No Churn Chocolate Ice Cream

June 2, 2020 12:39 pm

I was looking for an Ice Cream recipe that didn’t require an ice cream machine…low and behold, I did a little experimenting! I found sweetened condensed milk and heavy cream so I thought to myself “Let’s try this out.” The sweetness of the condensed milk and the fluffiness of the heavy cream that was whipped just made this incredible. Best part? NO SUGAR ADDED! This came out so sweet already when I tasted the batter that I felt there was no reason to add any more sugar. I made chocolate ice cream because I love chocolate, but you can make other flavors! Of course, there might be some variations of ingredients, so be sure to look it up before trying!

What does No Churn mean?

No-churn ice cream means there’s no need for an ice cream machine to make creamy ice cream. Most homemade ice creams start with an egg custard base that is cooked and tended to with such constant care. No churn ice cream can be made in hours in the easiest way! Mix a few ingredients, place in a freezable pan, check in at the four hour mark and voila! You have ice cream.

Flavors of the Ice Cream World

Making ice cream is like an empty canvas. You can create anything your heart desires from it. You can make it vanilla, chocolate, chipotle spiced, strawberry, avocado, even corn ice cream! There’s hundreds, maybe even thousands of flavors!

Vanilla
Chocolate
Cookies N’ Cream
Crab (Created in Hokkaido, Japan. Apparently, it’s sweet!)
Mint Chocolate Chip
Mango
Spumoni
Matcha
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Buttered Pecan
Cookie Dough
Cheesecake (Strawberry, chocolate or plain!)
Apple
Strawberry
Moose Tracks
Pumpkin
Neapolitan
Ube (popular in the Phillippines. It’s made out of purple yams)
Rocky Road
Dulce de Leche
Coffee
Chocolate Chip
Pistachio
Earl Grey
Peppermint
Birthday Cake / Cake Batter
Bacon (yes, it’s a thing!)
Cotton Candy
The list goes on forever!

What about toppings?

After creating the batter, you can add whatever toppings after 2 hours of freezing. Toppings can include fresh strawberries, chocolate chips, Ben & Jerry’s Cookie Dough Chunks (which is what I used), peanut butter cups, etc. Just mix it in and let it continue to freeze!

Some tips for No Churn Ice Cream

Get the right ingredients. Because this homemade ice cream recipe requires so few ingredients, it’s important that you buy exactly what’s listed in the recipe card below. Don’t try to substitute lower fat or lower sugar alternatives otherwise your ice cream won’t turn out right.
If adding additional extracts, like almond or mint, to the ice cream base, be sure to add only a little bit at a time. Vanilla extract is tough to overdo, but other extracts are much more potent.
Lastly, be sure to chop up your mix-ins. Larger nuts, chocolate chips, M&M’s, and such become rock hard when frozen, so it helps if they’re chopped up first.

Want the recipe? Click print below! Let me know how it came out for you by tagging me on Instagram (@missravenskitchen) and using #missravenskitchen! Let me know if I need to tweak anything.

Yield

10 (5 cups total)

Author

Dani Marcus

Prep time

10 Min

Inactive time

5 Hour

Total time

5 H & 10 M

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