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    Home » Whole Food Recipes » Best Desserts

    July 13, 2017 | By Jami

    Incredible No-Churn Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe

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    An easy recipe for a rich chocolate chip ice cream that has just 4 real food ingredients and doesn't require an ice cream maker - really!

    Incredible no churn chocolate chip ice cream-only 4 real-food ingredients and no machine!

    Have you ever found yourself needing ice cream for a party but no way to get to a store? Or maybe you'd just prefer not to have all the other 'ingredients' that are added to most ice creams (Polysorbate 80, anyone?). Or you love the decadent and expensive ice creams and would appreciate a cost-saving alternative?

    Do I have a (another!) recipe for you. When I made this incredible no-churn chocolate ice cream recipe awhile ago, it fulfilled all three of these desires at once for our family. Since coming up with that recipe I have experimented with other flavor variations, including the one I'm sharing here - a no-churn chocolate chip ice cream full of small and large chocolate chunks.

    I actually did find myself 'needing' ice cream for a birthday party for Brian. I had made a dark chocolate torte and you cannot have a birthday without ice cream in my family. Can.Not.

    While there was no ice cream in the freezer, I did have a can of sweetened condensed milk and some cream. And we all knew the rich and wonderful ice cream this combination can make. Since Brian's favorite flavor is vanilla with chocolate chips, I knew I had to try this variation with the no-churn recipe.

    No-Churn Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

    Incredible No-Churn Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

    With this recipe, all I needed was four ingredients (the can of milk, whipped cream, vanilla, and chocolate chips), and 10 minutes. In fact, I don't think it even took 10 minutes, since my mixer whipped the cream for me!

    See the chocolate chips in the ice cream above? You'll notice that they're not just regular baking chips thrown in the mixture before freezing. That's because I discovered that if the chips are just thrown in they sink to the bottom before the mixture is frozen enough to hold them. Also, regular chocolate chips alone seem to be just hard chunks in between vanilla ice cream- not really chocolatey.

    Here's what I came up with to get different sized chunks and chocolate throughout the ice cream:

    Simply whir the chocolate chips in a food processor before adding to the whipped cream mixture.

    After chopping for a couple seconds you'll be left with all different sizes of chocolate- small shards all the way up to the large chunks that the processor doesn't chop completely.

    Chocolate Chip Ice Cream without a machine

    As you can see, the chopped chocolate creates the perfect ratio for chocolate chip ice cream- it amps up the chocolate flavor in every bite and still leaves a few chunks to chew on - without causing dental problems, ha!

    No Machine Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

    I did one more thing slightly different with this variation: I whipped the cream to stiff peaks instead of soft peaks to give the mixture more substance in order to hold all of the chips in place while it was freezing. And it worked great - not even the larger chunks sunk to the bottom!

    The lesson here? Keep a can of sweetened condensed milk and a carton of whipped cream on hand at all times. You never know when an ice cream emergency will happen.

    Rich Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
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    Incredible No-Churn Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe

    An easy recipe for a rich chocolate chip ice cream that has just 4 real food ingredients and doesn't require an ice cream maker - really!
    Prep Time10 mins
    Freezing Time12 hrs
    Total Time12 hrs 10 mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Amercian
    Yield: 2 quarts
    Author: Jami Boys

    Ingredients

    • 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
    • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla
    • pinch salt
    • 2-1/2 cup heavy whipping cream*
    • 1 cup chocolate pieces baking chips or chopped dark chocolate

    Instructions

    • Combine the condensed milk, vanilla, and salt in a 4-cup measure.
    • Whip the cream with a hand or stand mixer until stiff peaks form.
    • Chop the chocolate pieces in a food processor until there are fine pieces as well as larger chunks remaining.
    • Fold the milk mixture into the whipped cream until completely combined and then add the chocolate pieces, folding these in completely as well.
    • Pour into a freezer-safe container, cover tightly, and freeze 10-24 hours until frozen enough to scoop.

    Notes

    *Note: you can use just one pint (2 cups) if that's all you have, but the ice cream was too sweet to our liking when I tried it - it has better flavor with a bit more cream.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 119.12kcal | Carbohydrates: 9.44g | Protein: 0.93g | Fat: 8.55g | Saturated Fat: 5.31g | Cholesterol: 22.35mg | Sodium: 14.64mg | Potassium: 11.16mg | Fiber: 0.35g | Sugar: 8.28g | Vitamin A: 247.78IU | Vitamin C: 0.17mg | Calcium: 24.75mg | Iron: 0.16mg
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    The Original No-Churn Ice Cream:

    No Churn Chocolate Incredible Ice Cream

    Incredible No-Churn Chocolate Ice Cream

    Check out even more easy, real food desserts here.

    About Jami

    Since 2009 Jami Boys has been helping readers live a simple homemade life through whole food recipes, doable gardening, and easy DIY projects on An Oregon Cottage. From baking bread, to creating a floor from paper, to growing and preserving food, Jami shares the easiest ways to get things done. She's been featured in Cottages and Bungalows, Old House Journal, and First for Women magazines as well as numerous sites like Good Housekeeping, Huffington Post, and Apartment Therapy.

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