25 Incredible No-Churn Ice Cream Recipes
With this list of homemade no-churn ice cream recipes you have lots of options for your next get-together – or just to have a stash in your freezer!
Most are made with sweetened condensed milk and cream with flavors ranging from chocolate chip to strawberry to peanut butter cup.
Need dairy free? Simply substitute coconut sweetened condensed milk and whipped coconut cream (refrigerate the can overnight before whipping) in any of these recipes that call for the regular milk equivalent!
When the summer heat has you craving something sweet and refreshing, ice cream is usually the answer.
And what is a birthday party cake without a scoop of ice cream on the side? Or the berry crisp you made with just-picked berries?
But what if you don’t have any ice cream in the freezer?
With no-churn ice cream, it’s not a problem as long as you keep your pantry and fridge stocked with a few key ingredients: sweetened condensed milk, vanilla and cream.
Once you have the basics down, the sky is the limit to the flavors you can create this list can serve as your inspiration from the most chocolatey to the fruitiest.
Easy homemade ice cream really is a thing you can have whenever you want!
1. Amazing No-Churn Chocolate Ice Cream
Creamy, soft right from the freezer and rich with melted chocolate flavor, this ice cream is good on it’s own or on the side of a piece of white zucchini cake.
I also love drizzling drippy natural peanut butter over a scoop and sprinkling with chopped peanuts and mini chocolate chips. Yum.
2. No-Churn Blueberry Ice Cream
Ready for the freezer in 30 minutes swirled with blueberry sauce for a pretty presentation.
This is made with cream and condensed milk like the others, though you can adjust the sugar amount in the sauce to create the perfect sweet-tart ice cream for you.
3. No-Churn Churro Ice Cream
When you combine a cinnamon ice cream, pieces of baked churros and swirls of dulce de leche you get a unique ice cream that everyone will love.
While a two step process, there are two options to make baked churros – one using purchased puffed pastry that only adds 10-15 minutes.
4. Incredible No-Churn Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Adding chocolate chips to a delicious vanilla base creates almost everyone’s favorite ice cream – chocolate chip.
And with this easy 4-ingredient recipe you can also add some mint extract and recreate President Obama’s favorite ice cream at home: Mint Chocolate Chip!
5. No Churn Butter Pecan Ice Cream
A classic creamy ice cream with condensed milk, cream and candied pecans.
Perfect paired with apple pie, apple bars, pear pie or fruit crisps.
6. Salted Caramel Ice Cream
Homemade, 4-ingredient no-churn salted caramel ice cream using canned dulce de leche for the caramel to make it even easier.
Add chocolate syrup to the scooped ice cream to add another layer and make it even more decadent.
7. No Churn Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream
A 10-minute easy ice cream with the taste of your favorite orange ice cream bar.
Make it all orange or swirl orange and vanilla together for a another classic flavor combo.
8. No Churn Apple Pie Ice Cream
The best of both worlds – your pie and ice cream in one bowl!
You can serve this with a sprinkling of crushed cinnamon sugar graham crackers to serve as the “crust” if you’d like.
9. Lavender Honey Ice Cream
Made without sweetened condensed milk, this beautiful purple ice cream uses egg yolks and whipped cream to create the creamy base.
It’s sweetened with honey, sugar and a lavender syrup that gives it the gorgeous color.
10. Easy Peanut Butter Cheesecake Ice Cream
A creamy delicious ice cream reminiscent of Ben and Jerry’s peanut butter cup ice cream.
Made with sweetened condensed milk and whipping cream with the additions of peanut butter, peanut butter cups and cream cheese – all the cheesecake flavor without the baking!
11. Homemade Peach Ice Cream
Highlight the taste of summer peaches with this peaches-and-cream ice cream.
You can use fresh, frozen – or even canned peaches – so you can have summertime flavor whenever you’d like.
The simple steps include processing the peaches and then adding them to whipped cream along with the remaining four ingredients.
12. No Churn Oreo Ice Cream (Cookies & Cream)
In 10 minutes hands-on time and just five ingredients you can indulge in a frozen dessert full of Oreo crumbs, chunks, and mini chocolate chips.
Plus, you get to determine the amount and size of your cookie crumbs, making this turn out way better than store-bought.
This would be a perfect end to a summer meal of grilled sausages, grilled vegetables, and slices of artisan bread.
13. Toasted Coconut Ice Cream
This no-churn recipe uses both toasted coconut and coconut milk in addition to the whipped cream and sweetened condensed milk to really bring the coconut flavor.
At around $1 a serving, this is a great way to have restaurant style flavored ice cream at a fraction of the price.
14. No-Churn Pistachio Ice Cream
An easy recipe that’s made with 4 ingredients including a delicious homemade pistachio cream that adds only minutes to the recipe but includes flavors of the nuts, white chocolate, and butter.
This is colored only with the natural pistachios, so no food dyes are added to this real food quick dessert.
15. No-Churn Lemon Ice Cream
An ice cream flavored with tart and tangy lemon that is simple to make with just three ingredients.
This recipe uses no sweetened condensed milk, instead using heavy whipped cream and fine sugar along with the lemon juice and zest. You simply whir everything together in a food processor and freeze – so easy.
16. Turtle Ice Cream
All the flavors you love in turtle candy wrapped up in ice cream form!
Pecans, chocolate chunks, chocolate sauce AND caramel sauce all come together in a no churn ice cream that needs just 10 minutes of prep time.
This is what you need for your next birthday party or summer potluck!
17. No-Churn Mango Ice Cream
The addition of mango to a base of whipped cream and sweetened condensed milk adds even more of a custard-like texture along with the slightly sweet flavor of the mangos.
Perfect dessert after a meal of sushi or any Asian inspired recipes, really.
18. Fully Loaded Rocky Road Ice Cream
A no-churn chocolate ice cream that’s full of chopped nuts, mini marshmallows, and chocolate chips.
This is the recipe you need if you (like me!) enjoy all the toppings on ice cream from crunchy to soft.
Store bought never seems to have enough and here YOU get to decide how many mix-ins to add. Best reason to take a few minutes and make this from scratch!
19. No-Churn Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream
A vanilla ice cream base with sweetened strawberries and baked cake crumbles for a strawberry shortcake flavor in every bite.
Perfect summertime dessert served after a meal of pub burgers and grilled potatoes.
20. No Churn S’mores Ice Cream
Get your summertime s’mores AND ice cream in one yummy dish! Made in minutes with marshmallow, graham crackers and chocolate, this may be the perfect summer dessert.
You can toast your marshmallows to get a more authentic s’more flavor and a finish of chocolate sauce is just like that melting s’mores chocolate.
21. Almond Joy Ice Cream
The taste of the classic candy bars in an ice cream, made every day accessible with the no-churn technique.
To the vanilla base you’ll add chopped chocolate, sliced almonds, and shredded coconut – the ingredients that make Almond Joy candy bars so yummy.
22. Coffee Ice Cream Recipe
This rich and creamy no-churn coffee ice cream has all the flavor of coffee you’d like in an easy 4-ingredient base that comes together in minutes.
To make it a mocha ice cream, simply add in chocolate chunks or a swirl of chocolate sauce. Or add toffee candy pieces to make it a coffee-toffee ice cream.
23. Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
A no-churn chocolate peanut butter ice cream made with six ingredients.
To the standard no-churn base you add cocoa powder and then swirl in a peanut butter-powdered sugar mix that makes it taste like a peanut butter cup.
You basically can make every kid’s favorite flavor in minutes!
24. Raspberry Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream
Celebrate summer with this easy no-churn raspberry chocolate chunk ice cream.
Simple ingredients that you can adjust to your tastes – dark chocolate or milk chocolate or white chocolate, it’s up to you when you make your own.
25. Salted Caramel Brownie Ice Cream
This no-churn salted caramel brownie ice cream is made with homemade brownies and fresh salted caramel so you can make everything from scratch if you want.
However, you can also use store bought caramel sauce or any brownies you like to make the add-ins for this decadent sounding ice cream.
Also, wouldn’t this make a wonderful ice cream cake on a chocolate cookie base?
