Servings
Font
Back
Homemade dulce de leche ice cream
4.9 from 282 votes

Homemade dulce de leche ice cream

This homemade dulce de leche ice cream blends whole milk, cream, sugar, vanilla, and generous amounts of dulce de leche for a rich, creamy dessert. It can be prepared using an ice cream maker or by manual freezing and mixing. The end result is a smooth, sweet ice cream with the caramel notes of dulce de leche highlighted, suitable for serving in cones or with warm dulce de leche drizzled on top.

Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 55 mins
Servings: 8 -10
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: South American, International, Ecuadorian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk whole
  • ½ cup sugar adjust based on your preference – keep in mind that the dulce de leche is very sweet
  • 3 cups whipping cream liquid form
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups dulce de leche about 1.5 lbs, homemade or store-bought
To serve:
  • waffle cones for ice cream
  • dulce de leche warm, for drizzling on top

Instructions

    Cup of Yum
  1. Combine the milk with the sugar in a large mixing bowl, mix well until the sugar is completely dissolved.
  2. Add the cream and the vanilla extract, stir and mix well.
Using an ice cream maker:
  1. Pour the milk and cream mix into the ice cream maker and prepare it according to your ice cream maker’s instructions.
  2. During the last minutes in the ice cream maker, add the dulce de leche in spoonfuls into the ice cream maker and let it mix in.
  3. Place the dulce de leche ice cream in a freezer friendly bowl and let it freeze for a couple of hours to let it ripen before serving.
Using a mixer or blender/food processor:
  1. To prepare the dulce de leche ice cream without an ice cream maker, place the milk and cream mix in a plastic or metal freezer friendly container and freeze for 1 hour. It should be semi-frozen, but still somewhat soft.
  2. Remove from the freezer and use an electric mixer to soften the mix. You can also place it in a food processor or blender and mix (make sure your blender is powerful enough to blend frozen foods). Return to the freezer and let it rest for another hour, then repeat the process for 3-4 times or until you’ve achieved the desired smoothness, add the dulce de leche during the last time that you mix it. Let the ice cream rest in the freezer for a couple of hours before serving.
  3. Serve the dulce de leche ice cream in waffle cones and drizzle warm dulce de leche on top.