No-churn homemade ice cream

No-churn homemade ice cream

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A Norwegian-style ice cream without an ice cream maker: sweet custard, whipped cream, and meringue, flavored with your choice of chocolate, vanilla, coffe…

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Ice cream is a perfect dessert for hot days. It’s quick to prepare, but requires freezing for 3 to 4 hours before it can be enjoyed.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting4 hr
  • Total4 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfreezing
  • Estimated cost$2.43 $0.61 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.70
  • $1.60
  • $0.11
  • $0.02

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Whip the yolks with the powdered sugar until they lighten in color.
  2. Whip the cream until it forms stiff peaks, then gently fold it into the yolks along with the chosen flavoring (first dissolve the cocoa or coffee in a small amount of hot water).
  3. Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks and gently fold them in. ≈ 10 min
  4. Pour une préparation plus facile, place the mixture in a container and freeze it. Stir occasionally during the freezing process.

The bill

No-churn homemade ice cream

  • 2 egg yolks$0.70
  • 4 egg whites$1.60
  • 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar (25g)$0.11
  • Choose one: 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder, 2 teaspoons of vanilla sugar, 3 teaspoons of instant coffee, or 25g of grated chocolate.$0.02

Total$2.43

that's $0.61 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 egg yolks
  • 4 egg whites
  • 200 ml of whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar (25g)
  • Choose one: 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder, 2 teaspoons of vanilla sugar, 3 teaspoons of instant coffee, or 25g of grated chocolate.

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