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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Ingredients

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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Ingredients

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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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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FAQs

How to make simple home made ice cream? ›

In a small plastic bag, add ½ cup heavy cream, ½ cup milk, 2 tablespoons fine sugar and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. In another larger bag, add 2 to 3 cups ice and ¼ cup salt, then place the smaller bag inside and seal it. Shake the big bag for about 6 to 8 minutes, and presto! Instant ice cream.

How to make ice cream 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.

How to make ice cream at home with only 3 ingredients? ›

How to make 3-ingredient homemade ice cream
  1. 2 cups heavy whipping cream.
  2. 1 can sweetened condensed milk.
  3. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
  4. Loaf pan or another freezer-safe container.
  5. Parchment paper.
  6. Hand or stand mixer.
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How to make the smoothest homemade ice cream? ›

The initial chill of your ice cream base is very important. This sets the tone for forming smooth ice crystals. Refrigerate the custard for 8 hours at minimum, and up to a full 24-hours. This gives the custard time to mature and meld the cream and yolks together.

How to make ice cream that kids can make? ›

Step-by-step
  1. Measure the cream, sugar, and vanilla extract into the quart-size bag. Zip it up tightly.
  2. Fill the gallon-size bag with ice. Add the salt. ...
  3. Shake and shake the bags to make ice cream! It will take about 5 minutes until the cream hardens.
  4. Take the smaller bag out of the larger one.

How to make ice cream at home in 5 minutes? ›

directions
  1. Pour the milk, sugar and vanilla into the smaller, quart sized bag.
  2. Fill the larger, gallon sized bag 3/4 full of ice, then add the salt to the ice.
  3. Place the smaller bag inside the larger bag and close the seal. ...
  4. Now shake the bag good and hard for 5 minutes.

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.

What is the secret to making ice cream? ›

When it comes to great ice cream, cold temperatures and speed are your friends: the faster you bring your base from liquid to solid, the creamier it'll be. In a 2-quart unit, a typical batch of ice cream will take between 18 and 25 minutes to churn.

What are the two most essential ingredients of ice cream? ›

The basic ingredients for ice cream are milk, cream, sugar, flavorings, and sometimes eggs. There are two basic types of ice cream. Custard ice cream, also known as French ice cream, is made with a base of a stirred egg custard (essentially a vanilla sauce).

How to make ice cream using a Ziploc bag? ›

Instructions
  1. Pour 1 cup of half and half into a small ziploc bag.
  2. Add 1/2 teaspoon of artificial vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon of sugar.
  3. Seal the bag firmly and get any excess air out.
  4. In the larger ziploc bag, fill it about 1/2 way with ice. ...
  5. Then add your small bag and fill with extra ice on top.
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How is original ice cream made? ›

Ice cream is a colloidal emulsion made with water, ice, milk fat, milk protein, sugar and air. Water and fat have the highest proportions by weight creating an emulsion that has dispersed phase as fat globules. The emulsion is turned into foam by incorporating air cells which are frozen to form dispersed ice cells.

What are the ingredients of ice cream? ›

Ingredients (4)
  • 1 cup milk.
  • 1/2 cup sugar.
  • 2 cups thickened cream.
  • 1-2 tsp vanilla extract.

Does homemade ice cream need eggs? ›

You can make tasty ice cream without them, but there's a reason that almost every recipe published in the last 50 years calls for them. Here's why: After water, egg yolks are mostly fat and protein. Fat, which freezes differently and less hard than water, makes ice cream soft and creamy.

How to make homemade fake ice cream? ›

DIY Faux Ice Cream
  1. Step 1: Gather Your Materials. You are going to need 2 cups of corn starch, 1 1/2 cups of conditioner (any brand), a spoon, food coloring if you want your ice cream dyed, a measuring cup, and an ice cream scoop.
  2. Step 2: Combine Ingredients. ...
  3. Step 3: Mix. ...
  4. Step 4: Scoop and Form. ...
  5. Step 5: Final Touches.

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