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The Ultimate No-Churn Ice Cream Recipe

This smooth and rich homemade ice cream is made with just 6-ingredients without a machine and has an endless amount of flavor variations—it's the perfect recipe to whip up on a hot summer day when you don't feel like turning on the oven!
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Course: Dessert
Servings: 1 (9x5) pan
Author: Mae Martin

Ingredients

  • 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • ½ cup nonfat milk powder
  • 2 tablespoons vodka, or another non-flavored alcohol
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 cups cold heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
  • 1 to 2 cups mix-ins of choice1 (see note for flavor variations)

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, nonfat milk powder, vodka, and salt until well combined. Set aside.
  • Add the heavy cream to another large bowl, then use a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment to whip the cream on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form.
  • Add around ⅓ of the whipped cream to the sweetened condensed milk and lightly stir to lighten the mixture.
  • Add in the rest of the whipped cream, then gently fold to combine until there are no streaks of condensed milk left. If adding mix-ins, fold them in at the end until just combined.
  • Pour the mixture into a 9x5 loaf pan, then use a rubber spatula to smooth the surface. Sprinkle over any additional toppings, if desired, then cover the pan with plastic wrap, gently pressing it to the surface of the ice cream.
  • Place the loaf pan into the freezer and chill for at least 6 hours (preferably overnight) before scooping and serving.

Notes

Flavor variation ideas:
  • Cookies & Cream. Chop or crush 16 regular Oreos and fold them into the ice cream.
  • Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Add 1 to 1 ¼ cups of edible cookie dough bites with ¼ cup chopped chocolate chips to the ice cream base.
  • Mint Chocolate Chip. Replace the vanilla bean paste in the recipe with 1 teaspoon of peppermint extract and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, then fold in ½ to ¾ cup of mini dark chocolate chips or chopped chocolate.
  • Sprinkles. Fold in ¼ to ⅓ cup.
  • Reese's cups or brownie bits. Add 1 to 2 cups of chopped Reese's cups or bite-sized brownie crumbles to the base along with (optional) chopped chocolate chips.
  • Fudge sauce, peanut butter, or Nutella. Swirl in spoonfuls of sauce into layers of the base as you pour it into the loaf pan, then gently swirl with a knife before freezing.