Easy Chocolate Ice Cream-no machine needed!
I didn’t believe ice cream could be good without an Ice Cream maker. I’d seen all these recipes floating around last year. My friend Dorothy at Crazy for Crust even did a round up post of them. I had to find out for myself.
I grew up on machine made ice cream. We had an electric machine but I remember using a hand crank machine with my cousins when I was little. Everyone had to take a turn. And then another turn. By the time the ice cream was done we were so ready for that ice cold, still soft ice cream.
It didn’t matter what flavor it was. It was hot outside and that ice cream sure was cool sliding down our parched throats! Chocolate was always my favorite, of course. So rich and creamy.
Now, as a parent, even with an electric machine, I don’t always have the time to make homemade ice cream. Even a simple recipe still takes 40-50 minutes in a machine, before freezing. (and we won’t even talk about the noise mine makes.)
So I had to try this “easy” Ice cream. It’s heavy cream and sweetened condensed milk. Then you add in your flavors, your extras, to make it special. Could it really be that good?
I’m here to tell you, I may never use that machine again! Less than 10 minutes work, and the ice cream was in the freezer. When I served it to the kids they had no idea I didn’t use the machine. It was creamy, it was smooth, it was everything “real” ice cream is supposed to be.
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Easy Chocolate Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Stir together sweetened condensed milk, cocoa powder and vanilla in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- In the bowl of your mixer, Whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form (do not over beat.)
- Fold sweetened milk mixture into whipped cream. Pour into a 2 quart container, cover and freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Notes
recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com
You can count on many more “easy” Ice Cream recipes from me soon. I’m hooked!
in the meantime, if you need more easy cool treats
Blackberry Vanilla Swirled Popsicles
Mary Beth Elderton says
OMGoodness!!! This is truly life altering. I can NOT wait to try this!
Jane says
can i sub the vanilla for vanilla extract or vanilla oil? it’s practically impossible to find vanilla in the grocery stores at where i live.
Joan Hayes says
Yes, I’m sorry I wasn’t clear in the recipe, I use Vanilla extract.
sara says
i just made a batch myself, basically the same, but instead of cacao, i added a tablespoon instant coffee and a little coffee liquer to dissolve the coffee powder, the rest was the same as your recipe, result, super delicious coffee icecream, i am a huge fan of icecream made this way! will try this chocolate version soon…yummm…though almost too easy and with ingredients always in the house, this is a danger for the waist line…oh well….
Joan Hayes says
Your coffee ice cream sounds delicious!
Michal says
Looks so good, really gotta try it.
Thanks
Millie says
I can’t wait to try this!!
Lauren says
Hi there! I’m super excited to make this, but I was wondering, do you think I could make this in an ice cream maker? I was hoping to do this because it would freeze it quicker. So do you think it would turn out all right if I prepare it the same way but put it in my ice cream machine long enough to let it freeze and then I set it in my freezer to solidify more?
Joan Hayes says
Sure it would, this is just a recipe that will work if you don’t have a machine.
Sakina says
Hey!! I can’t wait to try this!!
Just a question. . 1 can of unsweetened milk would be how many grams or cups?
Sorry need to know the estimate since I’m in Africa and things are quite different here. . 🙁
Talha says
I must say, this ice-cream absolutely rocks. It’s so rich and creamy. The chocolate can really be tasted and it’s a lot better than the bucket ice-creams available from the stores. It has this Haagen Dazs Belgium Chocolate ice-cream flavor to it. Definitely a keeper! I’m going to try it with chocolate chips next time!
Joan Hayes says
So glad you enjoyed it. You can never go wrong adding chocolate chips to anything!
Arti Arora says
Hey Joan,
I just want to say a big Thank You for posting this recipe. I tried out this ice cream yesterday and believe me it was simply Awesome!!!!! Me and my kids were literally jumping and screaming in delight after eating this
Joan Hayes says
So glad everyone enjoyed it!
Ellen says
I was on the hunt for an ice cream maker, when I came across this recipe. I expected it to have crystals or not be ‘quite’ good enough, but it’s perfect. I added toffee bits the first time I made it and a chopped up caramilk bar the second time. Both are deelish! I can see varying additional ingreds for change of flavoring, but the base is there! Smooth and creamy. Yum, yum, yum. And very fast and easy to make.
Joan Hayes says
So glad you enjoyed it and I love that you added to it!
yumna says
Its so awesome. I tried it at home . its super easy to make.all the ingredients were available at home. I also tried to make coffee icecream and it tasted so delish. Thanks for sharing this recipe for us, can’t wait to trie other flavors….
Tasha McClam says
I made this into an ice cream cake for my son and it was ahhhmazing!!! I froze it in the same shape pan as the cake and covered it all in chocolate ganache. Because he wanted mega chocolate I topped it off with cocoa whipped cream. The whole family LOVED it! Can’t believe it’s so easy and actually works!! Thanks so much!!
Katie G says
I assume this recipe uses a 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk? I also have 7 and 3.5oz cans in my pantry.
Joan Hayes says
Yes, it’s a 14-ounce can. I’ve never seen the smaller sizes, I’ll have to check for them the next time I’m at the store.
Sally says
All I have is sweetened ground cocoa, Ghirardelli. What do you suggest in using that.
Joan Hayes says
Since the sweetener in this recipe is the sweetened condensed milk there’s not really a way to adjust this recipe for using a sweetened cocoa.
Stephanie says
So glad I stumbled upon this recipe. I love condensed milk straight from the can and I thought, “I wonder if I can make ice cream from it”? So I searched the internet and found this recipe, just going to have coffee in the garden first, then I’ll be in the kitchen making this, my tummy is already looking forward to it. 🙂
I made a chocolate mousse last summer, which I froze and kind of made ice cream out of it and it was good too, but I get the feeling that this one is going to be so much better.
Thanks for sharing ♥
Stephanie says
Well I made the ice cream and I added some desiccated coconut to it, which worked well, but the condensed milk that is available here in Slovenia, is not the same as the brand that is available back in the UK, it’s just for making coffee, so it wasn’t as sweet as I was expecting, but it was still delicious, I made 2 ltrs and there is one left in the freezer.
Next job is to make my own condensed milk.
Diny Opticawati says
Hi Joan, I’m from Indonesia, I’m so glad I found this recipe as I thought making good ice cream was complicated. First attempt, the texture was pleasantly smooth but it was too sweet for my taste buds. I don’t know if the condensed milk here is sweeter than in the US (we only have 325 gr can, or approximately 11oz but still too sweet). So second attempt, I double the cocoa powder and added about 3/4 cup of milk and a pinch of salt to lower and balance the sweetness level, it turned out perfect! This is definitely a keeper for ice cream base recipe, I think I won’t buy commercial ones anymore. Thank you Joan.
Joan Hayes says
So glad you were able to make the recipe work for you!
Lori says
I just stumbled upon your no churn roundup and this recipe and used it for my first time making no churn ice cream. i won’t like – I had my doubts that it wouldn’t taste like ice cream being so easy, but OMG, it is amazing. I made the chocolate since that’s what the hubs likes and he, who hates these trendy kind of recipes, said this was one of the best ice creams he’s ever had. So easy and so chocolatey. I mixed mini PB cups in this time and I can’t wait to try other mix-ins. Thank you!
Joan Hayes says
Lori, I’m so happy you liked the recipe! And what a high compliment from your husband too! So happy you both were pleasantly surprised! 🙂