Nothing says summer like homemade vanilla ice cream!
Occasionally I’ll get a craving for a bowl of good, old fashioned homemade vanilla – especially when July and August roll around with triple digit temperatures.
But then I remember that the ice cream maker bowl has to be frozen 24 hours in advance. Then there’s cooking the mixture, chilling it, churning it, and overnight freezing all over again.
And I decide I can live without the ice cream…until now.
The Easiest Homemade Ice Cream Recipe Ever
Did you know you can make fantastic, homemade vanilla ice cream in only 5 minutes with no cooking, no chilling, and no churning?
Get ready – this is gonna rock your ice cream loving world, and your July 4th party too!
All you need for this mix-and-freeze recipe is four staple ingredients and an electric mixer.
I whipped it up in the early morning while everyone else was asleep. You can imagine the squeals of delight when I pulled it out of the freezer and offered the kids an ice cream cone that afternoon!
Cheaper and Healthier Vanilla Ice Cream
Since we don’t eat ice cream very often, we usually just splurge on a pint or two of store bought ice cream with “clean” ingredients.
Organic Madagascar Vanilla from Three Twins is my favorite of the healthier vanilla ice cream varieties at the store. But at $5 a pint, it adds up fast!
In comparison, this 5 minute homemade vanilla ice cream is about half price!
Plus it uses simple ingredients I always have on hand, so I save the trip to the store too!
I predict many more great homemade ice cream flavors to come using this basic vanilla as a template. It’s just too easy and too good not to!
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 Tbsp milk I use raw
- 2 cup organic fair trade powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Use an electric mixer to beat cream and milk to stiff peaks
- Add remaining ingredients and mix on low until combined.
- Cover and freeze several hours or until ready to serve.
Here are a few other recipes for summer picnic!
Easy Pulled Pork (Oven & Slow Cooker options)
Coconut Water and Fresh Berry Popsicles
All Natural Pineapple Lemonade
I had no idea it was so fast and easy to make vanilla ice cream. This looks so creamy and I love that you don’t need an ice cream churn .. perfect!
Insanely fast, Heather! Slow churn is my absolute fave, but this does the job when you’re in a pinch!
I love that this is egg free and healthier. There is nothing like homemade ice cream. So good to know what’s going in your food especially for the kids. I have been regularly making homemade ice creams for a few years now and it’s really so easy to make.
You’re so right – nothing like homemade ice cream!! ๐
There is nothing like homemade ice cream! This recipe is perfect!
Thanks, Lauren!
Love having ways to get to a dish without the fancy equipment. Our kitchen can only hold so much — an ice cream maker is not one piece of equipment I want. A mixer is a necessity so this will be quite easy to make. The ice cream sounds delicious especially since it has only natural ingredients. I’ve made some with the condensed milk — I’m anxious to try your version.
I’m with you, Marisa – I have a small kitchen and really don’t like devoting storage to appliances I only use occasionally….plus, I always forget to freeze the ice cream maker 24 hrs in advance! Hope you enjoy this simple recipe!
Vanilla ice cream is one of my favs, nice idea of not adding the eggs. I need to try this version specially now that we are enjoying the summer. Ice cream is always a must have!
Thanks for your comment, Adriana – happy summer!
Your ice cream looks wonderful and since I don’t have an ice cream maker this is perfect!! Wishing I could have a scoop of this right now <3
Thanks, Tammy!
This is amazing. I just lost the paddle to my ice cream maker (and didn’t realize it until I had mixed up all the ingredients for ice cream) so this is a fabulous alternative. Thanks so much!
So glad it helped you in a pinch, Shoshy! ๐
wow I am loving this recipe so easy and a favorite vanilla flavor shear brilliance! thanks so much!
Sure! Thanks for your comment, Claudia.
Simple, delicious, healthy, kid pleasing … what more could you ask for? I’ve got a similar recipe and have made it often during the steamy days of July/August.
So true – we all need a few good frozen treat recipes to get us through the summer!