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There’s nothing better than having a delicious bowl or cone of ice cream on a hot summer's day. But if you can’t get out to Ree Drummond's town of Pawhuska, OK, for a cup or cone at her ice cream parlor Charlie’s Sweet Shop, don’t worry! There are plenty of the best ice cream makers out there for you to try your hand at making your own frozen treats. In fact, Ree even has her very own ice cream maker as part of her Walmart collection—with a vintage-inspired design topped off with florals, of course!
While some ice cream makers can be on the pricier side, there are great options out there—both electric and manual—for a range of budgets. There are also large-capacity ice cream makers that would be great for big families or summertime cookouts, and others that are perfect for making a single serving on a solo night in. And an ice cream maker doesn't have to take up a lot of kitchen space (hello, compact options).
When making homemade ice cream with one of the picks on this list, the possibilities are endless. You can make ice cream floats, keep it simple with flavors like vanilla and chocolate, experiment with toppings, or even try creating some fan faves from Charlie’s Sweet Shop, which sells 16 flavors of ice cream from Tillamook Creamery. With one of the ice cream makers we've found, you can also give the rolled ice cream trend a shot!
But the most important thing to remember when making ice cream at home is to make your own serving as huge as possible. Luckily, Ree sells an ice cream scoop perfect for the job—because she doesn’t do average-sizes scoops. More is more! 😆
