This Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe is a great way to make chocolate ice cream if you don't have an ice cream maker! It is delicious and you only need 3 ingredients to make it!

No-Churn Chocolate Ice Cream being scooped from inside a loaf pan lined with plastic wrap

Here at home we are ice cream lovers! And chocolate is one of our favorite flavors, so we have a traditional recipe for chocolate ice cream, made with an ice cream maker, and this one, that doesn't require one!

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How to make ice cream without an ice cream maker
Is chocolate ice cream gluten-free?
📋 Ingredients
🍳 How to make it
Should I make this recipe ahead?
Tips and variations
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How to make ice cream without an ice cream maker

The secret to making ice cream without an ice cream maker is to make the ice cream base as airy as possible even before freezing it.

And this is what you make with this recipe.

Is chocolate ice cream gluten-free?

This chocolate ice cream recipe is gluten-free, egg-free and vegetarian (but not vegan).

In fact, most homemade ice cream recipes are gluten-free as the usual base for ice cream is a custard without flour.

Some ice cream recipes require a pudding like base, but those call for cornstarch, that is gluten-free.

📋 Ingredients

To make this Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe you only need 3 ingredients:

sweetened condensed milk
cocoa powder
heavy cream or whipping cream

🍳 How to make it

To make homemade ice cream without an ice cream maker you need two basic ingredients: heavy cream and sweetened condensed milk. And for this specific recipe you only need another ingredient: cocoa powder

Whip heavy cream/whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
Mix sweetened condensed milk and cocoa powder (preferably sift the cocoa powder).
Gently fold this mixture into whipped cream until well combined.
Transfer to a freezable container, cover and freeze for at least 6 hours.

Should I make this recipe ahead?

Yes, you should. In order for it to have the right consistency you will have to freeze this chocolate ice cream for at least 6 hours.

Tips and variations

We used a loaf pan to freeze the ice cream. To avoid it getting a metallic taste, we lined the whole pan with plastic wrap, leaving extra on the sides to cover the ice cream as well (as you can see in the pictures).
If you want, you can add chocolate chips, chocolate shavings, diced pecans, walnuts (oh my) while mixing the chocolate mixture to the heavy cream.
You can even substitute the cocoa powder for vanilla ou instant coffee (not in the amounts of this recipe) for easy vanilla or coffee ice cream.

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Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe (No Ice Cream Maker)

This Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream is so delicious and a great way to make chocolate ice cream if you don't have an ice cream maker! And you only need 3 ingredients to make it!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate, ice cream

Prep Time 10

Freezing 6

Servings servings

Calories 299kcal

Ingredients

2 cups heavy cream or whipping cream
1 can sweetened condensed milk
6 tbsp cocoa powder

Instructions

Whip heavy cream/whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
Mix sweetened condensed milk and cocoa powder (preferably sift the cocoa powder).
Gently fold cocoa mixture into whipped cream until well combined.
Transfer to freezable container, cover with a layer of plastic wrap and freeze for at least 6 hours.
Remove from freezer 5 minutes before serving.

Notes

We used a loaf pan and to avoid the ice cream ending up with a metallic taste, we lined the whole pan with plastic wrap, leaving extra on the sides to cover the ice cream as well (as you can see in the pictures).

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