Dash My Pint Ice Cream Maker - Compact & Convenient Single-Serving Ice Cream Maker - Makes Gelato, Sorbet & Frozen Yogurt - 1.6 Cups, Aqua

I bought the Dash My Pint Ice Cream Maker as a Christmas gift for my son, and it was a huge hit. He had so much fun making his own homemade ice cream, and the process was simple enough for him to enjoy from start to finish. The machine is compact, easy to use, and perfect for making personal-sized treats. It freezes the ice cream well, and the results have been creamy and delicious every time. Cleanup is quick, which makes it even more enjoyable to use regularly. Overall, this was a fun, high-quality gift that has already created great memories, and I would definitely recommend it. Five stars!

This was totally an impulse buy. I saw an ad browsing the web, looked at a few reviews and next thing I know it was being shipped to my doorstep. I had low expectations when I ordered this but the reviews were positive enough for me to give it a try. Construction Quality There's not much to it and it seems reasonably well built. There is no assembly needed other than putting the pieces together needed for normal operation. The motor sounds a bit "rickety" but in my experience ice cream makers always sound similar to this one. I believe it's because of the gearing needed to have such a small motor churn thick ice cream. I am concerned the paddle may break over time because the two small prongs used to hold it into the motor. These seem like the most likely points of failure in the overall design. My other suggestions to the manufacturer would be to have a way to more securely attach the motor to the chill bowl and find a design that keeps the chill bowl cold longer. Operation It's easy to operate but there are some tips & tricks that you may need to use to get the best results. If you follow the basic instructions you should get satisfactory results. However, there are some tweaks you can use to get better results if you are not satisfied with the initial results (see "Tips & Tricks" below). Pros Compact design takes up little kitchen/freezer space Easy cleanup and care Once prep work is done you can be enjoying homemade ice cream in a matter of minutes Cons Prep work requires you to think ahead to have everything properly chilled before operation Only makes 1 cup of ice cream (not enough for many ice cream lovers) May require additional time and effort if you like your ice cream thick Tips & Tricks The chill bowl can have difficulties remaining cold long enough to produce thick ice cream. To help get the most freezing power from the ice cream maker I have done the following: Freeze everything at least 24 hours (includes every part of the ice cream maker BESIDES the motor). Freeze or chill any scoops, bowls, etc. you will be using to serve or store the ice cream. Chill your ice cream mixture for at least 12 hours in the fridge and then place in freezer until it thickens before making your ice cream (time will vary based on how cold you keep your freezer, the container you put your mixture in etc.) Do not allow the mixture to freeze or become too thick. You only want to start the freezing process so the ice cream maker can have time to inject air into the mixture while the freezing process completes in the chill bowl. Wrap a towel around the chill bowl/cup during the ice cream making process to help insulate the chill bowl so it stays cold longer. Avoid opening the ice cream maker once you've turned it on and started churning. This will inject warm air into the chamber and reduce it's cooling ability. If you prefer thicker ice cream you can place it in the freezer for several hours. I suggest scooping the ice cream into a chilled or frozen container and placing plastic wrap directly on top of any exposed ice cream to prevent ice crystals from forming. Properly stored ice cream (see above) can be kept in the freezer for many days so you can continue to make a batch everyday if you want to have more than one serving ready to eat. The included recipe book has only a couple of recipes. You can find additional recipes for other flavors of ice cream on the internet. Just be sure the recipe you are using can be adapted to this maker. For example, recipes that call for the addition of additives (e.g. candy pieces) may require you use less than one cup of cream mixture to account for the space that will be consumed when you add the additional ingredients later on in the churning process. Many recipes are designed for larger ice cream makers so you need to keep this mind. I suggest you avoid adding anything to the chill bowl after you start the ice cream making process. Any additives can be stirred into the ice cream after the churning process has completed. Or you can simply incorporate these additional ingredients as toppings. When making the ice cream mixture be sure to stir it until any sugar is dissolved. I like to store my mixture in a ziplock bag marked with the earliest "use by" date on any of the perishable products you used to make the mixture. The mixture can be stored in the fridge and should be used before this date. The butter fat in the mixture may separate slightly making it look as though the mixture has curdled. This is normal for high fat content cream that is used to make ice cream. This fat will blend into the ice cream when it churns, leaving a smooth creamy consistency to the final product. When making ice cream, fat content matters. It's what puts the "cream" in ice cream. Don't use lower fat milk products expecting similar results. Most ice cream recipes use a combination of heavy cream and whole milk. You should stick to these unless the recipe specifically calls for another type of milk or dairy product. However, if you have lower fat milk instead of whole, you can replace some of the lower fat milk with more heavy cream to maintain the proper overall fat content. How effective the chill bowl is at freezing the ice cream will depend on many variables but the most important is the room temperature. The chill bowl can warm to the point where it is no longer able to freeze the ice cream before the churning process has completed (i.e. 30 minutes). At this point you may experience diminishing returns as the ice cream is no longer thickening but instead beginning to warm. If it sounds like the motor is working harder to churn the ice cream you may want to consider stopping the process there before you reach the point of diminishing returns. Making ice cream this summer I found 20-25 minutes yielded better results instead of the full 30 minutes. I suspect come cooler temps this winter the chill bowl may remain cold longer and support a 30 minute churn.

I have the Cuisinart ice cream maker but for some reason I don't use it very much. When I saw these I thought oh I'll get two and if more people are here I can make more and if it's just me and I don't want to pig out I can make less. So far that theory is working out well. I follow the directions exactly, making sure to chill the cup well and to have my ingredients well chilled also. They say that it runs for 20 minutes but I think that you can take the ice cream out in half that time, that's just the time it takes before it warms up too much. One thing that I didn't pay attention to in the instructions, which made me think it was broken for a few minutes there, is that you switch it on and then put the dasher/motor on top of the ice cream cup part. If you try to put it on and then start it, it doesn't start. Also it says to let the ice cream chill before serving. But then I had a really hard time getting it out. This was several hours later. So what I do now is as soon as it's done, use the plastic spoon and scoop the ice cream quickly into an already chilled lidded container and stick it in the freezer. Best if you spoon it in lightly do it doesn't freeze into a solid block. I've so far made frozen lemon ice with fresh thyme and lemon zest and a bit of white wine, and a kind of frozen puree of ripe peach and nectarine. And I did leave chunks of fruit, and it turned out very well. I suggest you look up proportion of light corn syrup to sugar. The ratio matters. I went with about three parts syrup to one part sugar. I just zap sugar and water in the 'wave for a few seconds, add the corn syrup, use what I need and put the rest in the fridge.

I like this machine very much for turning store bought bottled lemonade and orange juice into a nice sorbet and slushy treats. Only three stars given because this machine only makes one cup finished product at a time not one pint (2 cups) as the usage of "Pint" in the title would suggest. Dispite this, I'd buy it again, as I am having fun using different ingredients and making personalized concoctions. Adding 1 t. of instant espresso, 1 T. of shredded coconut, plus a few drops of a coconut & a caramel extract to a bottle of meal replacement beverage (such as, Ensure) really helps make it taste better, and more like a flavorful soft serve ice cream. Chobani Zero sugar & fat free greek-style yogurt will firm up quickly, and freezes hard to the wall and bottom of the cooling bowl. Mixes having fat & sugar will make something closer to ice cream. Since the Chobani container has only 5.3 oz. (150g), I top off up to the 8 oz. mark with heavy cream (whipping cream). I've also tried chocolate almond milk. It was more firm than the lemonade sorbet, and a lot softer than the softserve--not enough fat & sugar-- and cold dulled the chocolate flavor (chocolate extract solved this). "My Pint Electric Ice Cream Maker Machine" makes half a pint (8 oz. or 1 c.) of finished product at a time. Also, the vanilla recipe Dash provided makes 3 cups of liquid, or six 1 cup servings. It is highly unlikely that one freezing bowl will ever make six servings in one day. Correct product name, package labelling and recipes for this one cup capacity container should be primary goals for this handy little device. I am simply disappointed that the machine don't make 16 oz. How about making another machine that does make 16 oz. at a time.

It will not work correctly! I read all the instructions! Then got it on to mix! All of sudden the top was coming off! I'm returning and I hope to get the total I paid for! I'm so upset and disappointed! Even watched video still won't work!

I have had a Dash Mini Waffle Maker for well over a year and it is simply *ah...maaaaze...ing* (I use it several times a week), and so I was very excited to get this mini ice cream maker and put it thru its paces. Move over, Halo Top, Slim Twin, and Enlightened...you have met your match! Following the instructions is key, here. I put the cup in the freezer for only about 6 hours (couldn't wait!) but it was indeed frozen solid. I put the 1 cup of the mixed ingredients (heavy cream, coconut cream, sweetener and extracts) in the freezer for about 30 minutes prior to pre-chill them, then added it to the freezer cup, placed the paddle and motor and switched it on, and like magic, in just 20 minutes I was enjoying my very own creamy cold soft serve! Easy to scrape the excess off the paddle, and the long spoon it came with is just the right size for getting every bit out. When I was done devouring it, I quickly and easily washed it, dried it, and popped it back in the freezer for Round 2 (tonight!) I had previously tried using my family's 1.5 quart Cuisinart ice cream maker that is waaaay too big for just me, is a b**** t to get the frozen ice cream scraped off the paddle, takes up waaay too much room in my freezer, and makes waaaay too much at a time to store. Since I make keto-friendly ice cream the extra freezes beyond solid, much too hard to scoop next time. This Dash is a little ice cream dream come true! For the record, I live in Hawai'i and so it is very hot and very humid, like 80+ with as much humidity and more. I had some trepidation based on the negative reviews that this didn't freeze hard enough, that others people said the ingredients were still runny/liquid after the proper time mixing, so I don't know why that would happen to anyone who followed the instructions. If it works here, it should work anywhere! Keep reading if you'd like...I also recently bought the Dash Mini Pie Maker...um, no. This sadly is a total dud...burns the edges and top black, pretty much have to cook everything beforehand before assembling the pie or it's raw in the middle, impossible to remove without breaking when you have to flip it over. Just so many negatives. Don't waste your money. In closing, I'll say 2 out of 3 ain't bad, tho, Dash...keep 'em coming, I'll probably buy them, for better or worse!

For the cheap price you should expect poor quality -- it is too small to make frozen ice cream and instead makes a slushy consistency. You can continue freezing it in the freezer after mixing it and hand mixing every 30 minutes until it freezes. If you have the space just buy a Cuisinart

The key to enjoying this item is to have realistic expectations. It’s not going to preform in the same way as a much more expensive machine. That being said, I’ve had a really great experience so far. There is a pretty steep learning curve and my first few attempts were not so successful. Here are some things that I’ve learned that have attributed to my success: 1. It is small. Like two scoops small. Don’t overfill it or you’re going to have a bad time. If you have two kids you might think about buying two of these. (It also needs a full 24 hours of freezer time between uses.) 2. Make sure to have everything ready to go. It will immediately start freezing around the edges once liquid is added. 3. Don’t make the mixture too thick. Liquid consistency is better. 5. Have enough fat in your recipe. Less fat means more ice crystals and less creamy texture. 6. The lid doesn’t exactly lock in place. It does have some grooves that it will click into. After you set the lid on turn the lid and you can feel it click into place. 7. You’re not going to get rock hard ice cream like at the store. It’s more along the lines of soft serve. If you wanted a more ice cream like consistency you’d need to freeze it after churning. If that’s what you want just buy the big ice cream machine. I have only used this for frozen yogurt but it works really well. I out about a cup of plain Greek yogurt 5% fat) in a bowl and add some almond milk and a splash of half and half. Then I add whatever flavoring or fruit that I want and stir it all up. I get the best results when it is liquid or near liquid in consistency. I’ve found it’s a good way to get extra protein while still satisfying the ice cream cravings. It’s easy to clean. The paddle detaches from the motor. It comes with a plastic spoon. I haven’t used any other spoons but I don’t think metal is a good idea. I hand wash everything and it doesn’t take much time.

I bought two of these, one as a gift. One fused, the other didn’t turn and I can’t return them due to their refund policy. Don’t buy.

Premium ice cream is so expensive. Now I can make my own, without any chemicals, for a decent price and it tastes like the best ice cream I can buy. Easy to use. Great results. Recommend.

Excelente producto. El vaso se congeló en una noche, y al día siguiente pude hacer helado con mis niñas, salió en 15 min. Excelente producto para los niños, disfrutan el proceso y sobre todo el resultado. 😋😋 Dash nunca me ha decepcionado. 😊

I have used this several times now with the vanilla soft serve recipe that uses whipping cream, milk, sugar and vanilla and it comes out fabulous! Here's my tips.... I don't bother putting the ingredients in the freezer as suggested. They are already refrigerated (and I keep my fridge quite cold) and I also refrigerate the churn attachment too. I just mix the ingredients together and keep them in the fridge and then I pour in just a bit below the silver lining and then run it for 30 minutes and it's fab! NOW for yogurt... I tried Greek yogurt twice now.... first time with 45 mins in the freezer and second time without and both times it absolutely refused to churn it! My next attempt will be to use a regular variety of yogurt (not Greek) and see how that it works... I really don't understand why the recipe book that came with the unit said it would work with Greek yogurt but it doesn't.

Item arrived and didn’t work. Seller can’t be contacted to return item and Amazon say need to contact seller. Overall waste of money. Broken Ice cream machine. Sad child who chose as a reward. Very disappointed.