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When summer rolls around and you find that you’re consuming a lot of popsicles and ice cream, you might get the urge to buy an ice cream maker.
You figure instead of giving all of your money to DQ (guilty!) you should invest in something that allows you to make ice cream at home for a fraction of the cost.
But this next thing I am going to tell you is the best kitchen trick I’ve ever learned – followed by always keeping bananas in the freezer – ready?……
You don’t need an ice cream maker to make ice cream at home!!
Assuming you already have a metal mixing bowl, a can opener, a freezer, a loaf pan and an electric mixer you won’t need to buy anything fancy or special to make ice cream.
And don’t worry if you only have a hand mixer (that’s me! mixing by hand all day everyday!) – your hand mixer will be perfect! Plus I have this whole whipping heavy cream into stiff peaks down to a science.
Here’s my method..
I pour the heavy cream into the chilled metal bowl. Before I turn my hand mixer on I grab my phone and open instagram. Then I turn the hand mixer on and now I’m multitasking! Whipping and answering comments on social media.
This one woman show is hard work :)
Beth’s tips for making no churn mocha almond fudge ice cream
-you’ll need to freeze this ice cream overnight
-we LOVED how coffee-y this ice cream was, definitely stronger than store bought coffee ice cream so adjust the amount of instant coffee accordingly
-to get almonds and fudge throughout the ice cream, I assembled in layers. Add ice cream to the pan loaf then almonds and hot fudge swirls, add more ice cream then almonds and hot fudge, etc.
I created this recipe in partnership with Diamond of California.
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Mocha Almond Fudge Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsp instant coffee granules
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- ½ cup Diamond of California almonds, chopped
- hot fudge
Instructions
- 20-30 minutes before beginning, place a metal mixing bowl and the beaters from the mixer in the freezer to chill.
- Remove the bowl from the freezer.
- Add the heavy cream and instant coffee, using an electric mixer beat the heavy cream into stiff peaks, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the sweetened condensed milk and mix with a spatula.
- In a loaf pan (or similar pan that can be frozen) add a layer of ice cream then top with chopped almonds and swirls of hot fudge. Repeat the layering 3 times. Use a spoon or small squeeze bottle filled with hot fudge to easily add swirls.
- Top the ice cream with almonds and hot fudge swirls.
- Freezer overnight.
- Once frozen, scoop and serve!
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclosure
All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.
Did you mean coffee granules or dissolved(liquid)?
Great question! Granules!
This is my favorite flavor of ice cream. Can it be made with an electric ice cream maker?
While I love the combination of chocolate & coffee, I’m not a fan of coffee ice cream. Will using a smaller amount of instant coffee crystals work with the recipe? I don’t want to end up with a pan of almost ice cream.
Yep, you can use a smaller amount!
Is their a way to make this recipe dairy free? Also just out of curiosity, is whipping cream and heavy whipping cream the same thing?
Oh man! I’m not the expert on dairy free ice cream. As for whipping cream and heavy whipping cream – there is a 6% difference in the fat content. Here’s a good article that explains it! https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/02/whipping-cream-vs-heavy-c_n_6247804.html
Can I still churn this following the ingredients. I hv a churn and it’s must fasterif you want dessert after dinner.
Hi Gina! I don’t have an ice cream maker or churner so I’m not sure how this specific recipe would turn out.
I just made this and put it in the freezer!!! I can hardly wait !! Yum, yum, yum!
Yay! Let me know how it turns out!
We’re coming up on Pi Day (3/14/2020) and I wanted Mocha Almond ice cream for a mud pie I plan on making. I could easily have gone to the store and just bought ice cream. This is ALMOST as easy plus it will be way more sumptuous. Thank you for this recipe!
YAY! Love to hear that, Jess!
Hi! I’m happy to find this recipe. Do you have a recipe for the hot fudge used here?
Hi Vassa! In the recipe I wrote that I used jarred hot fudge sauce.
So, I do have an ice cream maker. And I followed this recipe, except I used my trusty Cuisinart and it was completely amazing. But, it’s good to know if the thing ever breaks down, I can still make good ice cream until I can afford another ice cream maker. So, thanks!
How can I make different flavors?