Nutella Ice Cream – Barefoot in the kitchen

Creamy, rich, chocolatey Nutella ice cream with a melt-in-your-mouth Nutella swirl is a dreamy way to satisfy your sweet tooth this summer — or this fall, or winter, or pretty much any time of year, if you’re me.

Nutella ice cream is what happens when I’m in the mood for something sweet, stand in front of the pantry and my eyes fall on that jar of Nutella that my kids haven’t discovered yet.

Luckily for all of us ice cream addicts, there’s always plenty of whipped cream and milk on hand when the need strikes. With just over a few minutes of stirring, I had this ice cream base chilled in the fridge while figuring out how to finish it once it was churned.

Nutella ice cream

Inspired by the peanut butter ice cream and magic bowl we’ve been making over and over again for years, I swirled a variation of the magic Nutella bowl into this ice cream. While not technically required, I highly recommend it.

And while we’re on the subject of “not necessary, but oh so damn good,” I reheated the last of our peanut butter ice cream toppings and tossed it into a second batch of this Nutella Ice Cream Nutella Swirl. I gave a friend a spoon and the ice cream can last week and her reaction was absolutely priceless.

I think her words were something like, “What in the name of holy ice cream magic is that?!” Yes, it’s magic. And I bet you will think so too.

Nutella ice cream recipe

For this recipe you need the following ingredients:

• Nutella hazelnut chocolate spread
• whipped cream
• Sugar
• milk
• vanilla extract
• kosher salt

ice instructions

1. In a large glass bowl, combine ¾ cup Nutella with the heavy cream. Microwave for 90 seconds, remove from microwave and stir until smooth. Heat for an additional 30 seconds only as needed.
2. Stir in the sugar. Add milk, vanilla and salt. Whisk again to combine. Chill and refrigerate for at least 4 hours until completely cold.
3. Process the mixture according to your machine’s instructions.

Nutella Swirl instructions

1. While the ice cream is stirring, mix ½ cup Nutella with the coconut oil in a small glass bowl. Heat in the microwave for 1 minute, remove from the microwave and stir until smooth. Leave to cool to room temperature.
2. When the ice cream is fully blended, place half of the ice cream in an airtight container and drizzle with half of the Nutella sauce. Repeat with the remaining ice cream and Nutella sauce.
3. Cover with a lid and place in the freezer until firm enough to spoon. For an even more amazing treat, drizzle them with chocolate sauce, peanut butter topping, or hot fudge when ready to serve.

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