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Nutella Ice Cream

October 26, 2011 8 Comments

nutella ice cream

One of my favorite things about making ice cream is taking requests.  There are several requested ice cream flavors in the blog queue, including today’s flavor.  A friend from work requested that I make a chocolate hazelnut ice cream that taste like Nutella. I got on it right away.

I made this ice cream twice.  The first time I made the ice cream using a recipe similar to chocolate peanut butter, substituting homemade hazelnut butter instead.  The hazelnut butter was made in my food processor because I could not find hazelnut butter in the store.  My butter turned out much more grainy than a commercially processed nut butter, and thus resulted in a grainy ice cream.  It tasted good, but not great.  I gave a pint to my friend, warning him that I was not 100% satisfied with the results.  He thought the ice cream tasted good, but he agreed that the texture was not quite right.

Back to the drawing board.  Since my friend had requested a flavor similar to Nutella I decided to keep it simple and use Nutella in the recipe.  Why invent something that already exists?  I decided to make a recipe similar to peanut butter ice cream given that Nutella is a creamy, fatty spread.  The results were much better the second time.  Nutella ice cream is light in texture, smooth, tastes just like the real thing, and is simple to make.  Success!  I have yet to give my friend the second pint but I’m sure he will be delighted.  Enjoy!

Nutella Ice Cream
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3/4 cup (235 g) Nutella
1/2 cup (100 g) sugar
1 1/3 cups (330 ml) whole milk
1 1/3 cups (330 ml) heavy cream
Pinch of salt

Place all of the ingredients in a blender or food process and process until smooth.  Chill mixture in refrigerator for 1-2 hours. Once ice cream base is thoroughly chilled, pour base into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions.  Pack the ice cream into a plastic container.  Freeze until firm, at least 4 hours.

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Filed Under: Chocolate Scoops, Nutty Scoops

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  1. Christy says

    August 11, 2012 at 1:50 am

    I love this recipe and may never buy chocolate ice cream again. I also substituted Speculoos Cookie Butter spread (from Trader Joe's) and it was great too.

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  2. Dee says

    September 12, 2012 at 12:11 am

    I made this for a dinner party last night. OMG, it was incredible. I made two batches, one "high-test" with cream, the other using only milk. The ice milk had a grit to it in comparison to the golden velvet of the other, but . . . incredible. I dd add 1 Tbs of powdered expresso, too. Incredible!

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    • Lindsay says

      September 9, 2012 at 6:58 pm

      Dee – So happy you enjoyed it! Thanks for the feedback.

      Reply
  3. domestikate says

    February 12, 2013 at 9:37 am

    This looks amazing! I just got an ice cream maker recently and am looking for recipes to try – so glad I found your blog!

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  4. Danube66 says

    April 28, 2013 at 6:12 pm

    I made this ice cream according to your directions, and while it definitely had the Nutella flavor, the consistency was very disappointing. It was grainy (which now I can see in your photo to some extent as well) and more like a sorbet/granita than a smooth and creamy ice cream. I think I will try to find a custard base recipe for Nutella ice cream when I make it next time.

    Danube66 – You are correct. This ice cream is a lighter ice cream. It is slightly grainy because of all of the sugar as well as the nutella itself. If you prefer a non-custard ice cream, I would suggest playing around with this recipe and adding more cream. I am always looking for suggestions! Thanks for your comment.

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  5. laura says

    August 31, 2013 at 4:32 pm

    Me parece una receta super fácil de preparar y muy rica. Asi que voy a prepararla para este fin de semana.

    Gracias

    Un saludo

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  6. Amy says

    August 23, 2014 at 9:33 am

    Made this last night for a dinner party – rave reviews by all! We served it with some Italian cookies and they paired very well.

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  7. Laurie says

    July 15, 2015 at 2:49 pm

    I made this according to the recipe in a newly acquired Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker and it came out PERFECT! So delicious! Thanks for this recipe!

    Reply

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