Ice cream machine and a method for producing an ice cream product using an ice cream machine

An ice cream machine having a filling zone and an emptying zone, the ice cream machine comprising:

• a rotatable unit having a radial extension;
• a mold configured to receive ice cream, the mold being configured to rotate with the rotatable unit;
• an extrusion nozzle configured to extrude ice cream into the mold, the extrusion nozzle being arranged at the filling zone;
• a stick providing arrangement in a stick providing zone between the filling zone and the emptying zone, wherein the stick providing arrangement is configured to provide the mold with a stick as the mold is rotated past the stick providing zone, such that the stick is provided to the mold prior to filling the mold with ice cream;
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• an ejection mechanism configured to eject ice cream radially out of the mold at the emptying zone.