Yes I agree an ice cream maker is an excellent idea but the mixes you buy for them are not. I use 6egg yolks 1 1/2 pts of cream(but you can cheat by using halfcream and half full fat milk a few drops of vanilla essence and sugar to taste I usually add a level tablespoon to one egg but if too sweet as I said it is to your taste mix well with blender and put in to ice cream maker and follow the instructions for mixing. You can make up caramel smash it into small pieces and add as it starts to thicken, fresh fruit but only when it starts to thicken otherwise you just mix the fruit to a puree and not much of the fruit pieces is left, the variety is endless.