No-Churn Salted Caramel Ice Cream

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This no-churn salted caramel ice cream is the most perfect ice you will ever try! It’s perfectly balanced between sweet + salty! <3

I have been on a caramel roll recently!  I made homemade salted caramel for the first time last week, and it turned out INCREDIBLE!  Like, seriously so good. Since then, I’ve experimented a bit with what I can do within the wild world of caramel.

If you follow my Instagram, you saw that on my brother’s birthday (btw happy birthday bro!) I made a delicious vanilla caramel cake.  Well… I had some salted caramel leftover from that cake so I brainstormed what I could do with it and I came up with this:

Creamy salted caramel no-churn ice cream.  By no one’s surprise, it turned out absolutely perfect and I’m gonna tell you exactly how I made it. 😉  

Secrets to the Perfect Caramel Ice Cream

The caramel is obviously going to be a pretty important part. I found that using about half of this recipe was the perfect amount! Also, I added a lil more heavy cream than the recipe called for because when the caramel is in the freezer, it stiffens up a bit and we wanna keep it creamy and loose in the ice cream.

If you like the combo of salt and caramel, mix a lil bit of flakey salt into the caramel. The salted caramel with the ice cream is to die for!

Texture

Texture is also a bit part of the ice cream. My favorite addition on top is some chop walnuts. They add a great crunch but also help cut back on the sweetness of the dessert overall.

The creaminess is arguably the most important part. I achieve a really creamy no-churn ice cream by whipping heavy whipping cream in a mixer until it reaches soft peaks. It’s really important to watch the cream at this step! Once it reaches soft peaks, do not keep whipping. If you do, the liquids and fat will separate and the only thing you’ll be able to do with it at that point is to make butter. :/ (I’ve done this before and I ended having to throw away the ice cream base. Woops!)

No-Churn Salted Caramel Ice Cream Recipe

AuthorbasilanddillDifficultyBeginner

Yields5 Servings
Prep Time8 minsCook Time2 hrsTotal Time2 hrs 8 mins

 16 oz heavy whipping cream
 dash of milk
 ¾ cup sweet + condensed milk
 ½ cup salted caramel
 chopped walnuts (to top)

1

With a stand mixer, whip the heavy whipping cream until it reaches soft peaks. (See notes.) Then add a little dash of whole milk and mix just until its combined. Lastly, add sweet + condensed milk to the whipped cream. Mix those two until they are also just combined.

2

Pull out a round baking pan and a sheet of parchment paper a little bit bigger than the pan. Fit the paper into the pan (like in the pictures above) and pour in the ice cream. Fold the room temp salted caramel into the ice cream and put it into the freezer.

3

Let the ice cream rest in the freezer for at least 2-3 hours. (Or as long as you can wait ;)) Top it with some chopped walnuts and serve immediately. Enjoy! <3

Ingredients

 16 oz heavy whipping cream
 dash of milk
 ¾ cup sweet + condensed milk
 ½ cup salted caramel
 chopped walnuts (to top)

Directions

1

With a stand mixer, whip the heavy whipping cream until it reaches soft peaks. (See notes.) Then add a little dash of whole milk and mix just until its combined. Lastly, add sweet + condensed milk to the whipped cream. Mix those two until they are also just combined.

2

Pull out a round baking pan and a sheet of parchment paper a little bit bigger than the pan. Fit the paper into the pan (like in the pictures above) and pour in the ice cream. Fold the room temp salted caramel into the ice cream and put it into the freezer.

3

Let the ice cream rest in the freezer for at least 2-3 hours. (Or as long as you can wait ;)) Top it with some chopped walnuts and serve immediately. Enjoy! <3

Notes

Caramel Ice Cream

Notes

  • Be really careful when whipping your heaving whipping cream! Once it reaches soft peaks, stop whipping. If you continue, the liquids and fat will separate and the only thing you’ll be able to make is butter. :/
  • About 20 minutes before you start making your ice cream, pull the caramel out of the fridge so it has some time to soften/loosen up. If its still not almost room temp by the time you fold it into the ice cream, pop it into the microwave for 10 seconds at a time.