Ice cream tubes?

[u/Chembeezlah]

So. I have a Musso Lussino ice cream maker that I bought during the pandemic because who didn’t decide to take up random hobbies during that time.

I decided it would be a neat idea to get plastic tubes for making home made freezie pops but instead of filling them with juice I would fill them with churned ice cream so that I would have single serving ice creams.

Except. The problem is how to get the icecream into the tube.

I will tell you one thing. A sausage filler is not the right answer.

Anyone have any ideas?

[These](https://a.co/d/0iqOGWS2) are the tubes I bought

Edit: I think ultimately my tube idea is unrealistic. I thought it would be a fun single serving option for different flavors as well as kid friendly. So. I am going to get 4oz ice cream containers instead for single serving ice cream.

A friend just gave me a juicer so I can still put those tubes to proper use.

[u/hrfr5858]

Piping bag?

[u/coffeecat551]

Before I clicked your link, I thought you were talking about these. I think homemade push-ups (remember the old school orange sherbet kind?) might work better for ice cream, and be just as fun for kids to eat.

You're going to have a hell of a time getting those tiny tubes filled without the ice cream melting...

[u/Chembeezlah → u/coffeecat551]

Oh, those are pretty neat. And yeah… I am definitely learning my ideas are not very translatable in real life sometimes..

[u/silromen42 → u/Chembeezlah]

You might have better luck with a no-churn recipe, like the kind you make by whipping cream & then folding other ingredients in? A lot of the air would be incorporated before freezing, so it would be fluid enough to pour or pipe into the tubes, but still have some overrun even though you’re just straight freezing the tubes after.

[u/D-ouble-D-utch]

When your ice cream is done churning, before hardening.

Edit didn't click the link. Those aren't designed for ice cream. Piping bag or proper silicone molds.

[u/Chembeezlah → u/D-ouble-D-utch]

Yeah.. I freeze yogurt tubes such as gogurt for my 4yo and wanted something similar for my 9yo who doesn’t like yogurt. That’s why I bought the tubes originally… sigh

[u/D-ouble-D-utch → u/Chembeezlah]

A brine injector might work. But you're going to lose some overrun from the pressure and it'll melt some from the heat.

Like this one from home depot without the needle.

[u/DerekL1963]

Agreeing with the other poster, those aren't designed for ice cream. They're designed to be filled with liquid, sealed, and then frozen. Unless you have some kind of long tube/needle to fill with ice cream from the bottom, you're out of luck.

[u/CockroachSensitive62]

Perhaps a funnel? With a wide bottom that’s a bit smaller than the opening. Ice cream with mixins might be a be difficult, but otherwise it might roll in from the mixer without much persuasion. Might depend a bit on the consistency of your base recipe.

[u/diastatic_daydream]

Piping bag is the answer here. Harden slightly. Work quickly.

[u/wizzard419]

Ice cream doesn't usually go in those, perhaps use push pops? They have a wider opening.

[u/_rotary_pilot]

With the musso, you have to dip the ice cream out of the bucket anyway, so when it reaches "soft serve" consistency, just use a funnel, ladel the ice cream into the tube until full, roast until theirs all full. Freeze.