this is one of my favorite things to make. and to eat. and not only do i love it, but my kids go crazy for it! they hurry over to help make it just so they can lick the spoons! and they can hardly contain themselves at dinnertime – they eat their food so fast when they know this is waiting for them! (need a good bargaining chip? this is it!)
not only does it have just 4 ingredients (and all 4 are staple ingredients in my house), but you don’t need an ice cream machine to make it. just mix by hand and freeze. and you won’t believe how easy and fast it is to make:
1. get your 4 ingredients: chopped hazelnuts for topping or stirring into the ice cream (totally optional, by i love it), whipping cream, butter (only 3 tablespoons, don’t worry!), sweetened condensed milk, and, of course, nutella.
2. whip the cream. this is my kids’ favorite part to watch.
3. meanwhile, combine the sweetened condensed milk, melted butter, and nutella in a bowl until well combined and uniform in color.
4. when the cream is done being whipped, fold the nutella mixture into it. the following picture just makes me so happy.
5. keep folding it in until it looks nice and smooth, like this:
and there you have it! put it in a freezer-safe container and freeze for at least 8 hours. or you could eat it now – it’s just like mousse. a rich, delicious, creamy mousse. i confess to having eaten it before the frozen stage a few times. i also confess to having eaten the whole batch by myself before anyone even knew it was there. i hope you enjoy it as much as my family and i do!
homemade nutella ice cream
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 cup nutella
Instructions
- whip the cream in a large bowl. meanwhile, combine the sweetened condensed milk, melted butter, and nutella in a separate large bowl. mix well.
- fold the cream into the nutella mixture.
- freeze in a freezer-safe container for 6ish hours. enjoy!
- Category: Dessert
*psst…if you’re coming over from pinterest, you may have noticed that the picture you pinned is not the same as the pictures currently in the post. that’s because they’ve been updated! the post is the same and the recipe is just as it was before. the only thing that’s changed is that the pictures are better! (i’m still working on my photography skills…check out my new dslr camera post for more info.) hope you enjoy!*
Oh my. That’s some serious yumminess right there. Cannot wait to try this. Thanks!
Can I replace the mixer with a hand mixer?
To whip your cream you can absolutely use a hand mixer instead! 🙂
Wow! Great idea! Looking forward to trying this!
Made this last night. Unbelievable! What an incredible taste. It’s on our list of favourite “go to” desserts now. Thanks!
julie, isn’t it awesome!? i just made some more last week…it lasted almost 3 days – and i had to constrain myself from eating it in just 1! and then i felt bad that i didn’t share more of it…. guess i should make it again so i can share this time 😉
what a nice change and different desert option, saw this on the front page of the site and had to read the recipe, love how easy this is to make too, thank you for sharing this!
Thanks, Sabrina! This is seriously my favorite ice cream, not only because of the obvious nutella but because – like you said – it is so easy to make!
THIS IS DELICIOUS!!! Thank you for this recipe <3
so glad you like it! it’s one of my faves 🙂
This is such a great recipe and super easy ! Thank you!! Everyone who’s tasted it loved it
That is so great! I’m so glad you love it!!
Are the nutrition facts available for this? It is amazing. Made it this evening and absolutely loved it.
I don’t have nutrition facts for this…I probably don’t want to know 😉
I’m so glad you love it!!
Aaawh, i am never buying ice cream again…
Bought Orley Whip instead of cream (by accident) next time ill make sure its cream. It still came out very delicious, I also added dark chocolate pieces. Cant wait to explore more flavours.
ooh, dark chocolate sounds delicious! Thanks for the idea! 🙂
Glad you like it!
OMG! This is what my dream looks like. The ice cream is visually striking. Get a grip Ann. Get a grip. My kiddos would go crazy for this nutella ice cream. Plus, it’s so easy and quick to make. Amazing dessert option. I’m giving this a try next weekend. Gonna share this with my friends. Hope I won’t eat the whole batch by myself before they come over.
Katie, thank you for sharing the recipe. Got so much inspiration. Look forward to your new awesome ideas. Keep it up!
Thanks, Ann! I’m making some this coming week to have in my freezer…though I don’t think it will last very long! Enjoy your nutella ice cream! 🙂
Can you use whipped cream instead of whipping cream?
I haven’t tried whipping cream before, so I can’t say for sure. If you tried it with whipped cream I’d love to know how it turned out!
what size container do i use and how much would it make? would it be a litre only?
It makes about 2 quarts, so if you can find a freezer-safe container to fit that you should be good to go!
Salted butter or unsalted butter?
I always use unsalted butter for everything, but this is so sweet that salted butter would actually help cut some of that, so I’d honestly use either!
Can you please mention exactly how much is 1 cup measurement in ml?
There are 237ml in a cup, which is the same as 8 ounces. If you bought a 16-ounce carton of heavy whipping cream it will give you 2 cups! Hope that helps!
Can this be churned?
I’ve never tried churning it, sorry! I really don’t know how it would turn out. If you do try it, please lmk! I’m curious now….
Excellent!
Made this the other day for my grandkids. My son didn’t even want to taste it, but ended up eating a whole bowl, and husband told me several times how delicious this ice cream was. I have to watch my sat fat intake so I made it without butter, and used non-fat condensed milk. Still, it tasted fantastic!
Yay! I love when a new family favorite is discovered! So glad you and your family like it! 🙂