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    No churn Nutella ice cream

    Published: Apr 3, 2020 · Modified: Nov 5, 2022 by Sarah Brooks

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    This no churn Nutella ice cream has only four ingredients and does not need an ice cream maker. Its easy and super tasty.

    No churn Nutella ice cream

    Is there anything better than Nutella? How about a no churn Nutella ice cream that's super easy to make and has only four ingredients? Cha ching!

    Most ice creams made without a churner use sweetened condensed milk, such as my no churn vanilla ice cream. This recipe uses cream cheese instead. I find the cream cheese here gives it a smoother texture that's less likely to become icy. The trade off here is the ice cream becomes more crumbly and less scoop-able, but still delicious!

    Looking for more fabulous Nutella desserts? You need to make my Ferrero Rocher cheesecake. Decadent and delicious!

    To make the no churn Nutella ice cream

    Pouring cream into bowl

    Leave the cream cheese on the bench for a few minutes to soften. While you are waiting for the cream cheese to soften pour the cream into a large bowl and beat with hand mixers or in a stand mixer. Add salt. Whip cream until soft peaks form.

    Starting to beat cream cheese
    Starting to cream cheese
    Beating Nutella into cream cheese

    In a seperate bowl put in softened cream cheese and beat with a hand or stand mixer until cream cheese is soft and mixed through. Most of the cream cheese may be stuck to the beaters by now, that's OK, just carefully scrap some of it off.

    Add the Nutella and beat until mixed through. Do not over whip as this will get beaten again when you add it to the cream.

    Adding second blob Nutella cream cheese mix to cream
    Adding first blob Nutella cream cheese mix to cream

    Add the cream cheese and Nutella mix to the whiped cream in thirds, mixing lightly between each addition. When you add the last blob scrap down the bowl to make sure all the whiped cream has been mixed in.

    Scraping ice cream mix into pan
    Ice cream mix ready to freeze

    The mix will resemble a fluffy chocolate mousse. You could eat it now if you want, but we're making ice cream! Carefully scrap into a freezer proof container, such as loaf or brownie tin.

    Cover and freeze overnight or until firm. Remove from freezer a few mins before serving to soften.

    Hot tip: The cream cheese gives this a lovely creamy taste and helps prevent that awful icy texture. The tradeoff is it can make the ice cream very crumbly and hard to get a smooth scoop. Still delicious and worth it for not having to use an ice cream maker.

    Have you made this recipe? I'd love to know how it went in the comments below.

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    Nutella ice cream
    Nutella ice cream
    No churn Nutella ice cream

    No churn Nutella ice cream

    Author: Sarah Brooks
    This no churn Nutella ice cream has only four ingredients and does not need an ice cream maker. Easy and super tasty.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 0 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 serves (⅔ cup each), approx.
    Calories 403 kcal

    Equipment

    • hand mixer or beater
    • Freezable container

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Nutella *you can replace with your chocolate spread of choice
    • 1 tub (250gms) Cream cheese
    • 2 cups (500ml) thickened cream
    • 1 pinch salt

    Instructions
     

    • Leave cream cheese on bench for five minutes to soften
    • In a large bowl beat cream and pinch of salt until soft peaks form
    • In a seperate bowl add softened cream cheese and beat until softened and broken up.
    • Add Nutella and beat in well
    • Add Nutella and cream cheese mix into cream cheese one third at a time, mixing in well in between.
    • Scrape into a freezable container and smooth down
    • Freeze overnight or until firm
    • Remove from freezer five minutes before serving to soften. Scoop and enjoy!

    Notes

    To make this nut free replace the Nutella with your chocolate spread of choice, just make sure its soft enough to mix in and adjust the quantity as needed. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 403kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 4gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 25gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 39mgPotassium: 177mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 1160IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 1mg

    Nutritional Disclaimer

    Nutritional information is an estimate based on an online database. The nutritional content of ingredients may vary by brand. If you require accurate nutritional information, you should calculate this based on the specific brands and products you are using.

    Keywords: easy ice cream recipe, no churn ice cream, Nutella
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    1. Megan Ellam

      April 05, 2020 at 11:14 pm

      5 stars
      This looks so good and now you have me wanting to make this. Thanks for such an easy recipe that can be done without the appliances.

      Reply
      • Sarah Brooks

        April 09, 2020 at 9:27 am

        Thanks Megan, I think I might have to do more of these!

        Reply
    2. Gavin

      April 06, 2020 at 12:08 am

      5 stars
      No churn ice cream is DEFO the way forward at the moment. I love using my ice cream machine but with a toddler attached to my leg all the time these days I need "instant" results. Bonus points for the fact that nutellla is LIFE

      Reply
    3. Sylvie

      April 06, 2020 at 12:37 am

      5 stars
      What a scrumptious ice cream, I don't have an ice cream machine so this recipe is perfect for me! Cannot wait to try it 🙂

      Reply
    4. Robyn

      April 07, 2020 at 3:00 am

      5 stars
      Yum! This sounds amazing! I would find it very difficult to not eat it before it goes in the freezer!

      Reply
    5. Jaimie

      April 09, 2020 at 6:26 am

      5 stars
      Any ice cream recipe that doesn't require an ice cream maker is a winner in my books. This looks fantastic, can't wait to try!

      Reply

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