | Organic, Sugar-Free Healthy Dessert for Kids & Adults | Perfect for Parties, Family Gatherings & Healthy Snacking

Well I got this small ice cream maker for a specific purpose and it seems to be good for making a single serving of soft ice cream once a day. It makes less then a pint, and I have never reached a hard serve ice cream. I purchased thus to cut down on how much ice cream I eat daily and this dash electric mixer has done that. It seems to work best with either heavy cream or greek yogurt. I have not tried an ice milk or ice yet. But the mixer paddle has not broken and I have used at least 10 times.We’ve made vanilla ice cream, cookie dough ice cream, strawberry sorbet and cherry sorbet so far. Don’t miss these steps:Freeze the cup for 24 hours. Don’t take it out of the freezer until you’re sure you’re ready to start.Freeze your ice cream mixture for 30-40 minutes before you put it in the machine.Put your extras in after mixing. It will be like soft serve at this point. Mix the extras in and freeze it all. I bought new freezer proof containers for this. Once it’s all frozen together, the texture is more like packed ice cream and less like soft serve.Good value but the product is for very small amounts of ice cream.They only give you a vanilla recipe, so maybe start with that one, but I don’t like vanilla. So I started with chocolate. I got everything ready at lunch, had the cup in the freezer since the night before and when I got home, I poured in the mixture (and now I have a recipe for melted chocolate ice cream, in case I ever feel to need for a drinkable version), set the blade in, set a timer and went to play with my dog. I throw the toy and he let’s it go by him, pauses, and looks to the kitchen, and I hear some thumping. I run in there (excuse me, Doggo while I jump over you!) and find a chocolate mess all over the kitchen counter. It had fallen over and spilled. Thanks goodness not on the floor!!!! The moral of the story is, keep an eye on the thing, until you’re sure it’s evenly turning because it IS top heavy. Poor dog had to entertain himself while I cleaned a chocolate mess, but luckily I had enough mix left in the fridge to try again and it came out QUITE good. It’s not THAT easy to clean if chocolate liquid gets in the screw holes, and it was not as effortlessly easy as I’d hoped, but it does a great job and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the size. Also, now I can put as much peanut butter into my chocolate ice cream as I want.I love the little minis..I own 7 of them..egg cooker, rice cooker, waffle maker, pancake maker, pie maker, deep dish maker, and now the ice cream maker.. Honestly, the ice cream maker only works as a mixer ..you have to make the ice cream mix recipe, its also recommended to freeze it for about 30 to 45 minutes..so..the freezer is doing most of the work.. You have to freeze the bottom part of the maker..It's cute..but really doesn't do much.. It just basically churns..which..just mixes it..making it more like a slushy..you could make your own mix..stick it the freezer..and just scoop it out..like ice cream. This might be fun for kids..but..Honestly..it is a lot of work..for nothing.. just more of clean up mess. I did freeze my mix fir 30 minutes..and used the ice cream maker..it did make it like an ice cream consistency..but still very soft. I just used the refrigerated mix today..before I poured into the frozen bottom of the machine..it took awhile to get like a thick milkshake consistency..Sorry "Dash "...but, it's certainly not worth $25!! Save your money!! The basic recipe is simple..and delicious..2 c. Heavy whipping cream, 1 c. Milk, 3/4 c. Sugar, 1 T. Vanilla extract..mix..refrigerate..or just put in a container and freeze it.This makes a perfect individual portion size of ice cream. It is small, and there is no problem keeping the bottom container in my freezer all the time. However, the mixing paddle does not complete scrap the frozen ingredients from the walls of the container. I do not know if the is because the paddle is plastic or the tolerances are not correct. But you always have a thick layer built up against the walls. The plastic spoon that comes with it is not sturdy enough to get that off, so you have to wait for it to start melting to get the hard frozen ingredients off the side. I think this item is fine for the cost. However, I wish I had paid a bit more and gotten a better maker.Love this little machine! I've been Keto since September and REALLY missed good Ice Cream so I took it into my own hands and ordered this little machine. I only wanted single serving size since portion control is one of my most difficult obstacles. This works exactly as I would expect. I've never needed more than 10 minutes in the machine to get perfectly creamy soft serve (think Wendy's Frosty consistency). Here's my go-to Keto ice cream base: works every time:1/3 cup heavy cream1/4 cup almond milk (but any milk would work)1 egg yolk2 level tbsps of powdered erythritol (any powdered sweetener, or sugar would do)1. Mix the cream and milk together and bring to a simmer.2. Mix together the yolk and the powdered sweetener in a separate bowl.3. Add a tbsp of the boiling cream/milk to the yolk mixture while stirring rapidly, then add another tbsp while stirring, then one more, still stirring.4. Pour the rest of the cream mixture into the yolk mixture, still mixing quickly.5. Using a double boiler, bring the mixture up to at least 160ºF while stirring constantly.6. Remove from heat and add whatever flavouring you like. I either add 1 tsp of vanilla or 1 tbsp quality cocoa powder and stir.7. Refrigerate for at least three hours before putting it in the ice cream maker (I usually cook up the base in the morning for dessert that night, so it's in the fridge for 8 hours or so).If you're adding solids like chocolate chips, fruit, or nuts, stir them in manually after you've made the ice cream and you're ready to eat it.What the little booklet doesn't really make clear is the amount of mixture to pour into the machine at the START. It tells you what you END UP with...1.6 cups. Some YouTube video makers on this product have no clue on the proper usage to get the desired product end result! The paddle incorporates air into the mixture so it increases the volume. For best results only put in about 2/3 -1 cup maximum of your WELL chilled mixture into the 24hr frozen 'chill' bowl. 2/3 cup will set nicely in approx 25 minutes. 1 cup could take 40 minutes! As this is a 'cream' product it will melt relatively quick. So eat it as a soft serve or get it in the freezer quickly and enjoy it in an hour as something firmer. I have not tried sorbets to gauge times on firmness. My only complaint with this handy machine is the lack of instructions to get you off to a good start! I hope this helps.This little ice cream maker seems to have some mixed reviews and I’m going to set the record straight here! We are big homemade ice cream making ppl. We have a cuisinart ice cream maker too so we know how an ice cream maker is supposed to work! First off they all make a soft serve ice cream, your job is to get it to soft serve in the maker this takes about 10-15 minutes. Then remove it from the machine and put in a container and into the freezer for a few hours then voila you have prefect hard ice cream.This ice cream maker hasn't failed yet. I love it! It could stand to be a little bit smaller, but I suppose I could also not put so much ice cream mixture into it. It seems to have a few bad reviews, but if you use a proper ice cream recipe and follow the directions with the maker properly, it makes the nicest, creamiest, tastiest, soft serve ice cream I have ever had. YUM! It is a bit noisy, but just knowing what is going to come out of it in 15 to 20 minutes, makes the bit of noise completely tolerable. Wonderful product and I highly recommend it.Je suis très contente de ma petite sorbetière. Facile à utiliser et à nettoyer et ne prend pas beaucoup de place au congélateur. Je peux faire une crème glacée ou un sorbet aux fruits frais différent chaque jour en quelques minutes. C'est exactement ce que je cherchais. La mini-sorbetière Dash peut faire 2 portions de ½ tasse ou une portion de 1 tasse à la fois. Parfait pour une ou deux personnes. Je pense m'en acheter une deuxième. Je la recommande.