No Churn Malted Vanilla Ice Cream with Cadbury Mini Eggs

The prettiest robin’s egg ice cream for Easter, made with an easy recipe for creamy, no churn malted vanilla ice cream, loaded with chopped chocolate and crushed Cadbury mini eggs. This lovely Easter egg ice cream is a delicious way to use up leftover mini chocolate eggs, and the vanilla malt flavored ice cream is sure to please everyone.

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Quick and Easy. This malted milk no churn ice cream recipe is as easy as it gets! You only need 10 minutes and a few simple ingredients to whip up the yummiest batch of ice cream for Easter. Unless you’ve got a really strong arm, you will need an electric mixer (either stand or hand held) to whip the cream.

Creamy, Sweet and Crunchy. You’ll love the textural contrast of the sweet and creamy malted milk ice cream with Cadbury mini eggs for crunch. A pinch of salt balances the sweetness, and sour cream and vanilla bean paste adds a wonderful depth of flavor so that the sweetened condensed milk isn’t too forward. I also added some chopped dark chocolate for more crunch, and to give the ice cream the look of a speckled robin egg.

Vanilla Malt Flavor. Malted milk powder is a type of dry powdered milk that’s made of malted barley, wheat, milk, wheat gluten, baking soda and salt. It adds a distinctive malt flavor to desserts, reminiscent of chocolate malt balls or old fashioned malted milk shakes.

Pretty Robin’s Egg Color. The food coloring is optional, but makes this Cadbury mini egg ice cream oh so pretty, and just perfect for Easter or any spring celebration.

See the recipe card at the end of the post for the full ingredients list and instructions.

Ingredients

• Sweetened Condensed Milk. Adds sweetness to the ice cream, and a smooth, creamy texture.
• Sour Cream. Adds a slight tang, to balance the sweetness of the condensed milk.
• Salt. Balances the sweetness.
• Malted Milk Powder. Adds a classic malt flavor that perfectly complements the ice cream and the Cadbury eggs. If you can’t find malt powder at your grocery store, you can buy malt powder on Amazon.
• Vanilla Bean Paste. Gives the ice cream the best vanilla flavor and pretty black specks throughout. You can also use vanilla extract.
• Food Coloring. I used “sky blue” gel food coloring for a pretty robins egg color in the ice cream. It doesn’t actually make the ice cream blue, but more of a soft, sea foam green color. For a bluer hue, try using a few drops of “navy blue” or “royal blue” instead.
• Heavy Whipping Cream. You need the high fat content of heavy whipping cream for a smooth, creamy ice cream.
• Cadbury Mini Eggs + Chopped Chocolate.

Instructions

• In a large bowl, use a spatula or whisk to combine the sweetened condensed milk, sour cream, salt, malted milk powder, and vanilla bean paste/extract, until smooth and well combined. Stir in the food coloring.

• In a separate bowl, use an electric mixer to whip the heavy whipping cream until soft, fluffy peaks form that hold their shape.
• Add the whipped cream to the sweetened condensed milk mixture, and fold it in until mostly combined, but you can still see some streaks throughout.

• Add the chopped chocolate and Cadbury mini eggs (reserving 1/4 cup to sprinkle on top), and fold them into the ice cream mixture with a spatula.
• Spread the ice cream into a freezer-safe container, and sprinkle the top of the ice cream with the rest of the candy.

• Cover the ice cream and freeze for at least 8 hours, or overnight, until firm enough to scoop.
• If the ice cream gets too hard, let it sit out for 5 minutes to soften before scooping.

Be sure to read all of my BAKING FAQs where I discuss ingredients, substitutions and common baking questions, so that you can be successful in your own baking!

Frequently Asked Questions

How long can you freeze malted vanilla ice cream?

Homemade ice cream is best eaten within 2 weeks.

Will this recipe work without the malted milk powder?

For a malted vanilla ice cream, add the malted milk powder. If you want the malt flavor to be more subtle, just add a few tablespoons of malt powder instead of 1/3 of a cup. But for just a vanilla Cadbury ice cream, you can leave out the malt powder, with no other adjustments needed.

What can I use instead of sour cream?

If you don’t have sour cream, you can use creme fraiche instead. You can also just omit the sour cream, but it adds a really good flavor to this no churn malt ice cream, and a nice creamy texture.

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