Easiest Ice Cream — No Cook, No Churn!

July 24, 2012 - Cooking & Recipes, Desserts & Snacks, Milk & Dairy - Tagged: , , - 31 comments
Mint Ice Cream

Mint Ice Cream

I didn’t even know that it was possible to make homemade ice cream without churning–at least not easy, fluffy ice cream.  Quite a confession for someone living in America’s Dairyland!  But with the record heat we have been experiencing, I was looking for fun and tasty alternatives to baking and fired up my browser instead of my oven!

After a brief search, I came across a bloggers ice cream challenge.  It comes out of kavey eats which hosts a monthly frozen treat link party.  This months challenge was condensed milk (no churn) ice cream… just what I was looking for! The lightness comes from whipping the cream first–basically making whipped cream–then folding in the condensed milk and flavorings.   I found a basic recipe at Martha Stewart and the flavor idea came from my Mint Buttercream Brownie Icing.

The end result was actually richer, smoother and creamier than the peach ice cream I churned (which was not good enough to make the cut for this blog).  Now if I could only get rid of the calories!

No Churn Mint Chip Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 2 cups cold heavy cream
  • 2 drops green food coloring (optional)
  • 1/2 c mini chocolate chips (optional)

Directions

1.  In a medium bowl, stir together condensed milk, vanilla & peppermint extract, food coloring (if using).
mixing mint ice cream

Mix everything but cream

2.  In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream on high until stiff peaks form, 3 minutes.
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3.  With a rubber spatula, gently fold whipped cream into condensed milk mixture. Pour into a 8 x 8 baking pan (ideally with a lid), layering with mini-chips if using (note that my chips sank to the bottom during freezing though I dropped the pan which may have helped them sink, but still delicious).  Freeze until firm, 6 hours.
Freeze Ice Cream Mix

Freeze Ice Cream Mix

When the kids arrived home from their various activities, there was serious excitement over this ice cream.  A fun ice cream treat and a cool kitchen–life is good!

Mint Ice Cream

Mint Ice Cream–Mmmm

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