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Since we’re currently experiencing the most intense days of summer, I thought that an ice cream giveaway would be in order! Today I’m offering you a chance to win an ice cream maker like mine plus a quart of the vegetable glycerin I use in most of my ice cream recipes. Keep scrolling to learn more and enter!
This is the ice cream maker that we’ve been using for years! We’ve always been very happy with it, and nearly all of my recipes are formulated for this size machine. This machine has an aluminum canister that you keep in your freezer. When you’re ready to make ice cream, simply put the frozen bowl on the rotating stand, put the plastic blade inside, cover with the plastic dome, turn the machine on, and pour your ice cream mixture into the rotating bowl! The ice cream is usually finished churning within 20 minutes. (The firmness of the finished product will vary according to the ingredients you use.)
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Vegetable glycerin is a unique ingredient that doesn’t have any direct substitutions to my knowledge. This glycerin gives the ice cream a creamier consistency (not so icy) and keeps it from sticking to the sides of the ice cream maker. Here’s an article that explains vegetable glycerin in more detail. From the information I’ve been able to find, it is thought that vegetable glycerin does not have a significant impact on blood sugar, so it’s safe for us Trim Healthy Mamas to use. (I only use 1-2 T. in my ice cream recipes, so it’s not a large amount.) If you don’t have vegetable glycerin, you can just omit it in my ice cream recipes, but I really do prefer the texture with vegetable glycerin quite a lot over the texture without it! I usually purchase my vegetable glycerin off of Amazon (this brand right here), but you can also find it at some local grocery stores, often in the skincare department. Since these are not tested as food products, you may not find a clear answer about whether or not they should be consumed, but as long as the product is 100% vegetable glycerin and doesn’t have a poison warning on the label, you should be fine. I know that NOW brand is safe, and of course the brand linked above is what I’ve been using for quite some time now. I don’t recommend purchasing vegetable glycerin from a cake decorating store; those products are meant to keep frosting soft and from anecdotal evidence it seems that they’re a good deal stronger than the glycerin I typically use and you might get a funny aftertaste.
Popular Ice Cream Recipes:
Peanut Butter Ice Cream (NF, pg. 219)
Horsetracks Ice Cream (NF, pg. 218)
Butter Pecan Ice Cream (NF, pg. 220)
Brownie Batter Ice Cream (NF, pg. 225)
Special Occasion Ice Cream (NF, pg. 237)
Dairy-Free Ice Cream (NF, pg. 239)
(You can find ice cream recipes that don’t require an ice cream maker in my ice cream recipe index as well.)
The “Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts” section in my cookbook contains 44 recipes as well as a section of tips, tricks, and answers to FAQs about making healthy ice cream! Don’t miss the Grasshopper Pie recipe on page 254!
All entries must be made through the Rafflecopter entry box below. If you have trouble entering, please try from another device or browser. Contest ends Aug. 9 at 12 AM and the winner will be contacted via email. Winner must respond within 48 hours to claim the prize. The prize will be shipped to US residents only; if the winner does not have a US address, I will send him or her $60 USD via PayPal. Thanks for entering!
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Patty in CO says
Oh Yum! I have a small hand turn ice cream maker that I will gift to someone if I am the fortunate one to win this! Then I’ll be able to make a full recipe of your ice cream.
Patricia May says
Can’t wait to try the mint chip ice cream!
Colleen Martin says
I would love an ice cream maker. I’ve been “cheating” and eating unhealthy ice cream this summer cuz I can’t quite give it up. If I had my own ice cream maker, I would be less tempted! 🙂 I’m from Canada, but am coming to North Carolina in October, so could get if shipped there.
Sandra Taulbee Paslaski says
Thank you for the the chance to win!
Carole says
Love ice cream,,, had have a sweet tooth too…
Grace says
I am also having trouble with your subscribe button.
Briana Thomas says
I’m sorry, Grace! Thanks for letting me know. I really don’t know what’s going on, but I’ll be moving to a different email subscribe service soon since this one keeps glitching (don’t worry – I’ll keep all my old subscribers). I think some people still got a subscription confirmation issue even though they got an error message. Could you check your email for that?
Misty aka Elvisgirl says
You have the most awesome giveaways!
Kelly says
Thank you for this opportunity! I am currently in love with the jumbo pumpkin pie pancake! Your recipes are fantastic!
Tabitha Griffith says
I’m so excited about this! I’ve been looking at this ice cream maker, trying to decide if it was worth the splurge. All the ice cream recipes in Necessary Food tempt me to give it a whirl.
By the way, I love how “normal” the recipes are in Necessary Food, and how you really try to avoid false claims of one food tasting exactly like another. The pictures, tone of the cookbook, the quotes, and the spiral binding combine to make it my favorite THM cookbook by far! It’s a pleasure to read.
One thing–I tried 3 different browsers, to subscribe to your email list and reached an error page each time. I already receive the messages through Feedly, but I was trying to follow for the purposes of the drawing. Hopefully my email subscription through Feedly fulfills that requirement!
Briana Thomas says
Thank you so much for the sweet comment, Tabitha! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the cookbook. Thanks also for the headsup on the email subscription issue. I’ve heard that from other people too and I can’t figure out what’s going on! People have been saying that even though they’re getting an error message, they usually get the subscription confirmation email, so I guess that’s a good thing. If you’re already subscribed through another service, that works just fine, though. 😉
Rocio says
Thank you so much for ever recipe you create for us and the giveaways.
Paula says
Love your cookbook. One of my favorite recipes is the apple cinnamon waffle not in the book .I have it quite often.
Lisa says
Thank you for this opportunity! I appreciate all that you share with us. Your recipes are wonderful!
Kathy says
I LOVE YOUR COOKBOOK and the way your stories make me smile. Thanks for the many THM RECIPES that you continue to share.
Stacy says
thank you for doing your giveaways through rafflecopter and not just facebook. I’m not a member of FB and its sad when blogs do that even though I subscribe, etc…
Still loving the cookbook!! Would love to try more ice cream recipes! hehe!
Suzanne says
Thank you so much for this opportunity! Love your website and recipes! I’m having trouble with your subscribe button. Not sure if the issue is on my end or yours. But just wanted to give you and FYI.
Briana Thomas says
Hi Suzanne! I just tweaked something – would you mind trying again? I’m sorry for the trouble! Thanks for the heads up.
Deanna says
Great giveaway! I’d love to make THM ice creams. Thanks for the chance.
Alese says
I would love to win! You are almost always a part of my conversations with my fiends! Love your recipes ?
Heather says
Would love to try the recipies! I haven’t had an ice cream maker for quite some time.
MB says
Thanks for offering this and thanks for everything you do for us! ?
Beth says
I appreciate your blog and recipes and have been enjoying many of them. Thank you for all you do in creating and posting great recipes.
Debby says
Thank you for thia opportunity! Love your recipes, posts and cookbook.
Gina says
I would love an ice cream maker, we keep saying we are going to get one next month, but haven’t yet.
Marylou Hershberger says
I’d love to win one as I can’t quite justify buying one. 🙂 🙂 I love ice cream as well and would love to try some of your recipes.
P Cloud says
As always, love your blog. Hope you have a great summer!
Annette says
Love that your cookbook contains “real food ” recipes that my whole family will eat.
Now I don’t have to make separate meals for me. Your book is a real blessing to me.
I can’t wait to try your ice cream recipe. Seems I crave ice cream a lot this summer.
I love your Yummy Eggnog Detox and your PB&J milk shake!
Lois says
Certainly would enjoy this ice cream maker.
paige says
This looks awesome! Ice cream is my absolute favorite, so we have something in common! ♡ I don’t have instagram, so I couldn’t fill out that one.
Thank you!!! ♡
Leslie says
Exciting! I have tried a number of the single serves and milkshakes. YUM! With an actual ice cream maker the possibilities sure open up! Thank Briana.?
Jen Hipps says
Thank you!
Mary Landis says
Awesome giveaway. Love your work!
Karen Helms says
I can’t wait to try some of these ice cream recipes!
Julie says
Thanks for the opportunity/chance to win!
I did click on the links and saved it to my wish list for “someday”!
Mary says
Yum!!
Cheryl Hanson says
Mmmmmm….ice cream next best thing to peanut butter!
debbie says
Thank you for all the recipes you work so hard at for all of us to use.
Natalia Showalter says
Good summer fun! Thank you, Briana:)
Laurie Foley says
Thank you for everything you do
Jan Jones says
I’m really excited about this giveaway. I bought a used ice cream maker similar to yours, but the canister never got cold enough to work. And I don’t have the glycerin, but would love to have some. I’m now following you on Instagram. I was already doing all the other stuff required to enter. I’m glad someone will get this great prize ( even if it’s not me?).