Nutella Ice Cream

· April 8th, 2009 · 66 Comments
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Nutella Ice Cream from Sugarlaws

This is, by far, the best ice cream I’ve made.

And it’s among the easiest — just a couple of ingredients, very little effort, and the best, chocolate-y, most decadent result.

If you’re not familiar with nutella, check in the grocery store where you find the peanut butter — you’ll probably find it. And when you do, take the jar, bring it home (pay for it first), spread a tablespoon or two on a piece of bread, and taste.

Swoon. Repeat.

Then make this ice cream. Nutella is, quite frankly, one of the best culinary creations out there — a mixture of chocolate and hazelnuts that almost defies words. It was the inspiration behind my flourless chocolate hazelnut cake, and now this.

Nutella Ice Cream from Sugarlaws

Nutella Ice Cream

INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup nutella
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup milk
1 tbsp vodka

DIRECTIONS
Beat together the nutella, sugar, heavy cream, milk and vodka until blended evenly. Churn into ice cream according to your ice cream machine’s directions, and then freeze for four hours before serving. The ice cream lasts about a week in the freezer.

Makes about 2 cups.

Nutella Ice Cream from Sugarlaws

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66 responses so far ↓

1 RecipeGirl // Apr 8, 2009 at 5:43 am

What a delicious flavor!
2 Maria // Apr 8, 2009 at 5:44 am

I love Nutella everything. I have made a similar version before. Will have to try this one next!
3 Jamie // Apr 8, 2009 at 6:27 am

OMG! This looks yum! I love Nutella and I can eat the jar by myself (sad, I know).

Note to self: MUST PURCHASE ICE CREAM MACHINE!
4 Elyse // Apr 8, 2009 at 6:37 am

Oh. My. GAH. This ice cream sounds fantastic. Nutella? In an ice cream?! YES, PLEASE!! I have to make this right away. It looks divine!
5 Eliana // Apr 8, 2009 at 6:38 am

This looks great. And as far as I’m concerned it’s is indeed one of the best culinary creations. Can’t wait to try this in my new ice cream maker.
6 Kristen // Apr 8, 2009 at 6:39 am

yum! I love nutella and fluff sandwiches and am wondering whether you can add fluff to the ice cream while it is being made or if it’s something that should just be added as a topping…
7 VeggieGirl // Apr 8, 2009 at 7:07 am

SINFUL!!!!!!!! Love it!!!!
8 Katherine // Apr 8, 2009 at 7:08 am

OH MY GOD!!!!

I haven’t had nutella in a few months due to my efforts to lose weight but given how successful I’ve been (very) I think I will have to have some soon. I don’t have an ice cream maker so I can’t have this particular recipe, but I’ll just go out and get the pure stuff. In Europe (where they use Nutella lot more), there are a lot of ice cream/gelato places that have nutella as a flavor. It’s less common here, though.

YUM!!
9 Erin // Apr 8, 2009 at 8:54 am

I’ve been on an ice cream making kick lately, so I’ll have to try this one soon. I love Nutella!
10 Paula // Apr 8, 2009 at 9:05 am

OMG nutella and ice cream! my two favorite things in one! I love making ice cream so I’ve got to make this soon!!!
11 Kate // Apr 8, 2009 at 9:26 am

I’ve made something similar before and it was delicious (I think the fat in the Nutella ups the creaminess you lose from the egg custard base). What does the vodka do in the recipe though?
12 ttfn300 // Apr 8, 2009 at 10:15 am

delish!! i recently made something similar
13 Mara @ What's For Dinner? // Apr 8, 2009 at 10:19 am

AMAZING!!!!!
14 Tracey C. // Apr 8, 2009 at 10:50 am

“..lasts about a week in the freezer.”

Hahahaha. . Very funny. Like it would last a week.
15 Michelle // Apr 8, 2009 at 3:39 pm

WOW this looks amazing!
16 EbyKat // Apr 8, 2009 at 4:14 pm

Kate: Does anyone ever really need a ~reason~ to use vodka?

This looks wonderful.
17 Christie @ Fig & Cherry // Apr 8, 2009 at 8:03 pm

Wow Katy – delicious! I’m also a massive nutella fan. Hazelnut icecream is my favourite.
18 brilynn // Apr 8, 2009 at 8:09 pm

Love ice cream. Love nutella. Love this.
19 Pearl // Apr 9, 2009 at 1:54 am

that looks so nom! i’ll definitely be by looking for the nutella ice cream recipe once the honey vanilla ice cream runs out
20 Arundathi // Apr 9, 2009 at 2:12 am

Oh My God!! Thank you!! I am so making this today!
21 Serena // Apr 9, 2009 at 3:12 am

Only another Nutella lover could understand just how much I love Nutella. This is AMAZING.
I’m adding heavy cream (and Vodka) to my grocery list so I can make this soon.
You just made my day.
22 stephchows // Apr 9, 2009 at 7:40 am

Nutella is one of the best things ever… making ice cream with it… you’re my hero
23 adele // Apr 9, 2009 at 12:09 pm

*sigh* Need ice-cream maker.
24 Jennifer Coomer/DogYarnKnit // Apr 9, 2009 at 1:36 pm

I can’t wait to show this to my mom. She LOVES Nutella.
25 Big Boys Oven // Apr 10, 2009 at 12:37 am

oh this is deli -cious ! fragant from the hazelnut and the power ofthe chocolat will defintely drive me nuts! You are a bad girl! lol!
26 Cynthia // Apr 11, 2009 at 3:48 pm

I’ll make this ice cream for a friend’s b’day who loves Nutella!
27 Tia Singh aka @TiaSparkles // Apr 11, 2009 at 11:59 pm

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!! My biggest addiction in life, EVER!!! NUTELLA!!! .

OMG NUTELLA ICE CREAM!!!!!!!
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29 Arundathi // Apr 12, 2009 at 8:05 am

Made this today and it was absolutely AMAZING!! Thank you thank you thank you. I hope it’ll be okay with you if I post this on my blog. Thanks.
30 Kimberly @ How to Cook with Kimberly // Apr 12, 2009 at 1:35 pm

This sounds heavenly!!!

I love Nutella…Just had some on some toast about 1 week ago…mmm

I’m definitely going to have to try this one!

Kimberly
31 Bridgett // Apr 13, 2009 at 9:29 am

My daughter fell in love with Nutella in Europe. Will have to try this with her.
32 m // Apr 13, 2009 at 6:16 pm

I never cook… but i will try this nutella ice cream… totally worth it
33 hannah // Apr 13, 2009 at 7:05 pm

oh man, that looks SO Good!
34 Meg // Apr 14, 2009 at 5:31 am

What a fabulous ice cream! Love the vodka addition.
35 I Scream, You Scream « // Apr 14, 2009 at 8:29 am

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36 TJ // Apr 14, 2009 at 10:55 am

I don’t drink alcohol. Is the vodka absolutely necessary? I’d hate to have the recipe screw up without it…

Also, does anyone know of a way of making ice cream without the ice cream maker?
37 yep yep // Apr 14, 2009 at 6:59 pm

Cool ice cream..hot girl.
38 katy // Apr 14, 2009 at 7:06 pm

TJ: You could take it out — the ice cream will just freeze more when you store it. Just take the ice cream out 15 minutes before serving it and let it sit on the counter to defrost a bit, it’ll still be great!

Also, David Liebovitz apparently has a method for making ice cream without an ice cream maker — you just pulse the ice cream in a blender every 30 minutes until it’s frozen. I haven’t tried it, but I trust David!
Katy
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40 Michael // Apr 15, 2009 at 6:23 pm

I mixed half and half Nutella and peanut butter with a basic vanilla ice cream batter a few years ago. Truly decadent.
41 KJ // Apr 15, 2009 at 7:15 pm

Can I put more vodka in if I want it??

I’ve heard of nutella and people speak highly of it, but I have never tried it. Next time I go to the grocery store I’ll have to venture down that aisle…
42 Stephy // Apr 17, 2009 at 3:34 pm

Thank you so much for giving me a reason to go grocery shopping! This looks amazing!
43 George Erdosh // Apr 17, 2009 at 3:50 pm

This looks suspiciously too easy but I am going to try it–I love sweets of any sorts.

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44 YAM // Apr 18, 2009 at 3:49 am

Nutella ice cream. OMG

YUM YUM
45 Marc // Apr 19, 2009 at 7:47 am

I LOVE Nutella ice cream. I agree with you that this is the easiest ice cream to make and among the tastiest. I always get requests for the recipe.
46 maggie (p&c) // Apr 19, 2009 at 6:44 pm

Ooh. Am trying to convince myself my teeny kitchen doesn’t need an ice cream maker, but yum!
47 Marc // Apr 19, 2009 at 7:06 pm

maggie, Ice cream makers are little now! You dont’ have to buy your grandmother’s giant tub in a tub with the ice and rock salt anymore.
48 Aggie // May 5, 2009 at 3:02 am

You had me at Nutella!!! Wow!!
49 Ashley // May 23, 2009 at 11:08 am

If only I had space for an ice cream maker in my tiny apartment kitchen! This looks fantastic! I love the blue patterned placemats (?), too, by the way I have to force myself NOT to buy Nutella at the store, though… it’s too good.
50 Michelle // May 24, 2009 at 3:50 am

This looks perfect. I have nutella left from my cookies and this is a great way to use it. Thanks.
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52 zoe // May 25, 2009 at 3:02 pm

Oh man. This has my name all over it!
53 Hooly // May 25, 2009 at 3:58 pm

This is awesome!!!
I subbed Kahlua for the Vodka and added some broken up chocolate graham crackers at the end of the cycle.
Nice crunch without competing with the Nutella.
Yum!
54 Stacey // May 25, 2009 at 9:23 pm

thanks so much for this recipe. I made it tonight and shared it with my homemade ice cream-lovin’ family. it hit the spot.
55 Sherry // Jun 4, 2009 at 5:08 am

I love nutella and can’t wait to try this. What does the 1 Tbsp. vodka do (keep it from freezing too hard). I have put nutella in wonton wrappers, fried and dusted withpowdered sugar. They are great.
56 Morten Pedersen // Jun 12, 2009 at 8:31 am

I looks very good, got to try it out some day. Today it is raining I need a warm sunny day!
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58 Anne // Jul 7, 2009 at 4:44 pm

Re: vodka, yes, sometimes it actually *does* raise a question. I’m gathering up ice cream recipes that I can give to five teenaged (*underaged*) girls to make on a camping trip (with one of those ice cream maker balls) this weekend. If I were making this for myself in my own kitchen? Hell yeah, I’d use Kahlua for sure. For a gaggle of 13-14 year-olds? Maybe not so much. I’m going to take a chance on leaving it out…
59 Chrisa // Jul 23, 2009 at 8:33 am

This-is-amazing. I am a huge Nutella fan so I knew I wanted to give this recipe a try. I omitted the vodka because of some alcohol allergies in my family. It was very easy; and the end result had a few frozen nutella chunks in it. (Which by the way are delicious) I will definitely be making this again!
60 Kalia Abiade // Aug 1, 2009 at 5:40 pm

Two firsts for me on this recipe. One, this was my first time making homemade ice cream. Two — wait for it — this was my first time ever tasting Nutella. Crazy, I know. When I went to the store to by eggs and cream for basic custard recipes, something told me to walk over to the PB aisle and finally try this much-raved about hazelnut chocolate goodness. Then, I got home and googled “Nutella ice cream,” and that’s how I found your blog. This ice cream (sans vodka, plus vanilla bean paste) was fab and, since it was such a winner, I now want to try nearly every recipe you have posted! Thank you!
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62 Tanya from Online Colleges // Sep 29, 2009 at 10:43 am

I Love Nutella and I love ice cream so I know I’ll love this. Thanks for the great recipe, can’t wait to make it.
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64 Charley // Feb 11, 2010 at 8:40 pm

To those of you concerned about the vodka: I can understand if you’re straight edge by principle, but really? Especially the person serving teenagers? From a pharmacological standpoint, 1 tablespoon in two cups of ice cream is pretty much negligible unless you’re serving grade schoolers. We’re talking less than 1/2T per serving at most. Chances are that you consume more than that in a serving anyway if you ever eat Chinese, Japanese, French, or any other cuisine that often makes use of cooking wine such as mirin or sake.
65 Spata // Feb 26, 2010 at 1:26 pm

I followed this recipe, but added Frangelico (hazelnut liqueur) instead of vodka. It was amazing! It had the same texture as gelato. I will omit the sugar next time, it will be perfect with the sweetness that nutella adds to the ice cream.
66 Spata // Feb 26, 2010 at 1:26 pm

I followed this recipe, but added Frangelico (hazelnut liqueur) instead of vodka. It was amazing! It had the same texture as gelato. I will omit the sugar next time, it will be perfect with the sweetness that nutella adds to the ice cream. Thank you for the recipe!