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How to Make Ice Cream for a Crowd


Ice cream in bowl with vanilla bean on top

It’s wedding season, and sometimes couples opt for the DIY route. It’s also graduation season, when backyard parties can get large quickly. Thinking of making ice cream for 100+ people? Serious Eats has a handy tutorial for getting it done right the first time.

Making ice cream for a large crowd isn’t as hard as constructing a wedding cake, but it’s not like baking a quadruple batch of brownies for a school bake sale either. You need equipment, time, and some big-ass pots. But should you decide to share your love of homemade ice cream with 100 of your closest friends, it’s not too hard once you plan out all the steps.

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Rebecca Haley-Park

Rebecca Haley-Park is culture's former editor and resident stinky cheese cheerleader. A native New Englander, she holds a BFA in creative writing from University of Maine at Farmington.

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