The Best No-Churn Ice Cream
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No-Churn Ice Cream
Yield: About 1.5 quarts per flavor
Ingredients
2 cups cold heavy whipping cream
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
Pinch of salt (optional, but brings out the flavor)
Toppings of choice (See below for variations)
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Directions
Whip the cream until stiff peaks form. Don’t over-mix or it turns grainy.
In another bowl, mix sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, and salt.
Gently fold whipped cream into the condensed milk and add mix ins. Keep it light and airy.
Transfer to a loaf pan or ice cream box and cover and freeze 6 hours or overnight.
Variations
Rocky Road
Whisk 1/3 cup cocoa powder into the condensed milk, marshmallow pieces and chopped almonds.
Mint Chip
1 tsp peppermint extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
6oz Chocolate chips
3 to 5 drops green food coloring (optional, adjust to your tone)
Chocolate
Whisk 1/3 cup cocoa powder into the condensed milk.
Oreo
Fold in 1–1.5 cups crushed Oreos.
Nutella swirl
Swirl in 1/2 cup Nutella at the end.
Brownie chunk
Add chopped brownies right before freezing.
Strawberry swirl
Cook down 2 cups sliced strawberries with 1/4 cup sugar into a thick jam (about 35 minutes on low-medium stirring in between) Cool completely. Fold and swirl in. Add 1/8 cup crushed dried strawberries for color.
Peaches & Cream
Fold in diced ripe peaches plus 1 tbsp lemon juice.
Mango
Blend mango into a puree and fold in.
Raspberry white chocolate
Add raspberries + white chocolate chunks.
Cookie dough
Fold in edible cookie dough pieces.
Cheesecake
Mix in 4 oz softened cream cheese + graham cracker crumbs.
Birthday cake
Add sprinkles + cubes of poundcake
Pistachio
Add pistachio paste or finely chopped pistachios.
Espresso
Dissolve 1 tbsp instant espresso in 1 tbsp warm water, mix into base.
Salted caramel
Swirl in caramel + flaky salt.
Lavender honey
Infuse warm cream with culinary lavender, strain, then whip and proceed. Add honey.
