Ever since I moved to New York City, I've become a soft-serve addict. Maybe because you can literally get it at most hours of the day, no matter what neighborhood you're in. When I used to watch movies as a kid in California—in an area where you never saw an ice cream truck—I would marvel at the idea of being able to run out your door and grab a cone.
Now, if I'm in my apartment and hear the iconic ring a ding, I can grab my wallet and hit the elevator. It's one of those ridiculous conveniences living in NYC offers (along with being able to buy toilet paper, a deli sandwich, and a carton of Ben & Jerry's on nearly every street corner). But I wanted to know how to achieve a soft serve-like consistency at home.
It worked! This insane hack originated from The Truck Food Cookbook and takes a carton of softened vanilla ice cream, some whipped heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla. You can ditch the vanilla extract and I swapped white sugar for powdered. You fold all that together and freeze, then knead the bag like dough when it comes out to get it all nice and soft. This is the real deal. It's CRAZY how similar it tastes to the ice cream truck. Try it and see for yourself.
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