No Churn Strawberry Swirl Vanilla Malt Ice Cream

No churn strawberry swirl ice cream is a must make dessert for hot summer days! This easy recipe features smooth, rich and creamy vanilla malted milk ice cream, rippled with fresh strawberry compote. And if you don’t have (or like) malted milk powder, the recipe works perfectly without it for a simple and delicious vanilla ice cream with strawberry swirl.

You might also love these no churn recipes for chocolate malt ice cream, malted vanilla Cadbury mini egg ice cream, and chocolate coffee mudslide ice cream.

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Sweet and Tart. The sweetness of the creamy ice cream is so nicely balanced by the tart strawberry swirl.

Easy to Make. You don’t need an ice cream maker to make delicious homemade ice cream, just a hand held electric mixer to whip the cream.

Simple Ingredients. This strawberry malt ice cream recipe is so simple and straightforward, with ingredients you likely keep on hand at all times. While you might not have malted milk powder, it’s delicious ingredient to use in various ice cream and buttercream recipes, as well as homemade hot chocolate mix, but this recipe works well without it, too.

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

Ingredients

• Strawberries. You can use either fresh or frozen (unsweetened) strawberries to make the strawberry compote. You’ll be simmering the strawberries first, to reduce them down into a syrupy compote.
• Granulated Sugar. Adds a touch of sweetness to the strawberries and draws out their moisture.
• Sweetened Condensed Milk. This keeps the ice cream smooth and creamy, as well as sweetens it.
• Sour Cream. The tang in the sour cream helps to balance the sweetness of the condensed milk.
• Salt. Balances the sweetness and enhances flavors.
• Malted Milk Powder. 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. It’s fantastic in today’s strawberry vanilla swirl ice cream.
• Vanilla. I used vanilla bean paste, but you can also use vanilla extract.
• Heavy Whipping Cream. The high fat content in heavy whipping cream keeps your ice cream smooth, creamy and rich tasting.

Instructions

• In a saucepan, combine the chopped strawberries with the sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Continue to cook the strawberries to let the excess water boil away, stirring frequently.
• When the strawberries start to get a little thicker and more syrupy, reduce the heat to medium low, and stir more frequently so they don’t scorch. Reduce the strawberries to 1 cup. It might take about 20-30 minutes to reduce the strawberries.
• Refrigerate the strawberry compote until completely chilled. You can make the compote up to 2 days in advance, keeping it covered and refrigerated until needed.

• In a large bowl, use a whisk, or an electric mixer, to beat the sweetened condensed milk, sour cream, salt, malted milk powder and vanilla, until smooth.
• Pour the cold heavy whipping cream into the bowl, and beat the ice cream mixture until thickened (but it will not get fluffy like it would if the cream was whipped separately). You can also whip the cream separately in another bowl until thick and fluffy, then fold it into the sweetened condensed milk mixture. Either method works out well with the same end result.

• In a lidded container large enough to hold 2 quarts, spread half the ice cream mixture. Dollop with half the chilled strawberry compote, then gently swirl it in. Repeat with the rest of the ice cream and strawberry compote.

• Freeze the ice cream until firm enough to scoop, at least 8 hours, or overnight.

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 homemade strawberry swirl ice cream?

Homemade ice cream is best eaten within 2 weeks.

Can I use store bought strawberry jam instead of making the strawberry compote?

You can use strawberry jam, but use a good one like Bonne Maman, not a generic, high-fructose-corn-syrup-sweetened jam. Keep in mind that strawberry jam contains a lot more sugar, which will make your ice cream sweeter.

Will the compote work with other types of berries?

Yes. Instead of strawberries, this ice cream would be wonderful swirled with blueberry, raspberry or blackberry compote.

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 plain vanilla ice cream with strawberries, you can leave out the malt powder, with no other adjustments needed.

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