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!
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.
2 Ingredient Ice Cream
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 on high 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.
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!
PrintBanana Ice Cream
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!
2 Ingredient Chocolate Banana Ice Cream
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.
2 Ingredient Strawberry Banana Ice Cream
Ingredients
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.
2 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream
Ingredients
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.
2 Ingredient Cherry Banana Ice Cream
Ingredients
4 bananas, very ripe, sliced and frozen
1/2 cup frozen cherries
1/2 tsp. vanilla (optional)
Instructions
Blend the bananas, cherries and 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!
2 Ingredient Coconut Ice Cream
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.
2 Ingredient Raspberry Ice Cream
Ingredients
2 bananas, frozen
2 1/2 cups raspberries, frozen
Instructions
Blend together ingredients until ice cream consistency is reached.
2 Ingredient Pineapple Whip
Ingredients
1 whole pineapple – cut up and 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, until creamy. Makes about 3-4 servings.
You may use canned pineapple. Just place it in an 8×8 inch pan and freeze in one layer.
2 Ingredient Peach Ice Cream
Ingredients
2 cups frozen peach slices
1/4 cup full fat coconut milk (You may need a tad more.)
Instructions
Process in a blender or food processor until creamy. Serves 2.
Soda Ice Cream
Ingredients
4 cups soda (any flavored soda of your choosing: lemon-lime, peach, raspberry, cola, cherry, etc.)
1 – 14 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.
To see how easy it is to make easy recipes with 5 ingredients or less that taste GREAT, check out our 5 Ingredient Recipes YouTube Channel here!
Some of these 2 Ingredient Ice Cream Recipes are from our Dining On A Dime Cookbook, Volume 2:
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