A very simple ice cream to treat your guests to – dulce de leche replaces the more commonly used sweetened condensed milk and the flaky salt gives it a little crunchy pop. I also added roasted unsalted walnuts, chopped which gave the ice cream some more texture.
Dulce de leche is made from slowly simmering sweetened condensed milk until it thickens and becomes a dark caramel-like color. It’s richer, creamier and sweeter than condensed milk. There are recipes for making homemade dulce de leche but it is so much easier to just buy a can.
Melissa Clark contributed this recipe from New York Times Cooking. Many of you are aware of her reputation in the food world. Sometimes her recipes are a little “off” for me but not in this case as this tasty treat was welcomed after a light dinner of salmon. A small bowl of this delicious ice cream is all you need to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Dulce de leche ice cream with swirls of caramel and roasted walnuts…
I love caramel!
No-Churn Salted Caramel Ice Cream
- 1 (14 oz. can of dulce de leche) my can was only 13 oz. but in this recipe it didn’t matter – of course you can make homemade but why bother?
- 1-1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 tsp. fine sea salt
- flaky salt (optional and I used Maldon)
- roasted unsalted walnuts, chopped (I added)
Spoon about 3/4 of the dulce de leche from the can into a small bowl (set the rest aside for swirling). In a large bowl, beat the heavy cream and fine sea salt until stiff – I used my electric mixer. Add a dollop or two of the whipped cream to the small bowl, and mix until the dulce de leche has loosened and not so thick.
Add this lightened mixture to the bowl of stiff whipped cream, gently folding until well combined.
With a spatula scrape out the remaining dulce de leche into the empty bowl of lightened mixture and season with flaky salt (I used Maldon). You can use 1/4 tsp. fine salt instead but you won’t get the crunch.
In a freezer container, add a quarter of the dulce de leche whipped cream. I used 3 small dollops of salted (I also added the chopped nuts then) dulche de leche on top and swirl gently. Repeat and finish with dulce de leche whipped cream.
Recipe by cookingwithauntjuju.com
The ingredients…
Getting ready to swirl the dulce de leche…
Salted caramel is one of my favorite. This is one I’ll have to make very soon! 🙂
Mine too – I ate too much and my tummy hurt a little! It is rich but delicious 🙂
I think I’ve made this dessert in the past, and other similar no-churn versions. Nigella Lawson has lots of great recipes like this. Always delicious!
Yes, Nigella does love no-churn ice cream – her coffee ice cream is on my “to make” list. Did you notice the Japanese bowls?
Oh yes wonderful. Love those bowls!!
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