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Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe (No cook recipe)

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This Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe is rich, creamy, delicious and made with only 5 ingredients. Since this is a no-cook recipe, you can be eating your vanilla ice cream in 30 minutes!

No ice cream maker? Don’t worry, I’ve also included the instructions to make this recipe no churn.

homemade vanilla ice cream recipe

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

In case you didn’t already know, ice cream is one of my favorite desserts!

And when it comes to ice cream flavors, Homemade Vanilla is pretty much the gold standard, IMO.

The good news is, this easy vanilla ice cream recipe can be made either in an ice cream maker OR by using a super easy no churn method.

5 staple ingredients are all that is needed for this no-cook vanilla ice cream. Toss everything into your ice cream maker or follow the no-churn directions below. Either route, you get a creamy and perfectly sweet homemade ice cream to dish up. 

homemade vanilla ice cream recipe

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream 

Whether you are looking for your favorite summer dessert to serve up after dinner, or want homemade ice cream for your next birthday bash. I have found making ice cream at home couldn’t get any easier than this recipe right here. 

My very favorite vanilla ice cream recipe is a custard based ice cream recipe with lots of eggs. (As an example, I use the custard-based recipe as the base in this Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream recipe and my Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe.)

Eggs add a delicious thick and rich dimension to homemade ice cream, but the issue with custard based ice cream recipes is, (technically) you should cook any ice cream base made with eggs. And cooking your ice cream base will delay your homemade ice cream by at least 2 hours since you have to wait for the base to cool before adding it to your ice cream maker.

Sometimes, you just need a vanilla ice cream recipe that can be ready in 30 minutes or so. That is why this no cook recipe is so awesome!

Ingredients Used in This Vanilla Ice Cream

Want to try this recipe? These are the ingredients to add to your shopping list. (At a glance, full printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.)

  • Half and Half | This is going to really give your ice cream that ultra velvety and creamy texture you want. 
  • Heavy Cream | You can’t make ice cream without heavy cream. This is going to help thicken up your mixture for the perfect scoop-able ice cream. 
  • Sugar | Reach for granulated sugar that you will stir in and add the perfect amount of sweetness. Feel free to adjust the measurement to fit your taste-buds. 
  • Sweetened Condensed Milk | A touch of sweetened condensed milk adds a wonderful extra flavor dimension to this recipe. 
  • Vanilla Extract | Don’t skimp, as the vanilla is going to stand out. I recommend buying quality vanilla for this, or even add in some vanilla bean if you want those small black specks throughout your ice cream.

How To Make the Vanilla Ice Cream 

What I love about this particular recipe is you have two methods to choose from. If you own an ice cream maker you might opt for that method. Or if you want easy and quick aim to do the no-churn method.  (scroll to the bottom for the printable recipe card)

Ice Cream Maker Instructions:

  1. Add all of the ingredients to a large bowl and mix until the sugar is dissolved.
  2. Freeze in your ice cream maker according to manufacturers directions.
  3. When ice cream is ready, serve immediately as soft serve or transfer to a freezer container for about 2 hours or until your ice cream reaches desired consistency.

No Churn/No Ice Cream Maker Instructions:

  1. Transfer the ice cream mixture to a freezer-safe container. (I prefer using a 7 by 9 casserole type dish for faster freezing and easier scooping.)
  2. Cover the vanilla ice cream tightly with plastic wrap. Place in the freezer and allow to freeze for 2 hours.
  3. Remove from the freezer and stir ice cream. Cover and place back in freezer for 2 more hours.
  4. Remove from the freezer and stir again.  After 4 hours, the ice cream should be almost soft serve consistency. Return the vanilla ice cream to the freezer until desired consistency has been reached.

How to make vanilla ice cream

How To Soften Ice Cream For Scooping 

You will find homemade ice cream will freeze fairly hard in a freezer. To scoop ice cream that has frozen rock solid, place the container of ice cream on counter for 5 to 10 minutes.

If you are using a metal ice cream scoop, place the scoop in a cup with really hot water. This is going to help heat the spoon so when you dig into the ice cream it comes out easier. Just remove scoop from water, shake off excess and dip into ice cream. Repeat dipping in hot water if needed. 

Can I Use Regular Milk in Place of the Cream?

Yes, you can replace the heavy cream with regular milk. (You can even use 2%.) The ice cream will still be delicious, but will have a more icy, less rich and creamy texture.

easy vanilla ice cream recipe

Vanilla Ice Cream Add-ins:

There are so many ways to dress up vanilla ice cream! Most of the time we eat ours straight out of the ice cream maker as soft serve. (This is why I have 2 ice cream freezer bowls. We eat the first batch immediately and then I start a second batch for later, lol.)

Then we can add whatever toppings we like to the second batch.

no cook vanilla ice cream recipe

A few topping/add-in ideas are:

  • Caramel Banana topping -mmm, so good!
  • Fresh Homemade Strawberry jam or Blueberry jam
  • With brownies, maraschino cherries and whipped cream
  • Magic Shell Chocolate Sauce – kids love this stuff!
  • Granola and honey
  • Nuts 

Looking for More Homemade Ice Cream Recipes 

  • Coconut Sorbet | Here you have a sorbet that is tropical, refreshing, and will cool you down on a hot summer day. This is one of my favorites and is so simple but yet satisfying. 
  • Key Lime Pie Ice Cream | Wow, this recipe wins me over every single time. If you are a fan of key lime desserts, this ice cream will blow your mind. 
  • Homemade Banana Ice Cream | If you have some extra bananas on hand, whip up this homemade banana ice cream. Great to serve in a cone, as a banana split with a twist and more. 

Products used or recommended for this recipe: 

  1. Ice cream machine
  2. extra freezer bowl
  3. best ice cream scoop ever
  4. Easy Scoop Ice cream tub for freezer.
  5. waffle cones or sugar cones

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homemade vanilla ice cream recipe

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
  • Author: Jamie Sanders
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: about 30 minutes
  • Yield: 2 quarts 1x
  • Category: ice cream
  • Method: ice cream maker
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Ingredients

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  • 2 cups half n half
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 3 teaspoons of good vanilla extract

Instructions

Ice Cream Maker Instructions:

  1. Add all of the ingredients to a large bowl and mix until the sugar is dissolved.
  2. Freeze in your ice cream maker according to manufacturers directions.
  3. When ice cream is ready, serve immediately as soft serve or transfer to a freezer container for about 2 hours or until your ice cream reaches desired consistency.

No Churn/No Ice Cream Maker Instructions:

  1. Transfer the ice cream mixture to a freezer-safe container. (I prefer using a 7 by 9 casserole type dish for faster freezing and easier scooping.)
  2. Cover the vanilla ice cream tightly with plastic wrap. Place in the freezer and allow to freeze for 2 hours.
  3. Remove from the freezer and stir ice cream. Cover and place back in freezer for 2 more hours.
  4. Remove from the freezer and stir again.  After 4 hours, the ice cream should be almost soft serve consistency. Return the vanilla ice cream to the freezer until desired consistency has been reached.

Notes

If after freezing, you find your ice cream is too hard to scoop, let it rest on the counter about 5 minutes and try again.

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  1. Sindy says

    June 28 at 9:56 am

    Made this yesterday, it was so good thanks!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  2. Jennifer Greggs says

    November 8 at 9:47 am

    MADE THIS ONCE ALREADY LAST WEEK. BETTER THAN ANY ICE CREAM WE CAN BUY. MAKING AGAIN TODAY AND ADDING BUTTERFINGER.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Jamie Sanders says

      November 8 at 11:49 am

      I love butterfingers! Bet that’s yummy.

      Reply
  3. Mike says

    December 24 at 8:00 am

    Would be nice if you put how much of each ingredient instead of just listing the ingredients. This isn’t a recipe it’s a waste of time

    Reply
    • Jamie Sanders says

      December 24 at 8:59 am

      Maybe if you would read the recipe card, you would see the ingredients.

      Reply

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