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Baileys Espresso Crème Ice Cream with Hot Fudge Sauce (No Churn)

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This no churn Baileys Espresso Crème Ice Cream is easy to make without an ice cream maker, and full of irresistible Colombian coffee flavors and decadent and rich hot fudge sauce swirls!

Ingredients

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For the Hot Fudge Sauce:

  • 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 2 TBLS Unsalted Butter
  • ¼ cup Light Brown Sugar
  • 6 TBLS Granulated White Sugar
  • 1/8 TSP Fine Sea Salt
  • ½ cup + 2 TBLS Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa (or other Dutch process cocoa)
  • ¼ TSP Vanilla Extract

For the Baileys Espresso Crème Ice Cream with Hot Fudge Sauce Swirl:

Instructions

Make the hot fudge sauce:

  1. Simmer: Combine heavy whipping cream, unsalted butter, light brown sugar, granulated white sugar, and fine sea salt in a small saucepot. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat – about 30 seconds.
  2. Whisk in cocoa powder: Remove the pot from the heat and sift in the cocoa powder using a fine mesh strainer. Whisk until no lumps remain.
  3. Simmer again: Place the pot over low heat and simmer again, whisking continuously for 20 seconds, until glossy.
  4. Stir in vanilla: Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
  5. Storing: Transfer to jars with lids. Allow to cool completely, then cover and store in the fridge until needed.

For the Baileys Espresso Crème Ice Cream with Hot Fudge Sauce:

  1. Combine sweetened condensed milk with flavorings: In a large mixing bowl, mix together the sweetened condensed milk, Baileys Espresso Crème Irish Cream Liqueur, vanilla extract, and coffee extract until combined well.
  2. Make the whipped cream: Pour the heavy whipping cream into another large mixing bowl. Using an electric hand mixer (or stand mixer with the whisk attachment), beat the cream starting on low speed and increasing the speed as the cream thickens, until stiff peaks form – about 4-12 minutes. (Note: Time for beating the cream will vary depending on several factors such as environmental conditions, how cold the cream is, etc.)
  3. Fold: Add the whipped cream to the bowl with the sweetened condensed milk and flavorings mixture. Fold gently until fully combined, and the mixture is slightly thick and creamy.
  4. Warm the hot fudge sauce: Add the hot fudge sauce to a microwave safe measuring cup. Warm on medium power for 15-25 seconds, stirring once in between, until the sauce has loosened up from its thick and sticky texture.
  5. Assemble and freeze: Add about ¼ cup of the Baileys espresso crème ice cream mixture to an ice cream paper carton. Then drizzle a tablespoon of the hot fudge sauce on top and use a chopstick or skewer to create swirls. Repeat until the carton is full. Place a small sheet of nonstick cooking paper (parchment paper) on top, making sure the paper is touching the ice cream. Cover with the container with its lid. Repeat with the remaining ice cream mixture and hot fudge sauce and fill the remaining paper ice cream cartons. Freeze for 6 hours or until solid. (Note: If using another type of sealable freezer safe container such as a bread loaf pan or reusable insulated ice cream tubs, fill with half of the ice cream mixture and top with half of the hot fudge sauce. Swirl the hot fudge sauce with a chopstick or skewer, then repeat once more with the remaining ice cream mixture and hot fudge sauce. Cover with a sheet of nonstick cooking paper or cling wrap and press out any air bubbles. Then cover with the container’s lid (if it has one) and freeze for 6 hours.)
  6. Serve: Place the ice cream container on the counter at room temperature for 5 minutes to soften slightly. Then scoop, serve, and enjoy!

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Notes

  1. Hot fudge sauce: Recipe slightly adapted from Kay Rentschler’s hot fudge sauce recipe on NYT Cooking. You won’t need all of it for this ice cream recipe. Store the rest in a sealed airtight jar in the fridge and consume within 2-3 weeks. Reheat the sauce either in the microwave for 15-25 seconds, or in a saucepot on the stovetop over low heat and serve warm. You can enjoy it with other desserts such as vanilla ice cream, drizzled over this no churn S’more’s Ice Cream, on top of a brownie a la mode, etc.
  2. Sweetened Condensed Milk: I used a small Nestlē Eagle brand can (350 grams / 12.35 ounce). If you can only find a 396 grams / 14 ounce can where you live and want to use up the whole can, add an extra ½ cup of heavy whipping cream so that the ice cream doesn’t become too sweet.
  3. Freezing time and serving: Four hours in the freezer will give you soft serve consistency, and six hours will give you a solid ice cream texture. Due to the alcohol in the ice cream, it will tend to melt slightly quicker than other ice creams. Five minutes on the counter will soften it enough to make it scoop-able and ready to be served.
  4. Storing: Store in a sealed airtight freezer safe container in the freezer and consume within 3-4 weeks. If you’ve used a bread loaf pan to assemble and freeze the ice cream in, transfer the ice cream to another sealable freezer safe container after a few days. This will ensure that it retains freshness and the risk of a lot of ice crystals forming is minimized.

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