Described is a stirrer (1) of a machine for making and dispensing ice cream products, the stirrer (1) rotating about an axis (A) inside a mixing and cooling cylinder and comprising:- a body (2) defining a plurality of helical scraping blades (3) extending around the axis (A) and acting on an inside wall of the mixing and cooling cylinder to be scraped;- a shaft (6) for rotating the stirrer (1) about the axis of rotation (A);- a plurality of scraping members (4), each designed to be coupled to a blade (3) and equipped with elastic coupling means (5) for the blade (3) adapted to be elastically deformed in order to allow it to be coupled to the blade (3).