You Can't Beat These Homemade Ice Cream Recipes, They're Downright Delicious
Making your own ice cream is so worth it
There's nothing quite like enjoying a bowl of ice cream made by you. Like most things, making ice cream yourself is super rewarding. Plus, it's the kind of thing you make a big batch of to get you through the week (we're big fans of anything batch-prepared). Whether you're after a smashing Vanilla Ice Cream, tropical Banana Ice Cream or classic Chocolate Ice Cream, we've got over 20 recipes for you to look through.
How to make ice cream
If you're doing this properly, you'll need to start the day before you intend to eat the ice cream (as per our guide to making the perfect homemade ice cream). You start by making a custard, then integrate your flavours. You'll then need to do a series of freezing and churning to get a silky smooth texture, or use an ice cream maker.
Alternatively, you can make a quick four-ingredient ice cream instantly using frozen fruit.
Is ice cream gluten-free?
Usually, classic ice cream is gluten-free. You'll have to double check the ingredients on the pack, though, as some biscuit-flavoured ice creams with funky flavours might not be gluten-free.
Is ice cream the same as gelato?
Gelato is the Italian word for ice cream, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're the same thing. While both ice cream and gelato are made using a custard base, Gelato uses more milk and has a denser texture than ice cream.
Who invented ice cream?
As with all food "inventions," the origins of ice cream are disputed. Popular legend says that the emperors of the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907 AD) were the first to make an ice cream-like dish made cow, goat or buffalo milk that was heated with flour.
Can you refreeze ice cream?
On balance, you shouldn't be refreezing your ice cream once it's been completely melted. Refreezing some ice cream that's only slightly melted from some time in your shopping bag on the way home from the supermarket is fine, but leaving ice cream any longer at a non-frozen temperature could be risky. This is because, at room temperature, harmful bacteria like Listeria can grow in the ice cream, which can cause serious illness if eaten.
Instant Ice Cream
Four ingredients and 10 minutes is all you need to make our super easy instant ice cream. We love homemade ice cream, but it can be a faff when you've got to get your ice cream machine out (permitting you have one that is). This is where this bad boy comes in - rustled up in minutes, and tastes like summer.
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Lemon Drizzle Ice Cream Sandwich
If you love a lemon drizzle, you'll go mad for this recipe. The cake is super simple and good enough to eat when it comes out the oven. But with the weather hotting up, I wanted to give our favourite bake a hit of sunshine with the lemony ice cream.
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Jelly & Ice Cream
We love jelly and ice cream as a combo - but ever thought of merging the two for the ultimate ice cream flavour?
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Easy Pineapple Sorbet
When the sun's shining, sorbet is the perfect refreshing treat to cool you down, but it can often be full of sugar and quite expensive. Our sorbet recipe uses just juicy frozen pineapple, lime and honey to make this insanely delish palate cleanser that everyone will love.
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Banana Ice Cream
We love ice-cream, and we love it even more when it's super easy to make and requires basically zero effort. So say hello to this banana ice cream, which uses only three ingredients, and tastes SOOO good.
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No-Churn Coffee Cookies 'N' Cream Ice Cream
You don't need a machine to make a homemade batch of ice cream—just a strong arm and some imagination. Here, we folded in Oreos, caramel sauce, and a touch of instant coffee for a caffeinated kick. But this recipe is infinitely adaptable!
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No-Churn Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Mint choc chip is one of our fave flavours, and this no-churn mint chocolate ice-cream recipe couldn't be easier. You'll have homemade cones in no time at all!
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Loaf Tin Viennetta
This homemade Viennetta is a really delicious treat made using a simple no churn vanilla ice cream recipe using double cream, condensed milk and vanilla paste.
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Death By Chocolate Ice Cream
Homemade ice cream is a big production. You need to remember to freeze your ice cream maker, make a custard base, chill your custard base, churn the ice cream, then chill the ice cream (unless you're looking for soft serve consistency). Is it worth it? Yes, yes, yes, one thousand times. Every time we take a bite of ice cream made from scratch, we realise we've NEVER had anything as good come from a shop bought tub. Seriously.
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Coconut Ice Cream
This coconut ice cream is no joke. Not only is it dairy-free but it's completely vegan, too. It's ultra-creamy with a sweet coconut flavour that only gets better topped with toasted coconut. We love it with the real vanilla bean, but you can easily use an additional teaspoon of vanilla extract if you don't want to use a vanilla bean.
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Blueberry No-Churn Ice Cream
Find homemade ice cream intimidating? Relax! This no-churn recipe couldn't be easier. Bonus: It works with just about every berry!
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Brookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
We’ve created the ultimate dessert mashup by creating a brookie (a combination of brownies and cookies baked together) turned into an ice cream sandwich with salted caramel.
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Espresso Martini Ice Cream
The Espresso Martini is a classic cocktail that's good rain or shine. But, as the summer season approaches we thought why not make the drink more weather appropriate and turn it into an ice cream?
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Banana Pudding No-Churn Ice Cream
Prepare to go bananas for this DIY ice cream.
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Brownie Ice Cream Cups
Brownie cup > ice cream cone.
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Keto Ice Cream
This keto-friendly ice cream is creamy, rich, and just barely sweet. Feel free to up the sweetener a little, but in our opinion, the coconut milk makes is decadent enough.
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Eton Mess Sundae
Is it just us or should someone be serving us afternoon tea right now?
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Grilled Pineapple Sundaes
Say "aloha" to your go-to summer dessert.
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Neapolitan Ice Cream Cake
From Neapolitan cupcakes to Neapolitan bundt cake, we can't get enough of this classic flavour trio.
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