Name: 3 Ingredient No Churn Lemon Ice Cream
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Lemons; 1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream; 1/2 Cup Sugar

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Dessert is easy with this 3 Ingredient No Churn Lemon Ice Cream!

While going through my late mother’s things, I found a recipe from an old magazine for this Tangy Lemon Ice Cream! I was stunned that it only had 3 ingredients and there was no pulling out the ice cream maker. So I renamed it 3 Ingredient No Churn Lemon Ice Cream so you’d know exactly how easy it was! I love lemon desserts and lemon cookies! Or citrus! Like this Creamy Limon Freeze Recipe!

3 Ingredient No Churn Lemon Ice Cream

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I’ve been looking for an excuse to buy a zester and I seem to always forget while I’m out. So while my husband was out doing the grocery shopping, I sent him a photo of a zesting tool and he brought one home!

It’s the simple things.

And speaking of simple, this recipe couldn’t be easier! From simple ingredients to simple instructions. My kind of recipes.

I’ve been wanting to try No Churn Ice Creams! Although I have never made them before, I do have two recipes on TCL shared by guest bloggers. No Churn Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream and No Churn Peppermint Ice Cream. It’s now my turn to try it!

Ingredients Needed:

Heavy Whipping Cream
Lemons
Sugar

This is when you get to use your zester! I zested a full lemon, juiced my lemons and added my heavy cream and sugar to my mixing bowl before turning my mixer on high to form soft peaks. My glass containers with the snap tight lids worked great for freezing. In a few hours my 3 ingredient no churn lemon ice cream was ready!!!

I scooped it into my aunts adorable little dessert cups and had myself a little dessert!

I mean, look at those dessert cups….. they were made for this ice cream!

I love them!

Just ignore the sloppy job I did scooping. It didn’t last long, so it never mattered!

3 Ingredient No Churn Lemon Ice Cream

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Additional Time: 2 hours

Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Easy to make homemade no-churn ice cream!

Ingredients

2 Lemons
1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1/2 Cup Sugar

Instructions

Grate at least 1 tablespoon lemon peel (or more!) - a citrus zesting tool or a fine grater works well for this.
Squeeze your lemons until you get 1/4 cup of juice. I use this hand citrus squeezer.
Place your lemon juice and grated peel in a mixing bowl with the heavy whipping cream and sugar.
Using an electric mixer, beat on high until soft peaks form when the beaters are lifted.
Pour into an airtight container and freeze for 2 to 3 hours, until it's hard.
Feel free to garnish with more lemon zest.

Notes

Try more no-churn ice cream flavors on TodaysCreativeLife.com

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 311Total Fat: 22gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 17mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 1gSugar: 28gProtein: 2g

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.