Easy Homemade Ice Cream without a Machine

July is National Ice Cream month, and I’m so excited to show you how making your own homemade ice cream is easier than you may think!
No ice cream maker? No problem. Out of rock salt? Don’t need it! You can make this ice cream in just four easy steps.
And let me just get one thing straight. This ice cream is so incredibly smooth and creamy you would never, ever know it’s not churned. Seriously. Creamy. You must trust me on this. I would not lead you astray! :)
Homemade Ice Cream without the machine couldn’t be easier!

Basically, you start with 2 cups of heavy cream and 1 can of Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk.

Whip the heavy cream to stiff peaks…

Add your flavors, toppings, and mix-ins to the sweetened condensed milk…

Then fold in the whipped cream.

That’s it! Freeze and enjoy!!
So what can you add to the cream & milk??


How about butter, cinnamon, and vanilla for… Cinnamon Bun Ice Cream! Oh my gracious, it totally tastes *just* like cinnamon buns! You have to try this one.
Cinnamon Bun Ice Cream Recipe
Cinnamon Bun Ice Cream
2 cups heavy cream
1 (14 oz.) Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extractWhip heavy cream to stiff peaks in large bowl. Whisk sweetened condensed milk, butter, cinnamon, and vanilla in large bowl. Mix well. Fold in whipped cream.
Pour into a 2-quart container and cover. Freeze 6 hours or until firm. Store in freezer.

What about Nutella & Peanut Butter?? Seriously yum!
Nutella Peanut Butter Chip Ice Cream Recipe
Nutella Peanut Butter Chip Ice Cream
2 cups heavy cream
1 (14 oz.) Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup Nutella
1 cup peanut butter chipsWhip heavy cream to stiff peaks in large bowl. Whisk sweetened condensed milk, butter, and Nutella in large bowl. Stir in peanut butter chips. Fold in whipped cream.
Pour into a 2-quart container and cover. Freeze 6 hours or until firm. Store in freezer.



Do you like Krispy Kreme Doughnuts??! Oh yes I did. I added little bits of Krispy Kreme doughnuts people!
Krispy Kreme Ice Cream Recipe
Krispy Kreme Ice Cream
2 cups heavy cream
1 (14 oz.) Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 Krispy Kreme glazed doughnutsAdd vanilla to heavy cream and whip to stiff peaks in large bowl. Chop Krispy Kreme doughnuts into small pieces. (I used a food processor and it did excellent.) Stir into sweetened condensed milk. Fold in whipped cream.
Pour into a 2-quart container and cover. Freeze 6 hours or until firm. Store in freezer.


How about adding Smucker’s Magic Shell for a really cool fudge swirl effect??!
Hazelnut Mocha Fudge Swirl Ice Cream Recipe
Hazelnut Mocha Fudge Swirl Ice Cream
2 cups heavy cream
1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 tablespoons Hazelnut or French Vanilla ground coffee
1/2 cup Smucker’s Milk Chocolate Ice Cream Topping
1 bottle Smucker’s Magic Shell Chocolate Fudge FlavorCombine the cream and coffee in a medium, heavy saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil over medium heat to dissolve the coffee. Remove from heat and strain the mixture into the bowl of your mixer. Cool in fridge. Meanwhile, whisk together sweetened condensed milk and chocolate ice cream topping in large bowl. Set aside.
When chilled, beat the cream to stiff peaks. Fold into sweetened condensed milk mixture.
Pour into a 2-quart container and cover. Store in freezer. After 1 hour, remove from freezer and swirl on the Chocolate Fudge Magic Shell. Stir gently once or twice. Return to freezer for another hour, then remove and gently stir, breaking up the fudge shell. Add more if desired, and repeat 2-3 times as desired.
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The options are endless!
What Ice Cream Flavor would you create??! :)
































Krispy Kreme Ice Cream??? NO WAY—my husband is going to flip a lid—-he LOVES ice cream and Krispy Kreme! He might just divorce me and find you and propose to you! lol
How about some Italian Cream Cake Ice Cream?? I think that would be pretty good. :)
mmm yummy..
thx for sharing :)
I would create a cookie dough ice cream – or maybe cookie dough and brownie pieces!
Oh my gosh, those all look amazing. Please tell me you did not actually make those all at once! Hmm, what ice cream flavor would I make… Your krispie kreme one is really tempting. Maybe a fall version of that, with cider donuts. And marry it with the cinnamon bun ice cream. :)
Seriously? This is what I decide to read when I am at home sick today? I think you really got my attention at Krispy Kreme.
Oh yeah, I would try to create my great aunt’s red velvet cake ice cream after I made the Krispy Kreme one first.
This is so cool! I definitely need to try this one out! Thank you so much for sharing! Your the best, Amanda! :)
Wow, love Krispy Kreme + ice cream! Thanks for all the recipes…
Yum, I love ice cream…this seems so much easier than using my KitchenAid ice cream maker…and the ingredient list so simple & very fresh…I plan on doing lemon/mint leaves with frozen berries mix, so cool & refreshing!!! Thnx for sharing & I hope I win ;-)
I want to try the hazelnut chocolate kind. Or a mint chocolate with chunks of Andees or Oreos. Mmmmmm…… yummy.
Great ideas! I would make a white chocolate peanut butter ice cream!!!! My two favorite flavors combined!!! I could eat ice cream everyday all day!!! :)
I saw a Ben&Jerry’s flavor that had different flavors of cookies swirled in. Maybe something like that…Cookies and Cream Extreme is what I’ll call it!!! I’m about to go grocery shopping and I am getting ingredients to make this!
Who knew homeade ice cream could BE so easy?! I’ve never made an attempt at it before, but guess what? I’m about too!!
I would do a ground up Heath Bar mix in… adding a little melted butter as well.
…because butter REALLY DOES make everything BETTER! ;)
These look deliciously evil and I cannot wait to try some!
oooh that looks delishh! especially the cinnamon bun one! so when u put it in the freezer, it turns into icecream?!?!?!
Yes! And it is incredibly smooth & creamy.. isn’t that amazing?? :) I know what I’m going to try next…. Rice Krispy Treat Ice Cream! Butter, vanilla, marshmallow fluff, and Rice Krispies! :)
WOW! It looked so delish that I had to try it at once! I used a funny brand of sweetened condensed milk and did the cinnamon bun one, and it was ~PERFECT~ so smooth and creamy! The 6 hours are not up yet, but I keep peeking and it looks so good. I even licked :) can’t wait! Thanks for sharing the recipes Amanda!
Oh I think I need to make some of these…. we haven’t bought ice-cream lately as it has become too expensive :(
For me I would add a grated slab of mint chocolate… oh going to add this to my shopping list TODAY!
If I win, would you ship all those lovely goodies to South Africa? hehehe
Hello Amanda
Thanks for sharing the recipes!
I tried to make the ice-cream tonight but I’m not sure if I got off to a bad start! I whipped the heavy cream but it started to form little lumps. I wonder if this is normal? Should the heavy cream be very cold or at room temperature? Mine was just slightly cold.
Thank you :)
Hi Daphne! Yes, I should have specified that the whipped cream needs to be cold, straight from the fridge. :) How did yours turn out? I’m sure it will be okay, I over-whipped my cream for one of the recipes and it still turned out fine. :) What flavor did you make?? :)
Hi Amanda,thanks for the tip! It’s still sitting in the fridge but looks fine. I used nutella and added in oreo cookie crumbs with peanut butter filling. I can’t wait to try out your other recipes. :)
Wow! What a fun idea! I will definitely be trying some peanut butter ice cream!
How funny you should post this! My church is having a homemade ice-cream get together tomorrow night. I was thinking I wouldn’t bring anything because I don’t have an ice-cream maker…but now I can! :) The cinnabun one and rice krispy treat one sounds good. I would probably try some type of brownie ice-cream. Thanks Amanda!
Hi Amanda I just put the Nutella Peanut Butter Chip Ice Cream in the freezer. Can’t wait to try. Have a question about making Cookies and Cream Ice Cream. Just wondering if you have a recipe suggestion? What kind of ice cream recipes should melted butter be added to? Thanks for your time!
Hi Veronica!
Ooh, Nutella Peanut Butter Chip is one of my favorites!! :)
For cookies and cream ice cream, I would add 1 tsp vanilla extract and at least 1 cup of crushed Oreo cookies to the sweetened condensed milk. Maybe more cookies if you want more! :) If you wanted to be extra decadent, swirl in some Smucker’s Chocolate Fudge Magic Shell for a really cool fudge swirl effect, following the directions in the Hazelnut Mocha Fudge Swirl Ice Cream Recipe.
Or if you wanted chocolate cookies and cream ice cream, you could add 1/2 cup of Smucker’s Milk Chocolate Ice Cream Topping. Yum!
You can add the melted butter to any kind of ice cream recipe. It will make it extra creamy, and taste extra buttery! :) Kinda like a cake. :) Or cookies! :)
Hi Amanda,
Thanks for answering my comment so quickly! I can’t wait to try all of your suggestions. Yum! Love your site and enjoy checking out all the recipes you post. Still waiting to try the Nutella, it needs to freeze alittle longer! I am not waiting patiently thought! Ha! Thanks again!
OMG. I did a copy of Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey. I used your base recipe and banana extract, chocolate chunks and chopped walnuts and a couple drops of yellow food coloring. It turned out amazing. My son says it’s even better than the Ben & Jerry’s/ Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. Next up is coconut white chocolate. MMMMMMMM
Sounds wonderful!! Can’t wait to hear your coconut white chocolate results!! :)
I think I might try this with diced peaches and a splash of peach soda. i’ll get back with how well it works.
I’m thinking fresh strawberries and bananas. The more fruits for my kids the better. . .
I just subscribed to your blog! I don’t know how I have just found it! I am making my own ice cream RIGHT NOW! Thank you so much for this fabulous recipe! I made the ice cream with my own little twist…a little bit of vanilla extract, chocolate fudge and marshmallows! Side note: Did you used to live in Huntsville, AL? I think you may know one of my friends cousins…I know, random!
So, I went to my fridge and got myself some strawberry ice cream that I made with Eagle Brand s.c. milk and sat down in front of my computer to check out what Amanda is up to, because I hadn’t checked in for awhile, and what do I see? ice cream recipes galore! You have started all my creative ice cream juices flowing!!! No more plain vanilla and strawberry for me!
I just recently started making my own ice cream when I found your site , I think I’m gonna try the chocolate mocha one sometime :) , just one question , do you have any low fat/fat free recipes? I love ice cream but I’m on a diet :). Thx.
Hi Sheila! Eagle Brand has Fat Free and Low Fat Sweetened Condensed Milk varieties you can use! I haven’t personally tested it, but the texture *might* not be as smooth and creamy as it is if you use the full fat version. Let me know if you try it! :)
Hi guys ! I have made both the regular way and then I made a fat free version ( fat free condensed milk anyway) they tasted better much exactly the same. Hope that helps!!! <3
Thxs nadia :)
I made cinnamon rolls Saturday morning. I had some of them left over, and some of the sugar mixtures, so I cut up the left overs, and dumped the last table spoon of cinnoman sugar in my ice cream. I gotta say, this is YUMMY! I might make some banana nut also, I have a few bananas that are turning, that I planned to freeze. I might just freeze them in some ice cream!
That sounds delicious Catie!!!
Hi Amanda:
Thank you, the recepie is very easy and fast to make…I made coconut flavor, it is really good but very sweet for my taste, … my mistake I used sweetened coconut instead unsweeted any sugestions for to fix it?
Looks delicious!!! Question: How do you store your ice cream? I mean what type of container have you found that is best for storing ice cream.
My husband is in love!!!!!!! Hahaha I made a country vanilla basically vanilla bean with vanilla extract !!! It turned out so good people are all asking for the recipe!!! <3 thanks so much!!!
So, I’m expecting baby #2 any day now and I found your recipe for ice cream. OF COURSE I HAD to try it. I first made the cinnamon bun. It was good, but I thought a little to strong. Then, I moved onto the nutella one. Yep, amazing. That one is AMAZING. So, I realized I had some left over strawberry puree from a cake I made and some white chocolate. You can bet I tried making strawberry white chocolate ice cream. It was great! 1 cup of Strawberry puree and 1 bar of MILKA white chocolate, mixed with the milk and folded into the cream. Oh man! Just what this very pregnant momma needs! :) Needless to say, we are WELL stocked on ice cream when baby #2 makes an appearance. I blogged about it on our blog. :) thanks so much for sharing this recipe!!!!
Cool stuff. Any idea on what ingredients I would need to make a Key Lime Pie Flavor?
Ooh, sweetened condensed milk and heavy cream go perfectly with key lime pie! :) I would definitely do some kind of buttery graham cracker crumble and lime juice mixed in with the milk, then fold in the whipped cream. Sounds delicious!
The only ice cream made in our house was what my father did a couple of times. He made a very basic ice cream and these recepies makes me want to give it a try myself!
Ran out of cream for my coffee and grabbed the homemade cinnamon ice cream and added a nice scoop. Oh…my…gosh! Dee-lish Vienna Coffee!
I just found your website today. This sounds awesome and so easy. I want to try cheesecake ice cream and praline. Thanks!!
Just wanted to let you know that I made the ice cream and it was delish!! I made it for my son’s B-Day. He loves peanut butter so I added 1/2 cup of honey roasted peanut butter and about a cup of crushed Chips A Hoy cookies with Reeses. It was a big hit. I have been requested to make it every weekend now! Thank you for the recipe!!
By the way, I went to the Eagle Brand website and typed in ice cream and found many more ideas for recipes.
Hello all and I have really enjoyed reading all the post on Amanda’s Home made Ice cream and I am going to try Banana and see how that taste guess I will just guess at how many bananas to use. Hey Give me a break I am just a guy .
Thanks again Gil
Hi! I stumbled upon your site tonight – looking for the best chocolate cake (can’t wait to try it)…and I looked around. Thanks so much! Great site.
The funny thing about this recipe for me? I was, not 2 hours ago, saying to myself…hmm I’d really like to make some homemade ice cream.
Hope it turns out as great as yours did!!! :)
Thanks!
Paula
Hi Amanda -
May I just say, you are truly amazing. Thanks sooo much for sharing sooo much with us. I have 2 left hands, so when I read all you do, I just shake my head. I truly enjoy your site, from clothing advice, cooking, CUPCAKES – my all time favorites, etc. My hubby and I are headed to NY for our annual long weekend in October. I have printed out your excursions to bring with us. Soooo exciting. Thanks again!
I’ve been wanting to make homemade ice cream but don’t want to buy an ice cream maker. Thank you!
How many 1/2 cup servings does this recipe contain? Specifically the nutella recipe? Thanks! :)