This S'mores No Churn Ice-Cream is the perfect treat for summer, it tastes just like the real thing except this version is made with only 6 ingredients and only 10 minutes of hands-on work. It's creamy, pleasantly sweet and as rich as traditional ice-cream as far as flavor goes. Plus, you no longer have to wait the line at you favorite ice-cream shop. Not only do you know what is going into the ice-cream, I'm going to have to say this tastes better than the real thing. Did I mention that this recipe is crazy easy to make? This recipe requires no churning at all. How easy?! Now you have a way to make ice-cream ALL SUMMER LONG! That's what I call the perfect recipe:) Happy making!
-Sarah <3
What makes this ice-cream different than the rest?
This recipe requires no ice-cream churning: No ice-cream machine? No problem! This recipe requires zero churning. The crazy thing about this is it tastes just like the real thing: it's just as luscious and creamy as the ice cream you would buy at the ice cream shop.
This recipe is insanely easy and quick to make: No-churn ice-cream takes only 10 minutes of hands on time. And that time is primarily just whipping up the heavy cream. Like I said, it's crazy easy. The only sad part is the wait time to allow it to chill in the freezer. But if I'm being honest with you, it's 100% worth the wait.
The flavor: S'mores are one of my favorite summer dessert. But I really enjoy colder desserts over hot desserts during the summer time. Luckily for you, this recipe combines one of the best flavors and the best summer treat!
Ingredients you'll need to make S'mores No-Churn Ice cream:
You only need 6 ingredients for this recipe and most of them are probably in your kitchen right now!
Condensed Milk: Condensed milk is basically milk with a lot of it's water removed from it. This ultimately means that there is more fat and less water which reduces the size of the ice crystals that could form resulting in a creamier ice cream. If you want a less sweeter ice cream, I recommend using low-fat or fat-free condensed milk.
Heavy cream: The high fat content in heavy cream and whipping cream coats ice crystals, preventing them from enlarging. It also acts as a lubricant between crystals, making even ice cream with larger crystals feel smooth on the tongue.
Vanilla: Vanilla can make or break your ice-cream. Try using a high quality vanilla when making this. You'll easily notice the difference!
Salt: I honestly don't recommend a ton of salt in this because trust me, you can really really taste it. I suggest anything between a pinch of salt to 1/8 tsp. Salt helps to balance the sweetness from the condensed milk.
Chocolate chips: Good quality chocolate chips make this ice cream flavorful and amazing with every bite. If you prefer, you can try doing a combination of milk chocolate chips with dark chocolate chips and even add chocolate chunks to get variety.
Graham crackers: Graham crackers make this recipe from vanilla chocolate chip to S'mores, I highly suggest not to exclude this ingredient if you want the full S'mores experience.
Recipe Details:
Yield: 10 servings
Time spent:
Prep time: 10 minutes | Chill time: 12 hours | Total time: 12 hours 10 minutes
Ingredients:
One 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons vanilla powder/extract
2 cups heavy cream
1/8 tsp salt
2 cups chocolate chips
1 cup graham crackers, broken into pieces
Instructions:
In a large bowl, mix the condensed milk, vanilla, and salt together. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whip the heavy cream with a mixer on med-high speed until stiff peaks form. This should take around 2 minutes.
Once the heavy cream is ready, take 1 cup of it and fold it into the bowl with the condensed milk until combined. Continue this process until all the whipped cream is mixed in with the condensed milk mixture.
Add the chocolate chips into the mixture and combine together.
Pour mixture into a chilled loaf pan (make sure it is metal).
After pouring in the mixture to fit about 1/4 of the pan, sprinkle with crushed graham crackers.
Repeat this with the 1/2 mark, 3/4 mark, and finally sprinkle the graham crackers on top of pan. You can add more chocolate chips on top if preferred.
Freeze for 12 hours or overnight for best results.
Tips
Use cold heavy cream.
Freezing the ice-cream overnight will curate the best results. Patience is key when making no-churn ice-cream!
Do not overdo it with the salt. A little goes a very long way, trust us we've learned it the hard way
You can add marshmallow flavoring to this recipe. Using 1/2 teaspoon would be enough. We used 2 tablespoons of vanilla because not only is it accessible to many people but it increases the vanilla flavoring that would usually be present in a marshmallow.