Easy ice cream recipe without ice cream maker

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★ Why You’ll Love this Recipe ★

This homemade ice cream is rich, creamy, and has the perfect texture. All made without a churn.

This recipe does not get any easier. You need just 3 ingredients to make vanilla ice cream. For other flavors, just add in a few extra ingredients. Get a list of ideas below.

Who knew. It’s entirely possible to make delicious homemade ice cream without an ice cream maker! The only machine you need is a hand mixer. No eggs. No churn. EASY!

Easy ice cream recipe without ice cream maker

★ Ingredients You’ll Need ★

There are truly just THREE! This recipe follows a simple formula and all you need to do is mix in extra ingredients to make infinite flavors!

The formula for this easy homemade ice cream is pretty basic. It looks like this:

Heavy Cream + Sweetened Condensed Milk + Vanilla Extract

1. Heavy cream. You can’t use milk or even half and half because you need the whipping properties of heavy cream. By whipping heavy cream you’ll add ice to your ice cream giving it that perfect ice cream texture you know and love.

2. Sweetened Condensed Milk. This adds all the sweetness you’ll need, no additional sugar needed. No worries about grainy sugar. Or using overly sweet powdered sugar. This handy bakery staple does all the jobs in one easy step.

3. Vanilla Extract. This creates your base flavor. If you love vanilla ice cream, you can stop here. It’s a deliciously easy, 3-ingredient ice cream recipe!

Easy ice cream recipe without ice cream maker

★ Build More Flavors ★

If you’re caving something beyond vanilla, no problem. All you need to do is add in some extra ingredients. You can make any ice cream flavor you can dream up.

The recipe below details making a yummy yet basic homemade vanilla ice cream. You can simple add to this to create lots of other flavors. You’ll still include the vanilla extract as it provides a nice base flavor to build upon.

Vanilla extract goes well with almost any flavor so you can opt to leave that in plus add additional ingredients to create new flavors, or leave it out completely if you don’t want that added vanilla flavor. Your choice. This does not affect the recipe other than taste.

Flavor Ideas + Add-ins

Here are some flavor ideas you can try! You truly can’t go wrong adding in whatever flavors you want if you go with what sounds good to you.

Easy ice cream recipe without ice cream maker

Mint Chocolate Chip
Add 1 tsp mint extract + 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips + couple of drops of green food color (optional)

Birthday Cake
Add 1 tbsp cake batter extract in place of 1 tbsp of vanilla + 1/2 cup rainbow sprinkles

Strawberry Ice Cream
Add 1/4 cup strawberry syrup

Chocolate Ice Cream
Add 1/4 cup chocolate syrup

Raspberry Cheesecake
Add 1/2 cup no-bake cheesecake filling then swirl in (don’t fully mix in) 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam

Caramel Swirl
Lightly swirl (don’t fully mix in) in 1/2 cup caramel syrup right before freezing

Butter Pecan
Add 1/4 cup molasses + 2 tbsp browned butter* + 1/2 cup chopped pecans

*Brown butter in a pan on the stove over medium heat just until you get an aroma of nuttiness and you see little brown bits form within the butter. Immediately remove from heat, transfer carefully to a dish and let cool before adding to ice cream mixture. (pop in the freezer to speed up cooling)

Cookies and Cream
Add 1 cup Oreo cookie crumbles

Cookie Dough
Add 1 cup edible cookie dough chunks – Get my edible cookie dough recipe here or use store bought cookie dough as long as its labeled “edible”

Peanut Butter Cup
Add 1 cup Reese’s peanut butter cup chunks

Banana Foster
Mix in 1 mashed banana + 1 tsp cinnamon + 2 tbsp rum extract then swirl in 1/2 cup caramel syrup

Create Your Own Flavor!

There are so many other possibilities! Just remember to start with the base vanilla flavor and stir in whatever sounds good to you.

If you try some extras that you love, please leave a comment and let us know what you added in!

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This easy homemade ice cream recipe (made without a machine) was featured on South Your Mouth!

Easy ice cream recipe without ice cream maker

  • 4 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 tbsp vanilla extract

  • In a large bowl, beat on high speed heavy whipping cream until thick, stiff peaks form.

  • Add sweetened condensed milk and extract and beat on low until combined.

  • Stir in optional ingredients as desired like nuts, chocolate chips, caramel syrup, candy bar chunks, etc!

  • Transfer mixture to a freezer-safe contain with lid and freeze for at least 2 hours. 3+ for a more solid ice cream.

  • Scoop and serve!

Calories: 382kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 201mg | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 1255IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 1mg

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What can I use if I don't have an ice cream maker?

The bag method is simple, but messy. You fill a large plastic bag with ice and salt, and then put a smaller bag inside with a cup of ice cream mix. After some agitation, the mix in the inner bag will get cold enough to freeze into ice cream.

How do you make easy homemade ice cream?

Directions.
Stir milk, cream, and sugar into a saucepan over low heat until sugar has dissolved. ... .
Transfer cream mixture to a pourable container such as a large measuring cup. ... .
Pour cold ice cream mix into an ice cream maker, turn on the machine, and churn according to manufacturer's directions, 20 to 25 minutes..

How do you make homemade ice cream with milk?

To make ice cream with milk, start by combining 4 cups of milk, 1 cup of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Continue stirring until all the sugar has dissolved, then pour the mixture into a freezer-safe bowl.