Frozen confectionery maker

A frozen confectionery maker including:

• first and second container portions arranged to provide a container having a cavity in its walls and base for receiving freezable solution;
• a lid for closing the container;
• a mixer rotatably engagable with the lid so as to locate within the container;
• a drive means receivable on the lid so as to engage and rotate the mixer;
• a fluid passage in juxtaposition the lid, the fluid passage having at least a first opening proximate the mixer and a second opening at a spout external the lid;
• and
• a valve located within the fluid passage and having an operable position to close the passage;
• wherein the mixer is adapted to deliver confectionery mixture in the container to the passage via the first opening, the mixture returning to the container if the valve is in the operable position, or passing through the passage to the spout if the valve is not in the operative position.