My favorite childhood story includes my younger sister and ice cream. Every time mum and dad would take us out for ice cream, Pragya would finish hers at break-neck speed, while I would take my time savoring it. Once she was done, she would invariably turn towards me and demand that I share mine with her. A fight would start, and mum would have to intervene. I don’t remember who won in the end but then, that’s the thing with childhood memories. It doesn’t matter who won or lost. What matters is that they always make you smile.
Since then ice-cream has sort of become my comfort food because the memories make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. One bite and nostalgia kicks in. It reminds me of the innocence of childhood, the twinkle in Pragya’s eye when she would start eyeing my cone, mum’s exasperation at our squabbles and dad’s amusement. It feels like yesterday.
With the weather becoming warmer, I’ve been looking for an ice cream recipe that wouldn’t require a machine and is easy to make. I’ve made ice cream before, but it never froze well. Grainy, crystallized ice cream is no fun for anybody. And that’s the biggest problem with making ice cream at home. We’ve all heard of and probably tried no churn ice cream where cream and condensed milk are combined to make a base. I have a few on the blog.
But this Baileys Chocolate Ice Cream inspired by David Lebovitz really nailed it. The ice cream is creamy, easily scoopable without any crystals and extra chocolatey! And when I say extra chocolatey I mean it. There is definitely a hit from the Baileys and somehow the bananas elevate the chocolate flavor. Don’t get worried because I said bananas. Trust me, you won’t taste them.
But you will taste the intense chocolate flavor in every bite. Which is what makes this Baileys Chocolate Ice Cream so special! Top it with some sea salt if you are feeling extra fancy and you will not be able to stop.
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Baileys Chocolate Ice Cream
Prep Time: 10 minutes- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 Servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Freezing
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Baileys Chocolate Ice Cream is an easy no churn recipe that only requires a blender. With an intense chocolate flavor and a nice hit from the Baileys, this ice cream will become a firm favorite when you want to cool off during hot summers. Top this with seal salt if you are feeling extra fancy! Takes exactly five minutes to make and then freeze.
Ingredients
- 110 grams Chocolate (use dark or milk or a combination)
- 6 tablespoons Milk
- 6 tablespoons Cream
- 12 tablespoons Baileys
- 2 ripe Bananas (medium sized)
Instructions
- Place the chocolate and milk in a microwave safe bowl, and microwave for 30 seconds on full power. Stir with a fork after 30 seconds, and if not melted, microwave again in 15 second increments till it melts. Remember chocolate always looks less melted than it is, so be careful not to burn it.
- Add the chocolate mixture and rest of the ingredients to a blender and blend till smooth.
- Once blended, pour into a freezer safe container (metal or plastic) and freeze for at least 5 hours or more.
- Top with nuts, chocolate sauce or any other add ons to serve. Or if you are like me, just dig in.
Hi,
I tried the recipe today and was confused whether to use 1 or 2 ripe frozen bananas as in the comments it said 1 banana as against the recipe so I went with 1 banana.Also in these times,I could only get my hands on Amul cream blue box.Hoping it turns out as delicious as it looks In the pictures.
Thanks
Rashmi
Hey Rashmi! When in doubt, follow the recipe. The recipe requires two bananas for a reason. They add creaminess to the ice cream, but you won’t be able to taste them.
Hi,
Do the bananas need to be frozen?
Also will it become too watery since the melted chocolate , cream and Baileys are all liquid and it’s only the bananas which is holding it together ?
Please help
Thanks,
Mayanka
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Hey Mayanka. The bananas absolutely need to be frozen. Thats the only reason this will turn into ice cream. Its the frozen bananas that holds everything together and freezes them while blending.
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Hi Richa,
Thank you for the lovely recipes, now I make homemade ice creams regularly without an ice cream maker!
My husband finds the quantity of baileys too much for the summer months in this recipe. Can you suggest a substitute which will reduce the alcohol content yet keep the texture? Thank you!
Hey Shubha, its difficult to give you a substitute here. Its the baileys that gives that nice creamy texture. You can try using another alcohol like vodka instead for a milder flavour
Hi Richa,
This was a lovely recipe. It was so creamy and delicious. My husband doesn’t like the banana taste, is there anything I can substitute with.
Love
Smit
Hey Smit, you can increase the amount of chocolate a little to mask the banana flavour. I wouldn’t recommend leaving the banana out, because it adds a lot of creaminess to the ice cream.
What can I replace banana with? Thank you
Hey Ruchi, banana is a key ingredient in this recipe. It adds volume and creaminess to the ice cream so please don’t replace it.
Recipe sounds very interesting. Going to try it soon! Can electric hand blender be used?
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Sure, but I would recommend using a regular blender/ food processor/ mixie to blend the bananas smoothly.
Hi Richa,
I’m going to try this. I wanted to know I have a lot of chocolate powder left over at home. Can I use that? Also thinking of substituting Baileys for Kalhua. Should work right
Yea that should totally work!
So sorry about that Maria. This error may have happened when I migrated the blog a few months back. I do hope you try this recipe sometime 🙂
I was quite puzzled myself, but I went ahead and bought the stem without waiting for your reply 🙁 Haha! Shall make a thoran out of the stem..
Hey Maria, I’m so sorry but that was an error in the recipe. I meant one medium sized banana. I’ve corrected it now. Hope you try it!
It says 1 banana stem, forgive me if it’s a stupid question, but long/thick should the stem be?
Hi Richa – what if I left out the baileys would it be ok. My boy loves chocolate ice cream and would be so sad if I made one which he couldn’t have
Hey Natasha, the alcohol keeps the ice cream from forming ice crystals and makes it more creamy. I would recommend increasing the banana to one and a half and skipping the Baileys which should help with the texture a bit. Let me know how it turns out!
Is there a print option to save the recipe?
Thanks Linda 🙂 I love the fact that this is so easy to make too.
O my my would love to dig but, could you pass the spoon dearie Richa, and love the childhood treasure memories , God bless you Sis dear ????
Haha I know what you mean. Give me a spoon and a couch and I’m sorted.
This ice cream is the bomb! Love the Bailey’s. And I’m like you, just dig in!
I knew you would 😀
I loooove this post!!!