Amazon slashes £100 off Cuisinart's dessert maker that 'makes superb ice cream'

We may be getting into the colder seasons, but we’re firm believers that there’s no such thing as the wrong time of year for ice cream. Perfect as a sweet treat after dinner or for adding to other puddings and desserts, ice cream is quite literally always a good idea.

If you’ve always fancied trying your hand at making ice cream or want to be able to be in full control of which ingredients are used to suit your dietary requirements, then an at-home ice cream maker is exactly what your kitchen needs. Although they’re usually pretty pricey, we’ve spotted an amazing deal on Amazon that lets you get the with a massive £100 off.

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Currently reduced from its usual price of £140 to £39.99, the is perfect for budding chefs and home cooks and can create frozen desserts in as little as 25 minutes. You can use it to create everything from ice cream and gelato to frozen smoothies, and you can add in any flavours you want to get the frozen treat you’ve been craving.

The comes with two different paddles, one for churning up ice cream, frozen yoghurt, gelato or sorbet, and the other is the “fresh fruit paddle” which can be used to blend soft fruits together for a healthy treat. The lid allows you easy access to add in your chosen ingredients during churning to create a ripple effect, and is suitable for everything from chopped nuts and pieces of fruit to sauces and chocolate chips.

Making your own ice cream and desserts at home is perfect if you have strict dietary requirements, as you can create your own dairy-free, vegan or low fat options to suit your needs. You can, of course, create delicious regular ice cream too with just about any flavour imaginable.

Amazon shoppers have given the a 4.5 out of 5 star rating, with one saying: “Its worth the money spent, excellent ice cream maker!”

Whilst another added: “Works very well, already tried several different flavours, favourite so far is the coconut ice cream, basic vanilla is superb. Glad we bought it”

A third chimed in: “Once you get the ice cream base right this will make the most delicious ice cream, a tip let it run the full 60 minutes.”

With a fourth agreeing: “Very easy to use. Tried vanilla ice cream. Delightful the taste. Almost same as we bought in the shop. Enjoying the product. Happy.”

However one person struggled with perfecting the recipe, writing: “Found it problematic I’m at slimming world but LOVE ice cream not much use for low sugar recipes.”

Whilst another wrote: “...the ice cream it produces is too grainy. I've used many ice cream makers for thirty years. This is definitely easier to use than most, but produces disappointing result. A real shame.”

If you happen to miss out on Amazon’s limited time offer, you can also currently pick up the , where it’s half price down from £140 to £70. Alternatively, Lakeland is selling its for £49.99 which comes with a digital display and can have your ice cream ready to go in 40 minutes.