Caramel Corn Ice Cream (No Machine)
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Who doesn’t love caramel corn? And Ice Cream? Separately and together they are a happy combination of flavor and texture.
You are probably wondering how you make ice cream taste like Caramel Corn? It’s simple, soak the popcorn in cream for 30 minutes until it goes soft. The caramel and popcorn will infuse in the cream. The longer you infuse, the stronger the flavor.
A dessert mash up is where two delicious things come together to become one. That’s a perfect way to describe my Caramel Corn Ice Cream: Caramel Popcorn & Ice Cream. They’re yummy by themselves and even better together.
Have you seen my other Big & Bold Ice Cream Flavors? You might also like my Toasted Marshmallow, Cereal Milk, Lemon Meringue Pie and Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino Ice Cream.
- 2 cups (100g/ 3 ½ oz) caramel corn
- 2 cups (16oz/450 ml ) cold whipping cream (all purpose cream or heavy cream)
- ¼ cup (3 ½ oz/ 100g) cold condensed milk
- A handful of crushed popcorn for mixing in
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Pour the cream into a bowl and stir in the caramel corn. Let is sit and soak for 30 minutes. This will infuse the cream with the flavors of the popcorn.
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Pass the cream through a sieve. Feel free to push out any excess cream from the corn too. It’s all flavors.
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Whip the cold cream on medium/ high in a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer) until soft peaks form.
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Turn off the machine and pour the condensed milk into the whipped cream.
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Turn the speed back up high again and whisk until the mixture is thick and stiff peaks.
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Now you have your ice cream base you can add in your desired flavors once it is nice and thick.
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Stir in the crushed caramel corn for even more caramel corn flavor and texture.
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Place in a large resealable container and freeze at least 4 hours or overnight before eating. Keep for up to 6 weeks.
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Hi gemma.
Thanks for all great recipes.
Why is this recipe different and has only 100 gr of condensed milk?
Great question. The popcorn is covered in sugar so if you use the full amount of condensed milk the ice cream is wayyyyyyy too sweet.
I hope you try it out 🙂
Thanks for the reply.
But then it doesn’t freeze to hard because it has less condensed milk?
Hi Rachel,
No, do try it,
Gemma 🙂
Can one replace the caramel corn with just caramel?
The corn adds texture and reduces the sweetness in this recipe. you can of course swirl a caramel through the ice cream, but it will be sweet. Check out the various caramel sauces here, Dulce De Leche and Best ever Salted Caramel Sauce 🙂
Thank you!
HI Gemma,
Oh wow! excellent content! I need to recreate all of your recipes, 😀
I would like to ask about the recipes, would they work with a liquid nitrogen mixer? or will it freeze the batch so quickly it may lose some of its texture?
thanks a lot! 🙂
Hi Hamad,
I really do not know! I never tried this recipe with liquid nitrogen, though I cannot see why it would not work.
Gemma 🙂
Hey gemma this ice cream is such a good idea. It literally filled my ice cream cravings but I have a small problem , can u plz tell us how to make caramel corn at home
Hi there Fiza,
The recipe is here on my website. (https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/microwave-caramel-popcorn/)
I do hope you enjoy this too,
Gemma 🙂
Yess!!! May I take it to the cinema? Hehe, tastes so good! It’s crunchy and creamy at the same time 😀 Wonderful recipe. Thanks Gemma!
Gemma, this was excellent! Thank you.
Hi Joanna,
Thank you so much for your kind support,
Gemma 🙂