Easy Chocolate Ice Cream (no churn blender recipe)

What is a no churn ice cream?

Ice creams are usually made with a custard base that is chilled and churned in an ice cream machine or ice cream attached on your mixer. A no churn ice cream is basically ice creams that don’t have any churning involved. Which means it is perfect for people who do not have ice cream machines, attachments or any fancy equipment but still love a good homemade ice cream recipe. The thing about this recipe is that you cannot leave out any ingredients as they are only 5 in the recipe. There are substitutes though, so let us go through the ingredients.

What ingredients do you need to make this Chocolate Ice Cream (no churn blender recipe)?

Cocoa powder –

This gives the ice cream its chocolate flavor so please don’t skip on it. It must be unsweetened cocoa powder and the best you can find. Dutch processed cocoa powder will also add a deliciously indulgent chocolate flavor.

Whipping cream –

We need full fat whipping cream to make this ice cream, it is what gives the recipe a cream texture making for a rich homemade, no churn ice cream recipe. 

Condensed milk –

I have sweetened the ice cream with condensed milk and this adds a creamy and rich texture to the chocolate ice cream. You cannot substitute it with any other sweetener, it is a main component of the ice cream. 

Softener –

To keep this ice cream scoop able we need to add some ingredient that doesn’t freeze rock hard in the freezer. This can be corn syrup, dark corn syrup, honey, vodka as well. I love adding honey as it does highlight the ice cream flavor well. 

Flavoring –

I like salting all my desserts and this is no exception hence a little salt goes a long way. You can add chopped up dark chocolate, vanilla extract, almond extract or amaretto as well. If you are feeling indulgent add dark rum or brandy into it for a better depth of flavor. I love adding espresso powder as well.