This ice cream recipe is made in the ice cream maker. It's an easy way to churn the ice cream mixture to make it freeze faster and make it super creamy, so we prefer it. However you can still make it without an ice cream maker. Once the mixture is made, freeze it until it's firm. You will then be able to scoop it with an ice cream scoop. It won't be quite as airy as it will be if you churn it. But it's still quite good.