No Churn Blackberry Ice Cream

Blackberry Ice Cream – Smooth and creamy no-churn vanilla ice cream swirled with smashed blackberries. No cooking and no ice cream maker needed! 

No-churn ice cream!!! Have you made it before? This was my first time, and it was a huge success! I never realized how easy it is to make smooth and creamy ice cream at home, with no cooking, and no ice cream maker! This recipe is the perfect blank canvas for creating any flavor of ice cream, and it is so unbelievably easy -anyone can do this.

This recipe only uses 5 ingredients, and the hardest part is waiting for the ice cream to harden in the freezer. Tick, tock, tick, tock… you’ll be anxious. Trust me.

Blackberry Ice Cream

  • Heavy cream
  • Sweetened condensed milk
  • Vanilla
  • Sugar
  • Blackberries

To prepare, whip heavy cream, stir in vanilla extract and sweetened condensed milk, pour it into a freezer safe container (I used a loaf pan), and freeze until firm. That’s it! This basic no-churn vanilla ice cream recipe can be adapted into many different flavor variations. I mashed fresh blackberries with a touch of sugar and swirled them into the vanilla ice cream. The blackberries added a beautiful color and pop of fresh flavor.

You can totally swap out the blackberries for a different berry. Raspberries or blueberries would both be great. Just adjust the sugar accordingly, raspberries tend to be more tart, so you might need  to sweeten them a little more.

My husband, kiddos, and I shared a big bowl of this ice cream while playing in our backyard last weekend. Jake and Juliette splashed around the pool, excitedly devouring bite after bite of this creamy ice cream. They literally fought over the final bites. Fortunately for us, it’s summery here for several more months, which means many more batches of no-churn ice cream will be made!

Try these other blackberry recipes: Blackberry Cobbler, Berry Crumb Bars, or Blackberry Margaritas.

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James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.