Guilt-Free ice cream that is ultra creamy, made with just a few ingredients, and no ice cream machine needed! Just like the slow churned ice cream from the grocery store but so much more fun.
This recipe creates a rich and creamy vanilla base that you can mix practically any kind of mix-in into, like crushed cookies, chocolate chips, nuts, caramel sauce or hot fudge topping.... anything you can imagine!
I like to drizzle some of my Homemade Chocolate Syrup on top!
Add the finishing touches and dig in!
Or create your own flavors!
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Leave out the toppings and let everyone create their own sundae!
Vanilla Ice Cream Base
Yield: 1 1/2 quarts
Ingredients
Directions
In a small bowl, stir together sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, salt, and any additional extracts or mix-ins. Gently fold in the whipped topping, followed by any additional mix-ins.
Pour into a 2 quart container, cover and freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight. Store covered in the freezer.
Flavor Mix-Ins
- 14oz. can low fat or fat-free sweetened condensed milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 16 oz. tub lite or fat-free, whipped topping, thawed in the refrigerator
- flavor mix-in of choice below
Directions
In a small bowl, stir together sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, salt, and any additional extracts or mix-ins. Gently fold in the whipped topping, followed by any additional mix-ins.
Pour into a 2 quart container, cover and freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight. Store covered in the freezer.
Flavor Mix-Ins
- Vanilla Bean: Mix vanilla beans from one pod in with the sweetened condensed milk.
- Chocolate: Mix 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder in with the sweetened condensed milk.
- Strawberry: Mix 1 cup mashed or pureed strawberries and a few drops of red food coloring in with the sweetened condensed milk OR 1/2 cup strawberry gelatin mix powder or strawberry drink mix powder.
- Cookies & Cream: Gently fold in 1 cup coarsely crushed chocolate sandwich cookies (about 9 cookies) just before freezing.
- Mint Chocolate Chip: Mix 1 teaspoon mint extract, a few drops green food coloring (optional) in with the sweetened condensed milk. Fold in 1 cup mini chocolate chips or chopped chocolate just before freezing.
- Peanut Butter Cup: Mix 1/2 cup (slightly melted) peanut butter in with the sweetened condensed milk. Add 1 cup chopped chocolate peanut butter cups and gently ripple 1/2 cup chocolate fudge ice cream topping just before freezing.
- Coffee: Mix 2 tablespoons instant espresso powder in with the sweetened condensed milk.
- Caramel Fudge Swirl: Gently ripple in 1/3 cup of unheated fudge ice cream topping and 1/3 cup caramel ice cream topping, just before freezing.
- Cake Batter: Mix 1 cup white or yellow cake mix powder in with the sweetened condensed milk. Fold in 1/3 cup rainbow sprinkles just before freezing.
- Chocolate Chip: Fold in 1 cup mini chocolate chips or chopped chocolate, just before freezing.
- S'mores: Mix 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder in with the sweetened condensed milk.Gently fold in 1/2 cup chopped chocolate, 1/4 cup crushed graham crackers, and ripple 1/3 cup Marshmallow Cream, just before freezing.
- Strawberry Cheesecake: Reduce whipped topping to 8oz. and with an electric mixer, beat an 8oz. brick of cream cheese, 1/4 cup softened butter, and 1 tbsp lemon juice in with the sweetened condensed. Gently ripple in Strawberry Pie filling or strawberry preserves and 1/2 cup crushed vanilla wafers, just before freezing.
- Nutella: Mix 1/2 cup (slightly melted) nutella in with the sweetened condensed milk.
- Cinnamon Bun: Mix 3 tablespoons melted and cooled unsalted butter, and 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon in with the sweetened condensed milk.
- Peaches and Cream: Reduce whipped topping to 8oz. and with an electric mixer, beat in an 8oz. brick of cream cheese, and 3 tablespoons softened butter with the sweetened condensed. Gently ripple in a 21oz. can Peach Pie filling, just before freezing.
- Salted Caramel: Gently ripple in 1/2 cup caramel sauce/ice cream topping, and 1 teaspoon sea salt, just before freezing.
- Greek Yogurt: Add about 16oz. flavored greek yogurt and 1 cup of chopped fresh fruit if desired (may omit sweetened condensed milk)
- Butter Pecan: Replace vanilla with 1 teaspoon maple extract, and mix 1/4 cup melted and cooled unsalted butter in with the sweetened condensed milk. Fold in 1 cup chopped toasted pecans, just before freezing.
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