I tested the Blizzee Soft Serve Ice Cream Maker, a $330 machine that claims to make soft serve with no pre-freezing, no ice, and no salt. It sounds like a great idea, but as I found out, there are some quirks you’ll need to know about.
Where to Purchase
I picked up my Blizzee soft serve machine on Amazon for about $330.
Blizzee Soft Serve Ice Cream Maker Review
The Blizzee Soft Serve Ice Cream Maker immediately stands out because of its size and weight. This is not a small countertop gadget. It is large, heavy, and looks more like a serious appliance than something like a Ninja CREAMi or a typical freezer-bowl ice cream maker.
The big selling point is that it requires no pre-freezing. You pour in your ingredients, select a hardness level, and the built-in compressor does the freezing for you. Blizzee claims it can make soft serve in around 30 to 40 minutes, although I found that some batches were ready faster than that.
For my first test, I tried the basic vanilla recipe from the included recipe guide. It was a simple mix of heavy cream, whole milk, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Unfortunately, the first result was disappointing. The ice cream came out clumpy, almost like there were little bits of butter in it. The taste was fine, but the texture was not what I wanted.
For the second round, I adjusted the recipe. I swapped the proportions of milk and cream, made sure the sugar was fully dissolved, added a little corn syrup, and lowered the hardness setting. That made a big difference. The result was much smoother and much closer to real soft serve.
Next, I tried a pineapple sorbet. This turned out pretty well overall. The texture was slightly gritty, which may have been from the pineapple puree, but the flavor was strong and sweet, and the result looked good. I would call this one a moderate success.
My final test was a more involved coffee recipe. The recipe guide was a bit confusing here because it kept referring to an “egg-free cream base as above,” but I could not find a clear base recipe anywhere. I ended up making my own cooked base with milk, cream, sugar, corn syrup, coffee, cornstarch, and cream cheese. The final flavor was excellent, but the machine started making some loud banging noises before it reached 100%, so I stopped it early. That raised some concerns about long-term durability with thicker bases.
There are some things I liked about the Blizzee. It is fast, it doesn’t require pre-freezing, and once I figured out the right approach, it produced pretty good soft serve texture. It also looks professional, has straightforward controls, and the cleaning cycle worked better than I expected.
There are also some clear downsides, however. You can’t really see what is happening inside because the opening is tiny. There is no alarm when the batch is finished, so you have to babysit the machine and dispense immediately or turn the hardness down to level one. The recipe guide looks nice, but some of the instructions are confusing. I also worry about mechanical strain after hearing the machine struggle with a thicker recipe.
In the end, the Blizzee does deliver on the basic promise of making soft serve without pre-freezing, but it is not exactly a set-it-and-forget-it machine. You may need to experiment with recipes, watch it closely, and be ready to dispense as soon as it is done. For $330, I think that is worth considering before buying.
If you’re willing to deal with the quirks, it can make good soft serve. But if you want something simple, quiet, and foolproof, this one may be frustrating.
Video Review
Below you can watch my full review of this product.