Nutella Ice Cream

5 from 1 vote

Homemade Nutella Ice Cream made without condensed milk, but the old-fashioned way with egg and cream, a refreshing summer dessert that is rich and indulgent and well loved by everyone. It can be made with or without an ice cream maker, and it's pretty much failproof.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Cooling & Freezing Time6

Total Time6 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: International

Servings: scoops

Calories: 407kcal

Author: Daniela Apostol

Ingredients

1 cup full-fat milk ( 250 ml)
1 ¼ cup clotted cream (350 ml)
¼ cup caster sugar
½ cup nutella
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
3 egg yolks

Instructions

To make the ice cream, add the egg yolks and sugar to a large mixing bowl, and use a hand mixer to beat them well until the mixture has a pale yellow colour and it triples its volume.
Add the nutella and sifted cocoa powder to the egg mixture, and beat again.
Add the milk and clotted cream to a pan set over a medium heat, and heat it up, but do not let it come to a boil.
Pour the hot milk mixture over the egg one whisking well to prevent the eggs from scrambling.
Transfer everything to the pan, and back onto the hob.
Whisk well until the mixture starts to thicken, and it coats the back of a spoon - do not boil it, as it might curdle.
Remove the mixture from the heat, and leave it to cool down completely.
Churn it according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Transfer the mixture onto a freezer-friendly container, and freeze for a few hours until solid, but still scoopable.

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Notes

Using an ice cream maker usually solves out the problem of a not-so-creamy ice cream. The churning process speeds up the freezing time too, and ice particles don't form at all - you still need to freeze the ice cream after churning, unless you don't mind a softer texture.
Using full-fat ingredients is essential when you make ice cream, I can't stress that out enough- semi-skimmed or skimmed milk or cream, and that includes low fat stuff, have a higher water content, which will result in an icy texture and less creamy touch.

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