Sugar Free Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

Enjoy the soft, melting goodness of homemade sugar free vanilla ice cream on a warm dessert

Vanilla ice cream with no sugar is a delightful treat that suits any weather, whether it's a scorching summer day or a chilly winter evening.

While store-bought sugar free options exist, nothing rivals the richness of homemade vanilla ice cream with no artificial ingredients. This recipe stands out for its simplicity and superior taste. Creamy, smooth, and perfectly balanced in sweetness, it outshines many commercial varieties.

Using quality ingredients and a bit of patience makes it one of the best sugar free vanilla ice cream recipes.

Many wonder how to make vanilla ice cream without an ice cream maker. The process is pretty simple, it just involves a bit of cooking on a low heat, a bit of cooling, a bit of checking and stirring every now and again.

Vanilla extract is definitely an option for a low sugar vanilla ice cream like this, but if you want to make this sugar free ice cream from scratch, and you want a beautiful, intense and natural flavour, we would recommend using vanilla pods.

Good quality double cream will give this vanilla ice cream without sugar all the richness and texture it needs.

Along with the ground almonds, a tiny pinch of salt will help to just balance out the taste and add a little maturity to the flavours.

Once you've finished the recipe and the ice cream is in the freezer, it needs to be taken out every hour, about three or four times, to be stirred. This is because we're making this low sugar vanilla ice cream without a machine, so the occasional stir while it freezes prevents it from turning into an ice block, keeping the ice cream light and smooth.

This sugar free vanilla ice cream recipe is absolutely delicious and wonderful on the side of a variety of sugar free dessert recipes on this site, like the sugar free chocolate cake recipe.
When everything has frozen, serve this sugar free vanilla ice cream on its own, or with a dessert that's still hot. Absolutely delicious!

If you want to try a sugar free chocolate ice cream, we have a recipe for that here too!

Sugar Free Homemade Ice Cream Recipe

Recipe Category: Dessert

Recipe Cuisine: Italian

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Servings: 10

Calories: 308

Rating: 5 from 17 votes

INGREDIENTS

2 Vanilla Pods
600ml Double Cream
200ml Milk
6 Egg Yolks
1 Tablespoon Ground Almonds
3 Tablespoons Honey
Salt

RECIPE METHOD

Pour the double cream and milk into a saucepan, add the ground almonds and stir until combined
Use a sharp knife to split the vanilla pods lengthways and carefully scrape everything inside the pods into the saucepan, also add the empty vanilla pods to float in the liquid and infuse their flavour
Bring everything to a low boil, stirring constantly, when you see the edges start to bubble, take off the heat and allow to cool for around 30 minutes - stir every now and again to prevent the mixture from forming a skin
Separate the egg yolks from the whites and place the yolks in a mixing bowl (Keep the egg whites in the fridge as they can be used for other recipes) Add the honey and a tiny pinch of salt to the yolks, just to enhance the flavour
Use an electric whisk to beat the mixture together until fully combined and pale in colour - this should only take a couple of minutes
Use a regular hand whisk to slowly pour and whisk the egg mixture into the cooled cream mixture in the saucepan
Heat on low and stir regularly until the mixture thickens, about 8-10 minutes, do not allow it to boil
As soon as you see any signs of it approaching the boil, remove it from the heat and pour into a container, closing it with an airtight lid, allow the mixture to cool, then as soon as you can, place in the freezer
Remove from the freezer and stir every hour, about three or four times, before leaving it in the freezer overnight