12 Easy 2 Ingredient Ice Cream Recipes! (2024)

Try these easy 2 ingredient ice cream recipes you can make at home without a machine! You’re going to love how easy, creamy and delicious they are!

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12 Easy 2 Ingredient Ice Cream Recipes!

Here are 12 easy 2 ingredient ice cream recipes to help you keep your cool this summer! They’re cool and fruity and you can make them easily in just minutes without needing an ice cream machine!

You can start with a basic homemade vanilla ice cream recipe. This one is our youngest son’s favorite ice cream! It is delicious and creamy as-is, but you can also add any of our suggested tasty optional toppings or any other sweet topping you can imagine!

If you prefer another flavor, you’ll find lots of great flavors of ice cream recipes in this post including banana, chocolate banana, strawberry banana, coconut and lots more! Craving peanut butter? One of these ice cream recipes is a tasty peanut butter banana!

And if you’re in the mood for something cool besides ice cream, check out the refreshing pineapple whip or the homemade popsicle recipes!

Easy Ice Cream Recipes

This easy 2 ingredient ice cream recipe is perfect when you want to serve a basic vanilla ice cream and then let the kids or your guests add their favorite toppings from a selection you lay out. It’s perfect when you expect to server it to a group of people with varying tastes.

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2 Ingredient Ice Cream

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Ingredients

2 cups heavy cream, very cold
1 (14 oz.) can Sweetened Condensed Milk
about 2 tsp.vanilla extract (optional)
*optional ingredients from below

Instructions

Mix cream onhigh speed until it becomes stiff, 2-4 minutes, depending on your mixer. Fold in sweetened condensed milk. If you are adding in any of the optional extras, do that now. Transfer to a container with a lid and freeze for 6 hours.

*Optional Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp. chocolate syrup
  • 1/4 cup nuts
  • 1/4 cup maraschino cherries
  • 1/4 cup fruit, chopped
  • 1/4 cup cookies, crushed

You can see me make this easy ice cream recipe here:

Before we get into all of the delicious ice cream recipes, here are some easy homemade popsicle recipes you might also like, perfect for the kids and their friends on hot summer days. Cool, healthy and delicious!

15 Super Easy Homemade Popsicle Recipes

In addition to the ice cream recipes, here are 15 homemade popsicle recipes, most of which have just 2 ingredients, too! Find them here.

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Here’s a basic banana ice cream recipe that makes the perfect healthy snack for hot days! Made with real bananas, you can feel great about giving this to your kids and know it’s so much better than the convenience snacks from the store!

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Banana Ice Cream

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4 bananas, very ripe, sliced and frozen

Ingredients

Blend the bananas in a blender or food processor until smooth. This may take a bit so just scrape it down and keep blending.

Here’s a tasty banana ice cream recipe with chocolate chips so you can have the taste of chocolate in a healthy snack that is especially refreshing on hot days! Made with just 2 ingredients including real bananas, you can have a healthy and delicious snack fast!

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2 Ingredient Chocolate Banana Ice Cream

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4 bananas, very ripe, sliced and frozen
2 Tbsp. chocolate chips (dark, cherry, semi-sweet, mint)

Ingredients

Blend bananas and chocolate chips in blender or food processor until smooth. This may take a bit so just scrape it down and keep blending.

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2 Ingredient Strawberry Banana Ice Cream

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4 bananas, very ripe, sliced and frozen
1/2 cup strawberries

Instructions

Blend the bananas and strawberries in a blender or food processor until smooth. This may take a bit so just scrape it down and keep blending.

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2 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream

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4 bananas, very ripe, sliced and frozen
2 Tbsp. peanut butter
chocolate syrup (optional)

Instructions

Blend the bananas and peanut butter in a blender or food processor until smooth. This may take a bit so just scrape it down and keep blending.Drizzle in chocolate syrup if desired.

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2 Ingredient Cherry Banana Ice Cream

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4 bananas, very ripe, sliced and frozen
1/2 cup frozen cherries
1/2 tsp. vanilla (optional)

Instructions

Blend the bananas,cherriesand vanilla (if using) in a blender or food processor until smooth. This may take a bit so just scrape it down and keep blending.

This 2 ingredient coconut ice cream recipe makes a cool coconut flavored dessert you can make in just a few minutes! It’s perfect as-is, but you can also add some chocolate for a mounds like flavor or add some pineapple for piña colada ice cream!

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2 Ingredient Coconut Ice Cream

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Ingredients

2 cups heavy whipping cream, well chilled
1 can Cream of Coconut (NOT coconut milk. Cream of coconut is usually found in the alcoholic mixes aisle or in the Asian food section.)

Instructions

Whip the heavy cream until it forms stiff peaks, either with a hand or stand mixer.Slowly fold in the cream of coconut. Mix well. Pour the ice cream mixture into a 2 quart freezer safe container.Freeze overnight. Store in the freezer.

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2 Ingredient Raspberry Ice Cream

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Ingredients

2 bananas, frozen
2 1/2 cups raspberries, frozen

Instructions

Blend together ingredients until ice cream consistency is reached.

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2 Ingredient Pineapple Whip

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1 whole pineapple – cut upand frozen overnight*
1 cup of coconut milk (or milk of your choice)

Instructions

Combine ingredients and blend in blender or food processor, stirring as needed, untilcreamy. Makes about 3-4 servings.

You may use canned pineapple. Just place it in an 8×8 inch pan and freeze in one layer.

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2 Ingredient Peach Ice Cream

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2 cups frozen peach slices
1/4 cup full fat coconut milk (You may need atad more.)

Instructions

Process in a blender or food processoruntil creamy. Serves 2.

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SodaIce Cream

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4 cupssoda (any flavored soda of your choosing: lemon-lime, peach, raspberry, cola, cherry, etc.)
114 oz. can sweetened condensed milk

Instructions

Place the ingredients in an ice cream maker, following the manufacturer’s instructions. It will make a nice soft serve. If you want it firmer, just leave it in the freezer for another hour.

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12 Easy 2 Ingredient Ice Cream Recipes! (2024)

FAQs

How to make ice cream at home in 10 minutes? ›

Step 1In a small resealable plastic bag, combine half-and-half, sugar, and vanilla. Push out excess air and seal. Step 2Into a large resealable plastic bag, combine ice and salt. Place small bag inside the bigger bag and shake vigorously, 7 to 10 minutes, until ice cream has hardened.

What is the secret ingredient to ice cream? ›

The cream cheese helps create an ice cream with a denser, smoother texture. As explained by TASTE, cream cheese acts as a stabilizer in ice cream, preventing water from seeping out of the milk and cream as well as preventing the formation of ice crystals that detract from ice cream's creaminess.

How do you make ice cream step by step? ›

To make ice cream in a jar, simply add ½ cup chilled heavy cream. ¼ condensed milk tin (chilled), and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract to a cold-resistant glass Mason jar. Screw the lid on tightly and shake it for 5 minutes or until the mixture doubles in size. Add mix-ins, put the lid back on, and freeze for about 3 hours.

What is the ratio for homemade ice cream? ›

Basic ratio: 2 cups heavy cream, 1 cup whole milk, ¾ cup granulated sugar (or ½ cup granulated sugar plus ¼ cup liquid sweetener), 2 large egg yolks, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt.

What are the 3 most important ingredients of ice cream? ›

If you have ever made ice cream, you already know what goes into it, ingredients such as milk, cream, and sugar. But there is one main ingredient that you may not have thought about, probably because you can't see it—air.

What makes ice cream creamy and not icy? ›

To get rich ice cream, you need enough fat, enough milk protein, and enough sugar to keep the water in the ice cream from freezing solid.

What makes the creamiest ice cream? ›

As you churn ice cream, individual water molecules turn into ice-crystal seeds — which is what makes cream freeze. The higher the fat content, the more time you have to churn before these ice crystals congregate, resulting in creamier final texture.

How to make ice cream in the old days? ›

Vanilla Ice Cream:

Mix ½ cup sugar or 1/3 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons corn syrup 1 teaspoon flour and a few grains salt. Add to milk and stir until thickened. Cover and cook ten minutes. Beat 1 egg yolk slightly, add a portion of the hot milk, return to double boiler and stir and cook one minute.

How do you make homemade ice cream freeze faster? ›

A cold base will help it freeze faster, which will result in a better texture. Chill it in the refrigerator for at least an hour before putting it in the ice cream freezer. You can even refrigerate it overnight. Adding a little alcohol to your ice cream base can help keep the texture softer.

How to make ice cream in Ziploc bags? ›

The process is quite simple: Fill a small zip-top bag with cold ice cream ingredients (heavy cream, half-and-half, sugar, and whatever flavorings you'd like), then seal and place that inside of a larger, gallon-sized freezer bag filled with ice and a bit of rock salt.

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