Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe

Updated: May 27, 2023, By Swasthi

Make Chocolate Ice Cream at home with just 4 ingredients! Classy, ultra-smooth & creamy, this chocolate ice cream is the perfect summer treat. This recipe is simple, quick and comes together under 15 mins, all the time it takes is to freeze. This Chocolate Ice cream recipe is eggless and no ice cream machine needed.

chocolate ice cream

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Humans have been making frozen milk treats for hundreds of years. One such example is a Kulfi that served as ancestors to the modern ice creams brought over from Europe to the United States. Nowadays, ice cream is not only the province of royalty. Everyone can enjoy ice cream!

Sometimes you just want a few scoops of chocolate ice cream to satisfy that sweet tooth without the extra effort of making traditional French style ice cream which requires eggs.

About Chocolate Ice Cream

Enter this homemade chocolate ice cream that can be made without an ice cream machine and without eggs!

Like the Indian Kulfi, this recipe uses sweetened condensed milk. Modern sweetened condensed milk was invented in the 1850s by Gail Borden, who heated milk and treated it with sugar to inhibit bacterial growth. Not only does this canned milk last longer, it also serves some important functions for giving this chocolate ice cream its delicious texture.

Condensed Milk

The fat and sugar in condensed milk not only give the ice cream sweetness and a nice mouthfeel, they also help deter ice crystal growth. This helps keep the ice cream from freezing into a solid block; instead, you get a scoopable, creamy texture.

Heavy Cream

The heavy cream in the recipe serves a similar purpose. On top of assisting with texture and keeping away ice crystals, whipped heavy cream also incorporates air into the recipe and allows it to replicate the air content (overrun) of commercial ice creams without needing an ice cream machine.

Instead of dense semi-frozen cream, your homemade ice cream remains light and fluffy without the churn!

Cocoa Powder

But what about arguably the most delicious part of the ice cream, the cocoa powder? This is what gives the ice cream its intense flavor. Cocoa powders have no additional sweeteners and so are quite bitter on their own. On top of that, they often come in two varieties: natural and Dutch-processed or alkalized cocoa powder.

While you can use either in this recipe, keep in mind there will be some flavor differences.

Natural cocoa powder has a lower pH and therefore more acidity. It will still give you that delicious chocolate taste you know and crave.

Dutch-processed or alkalized cocoa powder is cocoa powder treated with alkaline solutions to raise its pH and make it less acidic. This gives the cocoa powder a darker color and richer, earthier flavor.

Sometimes you can find cocoa powders that are a mix of natural and Dutch-processed cocoa. No matter what kind of cocoa powder you use, you’ll want to use the highest quality you can afford to give you the best flavor in your ice cream.

Now you know everything you need to make an easy homemade chocolate ice cream with no machine, no eggs, and very little effort. So what are you waiting for? Try this homemade chocolate ice cream today!

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Pista ice cream
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How to Make Chocolate Ice Cream (Stepwise photos)

1. Add condensed milk and vanilla extract to a bowl. (1 tin sweetened condensed milk (397 grams, 14 oz can) & 2 teaspoons vanilla extract)

adding vanilla to condensed milk

2. Add ½ cup cocoa powder.

adding cocoa powder to condensed milk for chocolate ice cream

3. Give a good mix to incorporate the cocoa into the condensed milk.

mixing cocoa with condensed milk

4. The mixture has to be without any lumps of cocoa.

smooth lump free mixture for chocolate ice cream

5. Chill the ice cream bowl & beaters for at least 24 hours. Chill the cream as well in the fridge.

chilled bowl & beaters

6. Pour 2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream to the chilled bowl.

chilled cream to make chocolate ice cream

7. Begin to whip on a low speed initially. Then on a medium speed.

whip cream

8. The cream turns frothy first.

frothy whipping cream to make chocolate ice cream

9. As it thickens be alert and reduce the speed. Do not over whip.

thickened cream for chocolate ice cream

10. Next it reaches stiff peaks.

whipped cream for chocolate ice cream

11. Transfer the chocolate condensed milk.

pouring chocolate mixture

12. Gently give a good stir without deflating the cream.

prepared chocolate ice cream mixture

13. Level the mixture.

level the mixture

14. Next place a cling wrap so that it touches the cream. This helps prevent ice crystals.

cover the chocolate ice cream

15. Cover with a lid. Freeze until set. It takes about 15 hours. Scoop and serve chocolate ice cream.

chocolate ice cream recipe

Pro Tips

  1. Chill the bowl & beater well for at least 24 hours.
  2. Use good quality cocoa for a intense chocolate flavor.
  3. The recipe works best with whipping cream or heavy cream. If using amul cream, chill it overnight and scoop the top portion of the cream in the pack & use.
  4. You can also make this ice cream with melted chocolate. Just melt the chocolate following the double boiler method and then stir it in the condensed milk until uniform.

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chocolate ice cream recipe

Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe

5 from 21 votes
Rich, creamy and delicious 4 ingredients egg-free chocolate ice cream made without Ice cream machine.
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Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 minute
Freezing time15 hours
Total Time15 minutes
Servings6 people
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )

  • 1 tin sweetened condensed milk (397 grams, 14 oz can)
  • 2 cups cream chilled, ( 500 ml whipping cream or heavy cream)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ cup cocoa powder (good quality)


Instructions

How to Make Chocolate Ice Cream

  • Chill the cream, beater and a deep mixing bowl for at least 24 hours.
  • Add condensed milk, vanilla and cocoa to another mixing bowl. Whisk well and make a smooth lump free chocolate mixture.
  • Pour the chilled cream to the chilled bowl and begin to whip it – initially on a low speed to avoid splashes. Later, on a medium speed until stiff peaks.
  • Gently fold in the chocolate condensed milk with the whipped cream until no streaks appear. Transfer the mixture to a freezer safe container (a metal container if possible) and freeze until set.
  • Scoop chocolate ice cream and serve.


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NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 292 Calories from Fat 270
% Daily Value*
Fat 30g46%
Saturated Fat 18g113%
Cholesterol 108mg36%
Sodium 31mg1%
Potassium 168mg5%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Fiber 2g8%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 1165IU23%
Vitamin C 0.5mg1%
Calcium 61mg6%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe first published in June 2017. Updated and republished in April 2023.

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5 stars
Swasthi,
I followed your recipe completely. The chocolate flavor is exceptional and the consistency is creamy. I placed the mixture in my ice cream churner, and it is amazing. Thank you!

5 stars
Super cool Chocolate Ice Cream recipe.

Hi. Please confirm if the condensed milk should be chilled too? Or should i first heat up/microwave the condensed milk before adding the cocoa powder to it?

I once added condensed milk with cocoa powder and the resulted mixture was very sticky.

Hi Swasthi,

I started following your recipes from the start of C-19 lockdown and did try many of your cake recipes. Today I made this chocolate ice cream. I used Amul whipping cream of 30% fat and the texture was superb. Two problems I faced: 1) there was slight bitterness – is it due to using non-alkalized cocoa powder or did I over-whip my cream (I had stopped at slightly stiff peaks though)? 2) My family felt it was slightly less sweet, how do we add sweetness into it? Do we add caramelised sugar or just add castor/powdered sugar?

Thanks!

5 stars
Thanks for your quick reply! I used Milkmaid 400g. I will try the suggested methods of adding sweetness. Thanks again!

Hi swasthi I have tried chocolate ice cream…. I have used Amul whipping cream…. When I was trying to whipping the cream, the cream turned frothy first but after that it is not thickened… So I have used that frothy cream only ice-cream… I don’t know about final results…. I have kept in freezer… What went wrong.

Oh okay…. Now I have to melt everything n again repeat the procedure…. But we have tasted after 9 hours… Taste is very good…. Only thing I can feel is too sweet… I can mix whipping cream again then sweet will reduce na

OK I will try…. Thank you for your delicious ice cream recipe…

Hi Swasthi, made the vanilla ice cream using the second recipe.
Just increased the custard powder a bit as it was taking too long to thicken.
Simply delicious. Great, easy recipe.
Thank you

Hi swasthi… Gonna try with Amul whipping 30%fat….but am having 1 litre whipping cream tin…can I keep remaining cream in freezer…. How long it will stay….. But in that packet after opening consume in two days they have mentioned… Please help

Oh okay…. Thanks for your reply…. Then please suggest any whipping cream desserts or frosting with whipping cream.

Thank you so much…. I will try

5 stars
All your recipes are simply amazing Swasthi!!
My whole family loves whenever I cook/prepare the dishes shared by you….I am a big fan of yours…plz continue to inspire us!!
☺️??

5 stars
Hi swasthi..tanx a ton for the lovely recipe..gonna make it tomorrow..have a small doubt…recipe says,2 cups of cream and written 250 ml…is it 500 ml in total?