No Churn Custard Ice Cream Recipe
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Last week, I was asked to bring dessert for the Fourth of July party at my parents’ house. I thought ice cream sounded good and I knew I wanted to make it myself. The very first time I looked through my grandma’s cookbook, the No Churn Custard Ice Cream recipe caught my eye because my grandma had written the measurements to make a gallon in her handwriting.
I imagine that she made this recipe on hot summer days so her boys could cool off after playing outside. It does involve using the stove, so she probably made it in the evenings when it was cooler, and let it freeze overnight.
Ingredients You Will Need
- Eggs
- Milk
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Salt
- Evaporated Milk
Equipment You May Need
- Double Boiler
- Mixer
- Loaf Pan
- Ice Cream Scoop
Helpful Tips
- To scald milk, use these tips from Culinary Hill. According to them, milk scalds at 170 degrees Fahrenheit so you can use a candy thermometer to make sure you have the right temperature.
- The part that takes the longest is cooking the mixture over a double boiler until it coats a spoon. It takes about 30 minutes.
- After that, the recipe says to chill the mixture before adding the vanilla and evaporated milk. I put it in the fridge for about an hour.
- Once I stirred in the vanilla and evaporated milk, I put the mixture in a loaf pan to freeze.
- I froze it overnight and it was ready in the morning. To serve, I cut it into slices almost like bread. It was much easier than using an ice cream scoop, even after letting it thaw for several minutes.
Substitutes and Variations
- To serve, add toppings such as chocolate chips and sprinkles.
- Use chocolate milk instead of plain milk to make chocolate ice cream.
Other Recipes You May Enjoy
If you like ice cream, you might want to try Blueberry Melba Parfaits or my Chocolate Milkshake Recipe. No Churn Custard Ice Cream would be good on top of Victory Blueberry Pie or Apple Dumplings. It would also be great on top of Red Velvet Marbled Pound Cake or Bird’s Milk Cake.
No Churn Custard Ice Cream
Equipment
- Mixer
Ingredients
- 2 Eggs
- 2 Cups Milk Scalded
- 6 Tablespoons Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt
- 1½ Cups Evaporated Milk
Instructions
- Beat eggs until well blended.
- Add sugar and salt and mix well.
- Add milk gradually, stirring constantly.
- Cook in top pan of double boiler (over hot water) until the mixture coats a spoon (about 20-30 minutes), stirring frequently.
- Remove from heat and chill for about an hour in the fridge.
- Stir in vanilla and evaporated milk.
- Pour mixture into a loaf pan and freeze for at least 8 hours or until completely frozen.
- Slice with a knife to serve.
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Great recipe! This looks delicious and just like something my dad would love, so I’ll definitely be making this for him! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! I hope he likes it too. 🙂
I need this in my life right now! It is hot where I am in Virginia and a cold cup of something around midday hits the spot. Love that this can be made in the cooler evening and be ready for consumption next day.
Thanks for sharing!
Yes, it is so hot here too! It was nice to make it in the evening when it was cooler so we could enjoy it the next afternoon. 🙂
We absolutely love frozen custard! We prefer it over ice cream. It is richer and creamier. I am going to have to try this recipe, thanks for sharing!
I hope you enjoy this recipe then! 🙂
This looks really tasty! Great ideas.
Thank you! It was really good. 🙂
This recipe sounds absolutely delicious and I love that it was your Grandma’s!! I use several recipes from mine as well. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! My grandma had the best recipes so I am glad that I have copies of some of them to share with others.
This sounds so gorgeous!! I would love to try this xx
Thank you! I hope you get to try it. You will have to tell me what you think. 🙂
This sounds delicious!! Custard is one of my favourite things so this is right up my street!
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So let me get this straight, this is ice cream that will taste like custard? I’ve never heard of such an ice cream, let alone tasted it, how unique
Thank you! Yes, that is what it is. It is so delicious! 🙂
This recipes sounds amazing. I love ice cream and I love custard. This would sounds like the best thing. I cant wait to make this recipe. Thank you for sharing.
I hope you get to try it. I am sure you will enjoy it! 🙂
I love custard. I have never seen the this recipe before. It sounds so fab. I would love to give it a try. Thank you for sharing!
If you love custard, you will love this! I hope you get to try it. 🙂
Frozen custard!!This looks so tempting. Would love to give it a try and My mom will love it. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thank you!
Oh I love custard ice cream. This is a good recipe. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. 🙂
I love ice creams. Good recipe thank you for sharing.
I love that you have your grandmother’s cookbook with her handwritten notes in it. It is the most wonderful connection to her to have and it’s so great you’re making things she did. I like the sound of this ice cream as it doesn’t require churning — thanks for sharing this!
It is so fun to read through her cookbooks and see her handwriting, especially because I never got to meet her. 🙂
I love custard. I would love to try and make my own this summer. such a great summer activity.
Yes, frozen desserts are so fun to make in the summer!
great recipe! looks so delicious
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Thank you 🙂
Yummy! I swear I’m being targeted by homemade ice cream posts haha! I’ve seen a handful of them today and its probably a sign that I need to make some of my own soon. I’m going to pin this for later as its super easy! Thanks for sharing, Heidi xx
Lynn | https://www.lynnmumbingmejia.com
Haha, I guess you need to make some ice cream then! It really is easy and so rewarding when you get to have it for a tasty treat later!
I’ve never tried custard ice cream but it sounds delicious.
It is definitely very creamy and delicious. 🙂
This looks yummy ice cream, I like Oreo ice cream haha. But would love to try this.
Oreo ice cream is yummy too! That is one of my favorites. 🙂
I cannot wait to try this recipe! It looks yummy
Thank you so much!
I didn’t know no churn ice cream was possible! Sounds delicious. I can feel the grandmotherly love in making the gallon of it! Thanks for sharing!
I’ve never tried custard ice cream before, but it sounds amazing! I’ll have to give this recipe a go sometime x
This looks delicious, I’ll definitely have to give it a go!x
Ooo, I’ve never had no churn custard Ice cream before but it sounds and looks delicious. I’ve never had custard ice cream at all actually, definitely something I’d like to try. Thanks for sharing.
This recipe looks so delicious and wholesome. Kudos to grandma for documenting the recipe!
Madeline
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Very interesting and cool. A night to cool off. And i also like slices most the time instead of scoops. And my fav flavor is coconut in ice cream. Thanks for sharing xx
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Yes, it is a great recipe for those hot days! The slices are fun to eat, too. Coconut is yummy for sure!
There is honestly nothing I would want more right now – the UK is the double boiler you need for this recipe at the moment, we’re not built for this heat! Ice cream all day every day – so definitely need to try this one out x
Ice cream is a great cure for this heat! 🙂
Tried this recipe, really nice round caramel-y flavour from the custard (:
Made half, the custard didn’t thicken too much so added a bit of corn starch too, and added yogurt instead of evaporated milk to make a yogurt and blackberry ice cream. Came out pretty nice, churned it for a bit to break up the crystalization. Good flavor!
Hi Uma,
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! The blackberry flavor sounds delicious. 🙂