How To Make Ice Cream Without A Machine
Do you love the taste of homemade ice cream? Learn how to make ice cream at home without the hassle of borrowing or buying a machine!
When the craving for ice cream hits, there’s nothing more annoying than a recipe that requires an ice cream maker when you don’t own one. However, I’m sharing the three ways to make delicious no-churn ice cream. As long as you have a carton of heavy whipping cream and a can of condensed milk, you can make an easy frozen treat to get you through the summer.
Of course, an ice cream machine is nice to have. I don’t have one, and I understand that some people don’t have the space for extra kitchen equipment. While utilizing an ice cream maker yields the best results, no-churn ice cream is just as delicious. Besides, who doesn’t love a kitchen appliance that you can use for multiple purposes? I’m sharing two methods for making homemade ice cream without a machine.
Tutorial
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to make ice cream with base ingredients: heavy whipping cream and condensed milk. These ingredients aerate when whipped with an electric hand-mixer or stand mixer. Flavor is added in the form of salt or vanilla extract.
Nore: Dutch-processed cocoa powder is best for chocolate ice cream. Lemon or orange curd is perfect for an ice cream with a nice tang.
Traditional ice cream is made with a custard base that typically consists of eggs, heavy whipping cream, milk, and sugar. While sea salt rounds out the flavor, eggs thicken the custard and add richness; Then the ice cream maker churns the ice cream in a frozen bowl before making the custard base.
For the most part, ice cream consists of air. That’s why heavy whipping cream is essential when making ice cream without a machine. Due to the higher fat content, the cream doubles in volume when air is incorporated with vigorous whisking. Ultimately, homemade ice cream is softer than store-bought because it’s devoid of stabilizers like guar gum, cellulose gum, and carob bean gum.
Homemade Ice Cream Without A Machine: Step-By-Step
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer or a mixing bowl, whip the heavy whipping cream for 3-4 minutes or until medium peaks form.
2. In a separate bowl, mix the condensed milk, vanilla extract, (cocoa powder if you’re making chocolate ice cream) and salt.
3. Pour the sweetened condensed mixture into the bowl with the whipped cream. Gently fold the ingredients together with a silicone spatula. Avoid deflating the whipped cream.
4. Transfer the ice cream into a freezer-safe container and freeze for at least 12 hours. I use this 2-quart container.
How To Make Ice Cream With A Food Processor
In some instances, using a food processor and an electric mixer is more successful. For example, ice cream made with nuts or curd combines more successfully when the nuts are processed with condensed milk or processed with lemon curd and condensed milk.
1. Add the curd and condensed milk to the food processor until combined. When using nuts, process until a nut paste forms.
2. In a separate bowl, pour cold heavy whipping cream with vanilla extract and salt. Whip with an electric mixer or stand mixer until medium peaks form.
3. With the mixer on low, slowly pour the condensed milk mixture into the whipped cream.
4. Transfer ice cream to a freezer-safe container and freeze for 12 hours.
No Churn Ice Cream Recipes
- Orange Ice Cream – Try the food processor method with this recipe
