No Churn S’mores Ice Cream (easy ice cream dessert!)

Shake up your summertime desserts with this no churn s’mores ice cream!

A vanilla ice cream base is swirled with toasty marshmallow flavour from mini marshmallows; chopped chocolate; and, crumbled graham crackers.

I love making no churn ice cream like this raspberry one because of how simple they are to make! Plus, you can get so creative with the flavours you’re making.

Why you’ll love this s’mores ice cream

• You don’t need an ice cream machine to make this homemade ice cream!
• It only takes about 10 minutes to prep.
• Easily made gluten free!
• It tastes just like a s’more but in ice cream!

What does no churn mean?

No churn means you don’t need a fancy ice cream maker or machine to make this recipe. You create a vanilla ice cream base using heavy whipping cream, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract. These three ingredients mixed together create a creamy texture for the s’mores ingredients to be stirred into. The best part of no churn ice cream recipes is there’s so few ingredients and you don’t need any special equipment.

Ingredients needed to make this no churn ice cream

Mini marshmallows: mini marshmallows work best for this recipe because they can be stirred into the ice cream base easily; toast the marshmallows briefly for the perfect s’mores flavour!

Graham Crackers: graham crackers are key to any s’more so they need to be in this recipe; just crush them with your hands to make graham cracker crumbs / graham cracker pieces

Chocolate: chocolate chips or chopped chocolate (semi sweet chocolate, milk chocolate or dark chocolate) will work great

Heavy whipping cream: make sure to use heavy whipping cream to whip into stiff peaks as part of the base of the recipe; whole milk or other milk products will not work

Sweetened condensed milk: this is the foundation of a no churn ice cream so there are no substitutes for this ingredients

Vanilla extract: adds the vanilla flavour to the vanilla ice cream base; alternatively you can use vanilla bean paste

How to make this no churn s’mores ice cream

Step 1: Line an 8x5inch loaf pan with parchment paper.

Step 2: To a small sheet pan add the mini marshmallows, try to make sure they’re spread out a bit and not touching too much. Turn the oven to low-broil and broil for 1-3 minutes until just toasted **Watch these closely as ovens do broil differently.**

Step 3: In a medium bowl, stir together the vanilla extract and sweetened condensed milk until combined.

Step 4: In a large bowl, use a hand mixer with whisk attachment or use an electric mixer with whisk attachment to whip the heavy cream to medium stiff peaks. Alternatively, whip the cream with a whisk attachment in a stand mixer to medium stiff peaks.

Step 5: Pour the sweetened condensed milk mixture into the whipped cream mixture and gently fold everything together to combine (it should be fairly smooth). Be careful not to overmix.

Step 6: Pour half of the whipped cream mixture into the prepared loaf pan and add half of the chopped chocolate, half of the toasted marshmallows and crumble 3 graham crackers into small pieces. Use a knife to swirl it into the ice cream mixture. Pour in the remaining whipped cream mixture and top with the rest of the chopped chocolate, the rest of the toaste marshmallows and 3 more graham crackers crumbled and use a knife to swirl it into the mixture again.

Step 7: Cover the loaf pan tightly with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 8 hours before serving. If the ice cream is too difficult to scoop, let it warm up for about 5 minutes on the counter.

Expert tips

• Make this simple recipe gluten free by using gluten-free mini marshmallows and gluten-free graham crackers.
• To get a similar toasted marshmallow flavour as a s’more, make sure to briefly broil / toast the mini marshmallows as per the recipe instructions.
• Make sure you get the exact ingredients needed for the base of this no churn s’mores ice cream – your ice cream won’t turn out right if you use lower fat or lower sugar alternatives.
• Get creative and serve this ice cream as a s’mores ice cream sandwich by layering between two graham crackers!

Common questions

Can I use large marshmallows?
I don’t recommend using large marshmallows as they won’t blend properly in the ice cream and it will be hard to stir. Using mini marshmallows that are bite-sized are preferred.

Do I have to use a loaf pan?
I find a loaf pan works best for freezing the no churn ice cream. However, once the ice cream is made feel free to scoop and store in a freezer-safe container in the freezer.

Can I whip the cream in a blender?
Unfortunately whipping the cream in a blender will not product the medium-stiff peaks you need to create the base of the ice cream. So, I don’t recommend using a blender.

How to store

Store in the freezer, well covered or in an airtight container for up to 1 month (after that period of time it may be subject to freezer burn).

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