Chocolate Marshmallow Ice Cream Recipe

The chocolate marshmallow ice cream recipe is a flavorful, creamy, and fluffy chocolate ice cream, swished with sweet marshmallow fluff and dark chocolate chunks. This ice cream is a French-style ice cream made with egg yolks and it is also gluten-free and nut-free. If you love marshmallows, then this is a super satisfying ice cream recipe for you!

What is Chocolate Marshmallow Ice Cream? 

It’s a homemade ice cream with double marshmallow fun. Its rich, creamy, sweet, chewy, and delicious flavor is amazing. It’s full of gummy marshmallow fluff and several mini marshmallows. Basically, it’s a nut-free version of classic flavor ice cream. If you like Rocky Road ice cream, then you will love this recipe. 

Why You’ll Love This Recipe?

• It has an amazing texture with fluffy marshmallow cream and chopped chunks of dark chocolate.
• It’s a traditional ice cream recipe with rich flavor and creamy texture.
• Other French-style ice cream recipes are complicated but this is a very easy-to-make recipe.

Ingredients for Chocolate Marshmallow Ice Cream Recipe

This recipe can be made with simple ingredients that you already have in your fridge. You just need:

• Heavy Cream
• Whole Milk
• Granulated Sugar
• Vanilla Extract
• Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• Mini Marshmallows (for garnish)
• Marshmallow Cream

How to Use an Ice Cream Maker?

Place the canister of the ice cream maker in the freezer 24 hours before you use it for churn.

Instructions

Prepare the Chocolate Ice Cream Base

Add milk, cream, vanilla extract, and sugar in a medium-sized bowl and mix them to make an ice cream base.

Add cocoa powder when the sugar is dissolved. Whisk it briskly for two minutes and ensure that it’s incorporated into the mixture.

Put the mixture’s bowl in the freezer for just 30 minutes. Your mixture should be very cold before you add it to the ice cream maker. When the base is cold, whisk it again to bring all the ingredients back because some cocoa powder may have settled to the bottom.

Churn the Chocolate Ice Cream

When the mixture is cold, it’s time to add it to the ice cream maker. Assemble your machine as per the instructions given in the manual. Turn it on and gradually pour the chocolate base into the machine. 

Microwave the Marshmallow Cream

Add half of the marshmallow cream to a microwave-safe bowl.

Microwave for 10-20 seconds or until it becomes a thick liquid. 

Add Marshmallow Mix-ins

Once the churning process is completed, take out half of the ice cream in a freezer-safe container. 

Pour half of the warm marshmallow cream over this ice cream, top it with a mini marshmallow, and swirl it using a butter knife. 

Repeat this procedure with the other half of the ice cream, marshmallow cream, and mini marshmallows.

Cover the ice cream container with a lid or plastic wrap and place it in the freezer for 3-4 hours.

Serve when the ice cream is scoopable and solid.

How to store Chocolate Marshmallow Ice Cream?

You can keep this ice cream in an airtight container in the freezer for up to three months. However, it’s a best practice to finish it in 7 days.

Additional Tips for Making This Recipe

Use quality ingredients for the best results.

Use high-fat milk and creams while making this recipe.

Use a crispy sugar cone or a hot fudge sundae with graham crackers on top.

Suggested Toppings

• Nuts
• Fudge Sauce
• Chopped candy bars
• Sweetened flaked coconut
• White chocolate shavings

Nutritional Facts

• Calories: 300
• Total Fat: 12.8g
• Saturated Fat: 7.9g
• Cholesterol: 44mg
• Sodium: 49mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 48.1g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.8g
• Total Sugars: 39.2g  
• Protein: 3.3g  
• Vitamin D: 28mcg
• Calcium: 61mg
• Iron: 1mg
• Potassium: 151mg

Chocolate Marshmallow Ice Cream Recipe

Author: Tim Baker Cuisine:American Courses:Desserts

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 10 minutesChurn time: 20 minutesFreeze time:4 hours Total time:4 hours 30 minutesServings:8 servingsCalories:300 kcal Best Season:Summer

Description

It’s a homemade ice cream with double marshmallow fun. Its rich, creamy, sweet, chewy, and delicious flavor is amazing. It’s full of gummy marshmallow fluff and several mini marshmallows. Basically, it’s a nut-free version of classic flavor ice cream. If you like Rocky Road ice cream, then you will love this recipe. 

Ingredients

• 2 cups Heavy Cream
• 1 cup Whole Milk
• ¾ cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 
• ⅔ cup Mini Marshmallows
• 3.5 oz Marshmallow Creme (½ of the 7oz jar)

Prepare the Chocolate Ice Cream Base

1. Add milk, cream, vanilla extract, and sugar in a medium-sized bowl and mix them to make an ice cream base.
2. Add cocoa powder when the sugar is dissolved. Whisk it briskly for two minutes and ensure that it’s incorporated into the mixture.
3. Put the mixture’s bowl in the freezer for just 30 minutes. Your mixture should be very cold before you add it to the ice cream maker. When the base is cold, whisk it again to bring all the ingredients back because some cocoa powder may have settled to the bottom.

Churn the Chocolate Ice Cream

4. When the mixture is cold, it’s time to add it to the ice cream maker. Assemble your machine as per the instructions given in the manual. Turn it on and gradually pour the chocolate base into the machine. 

Microwave the Marshmallow Cream

5. Add half of the marshmallow cream to a microwave-safe bowl.
6. Microwave for 10-20 seconds or until it becomes a thick liquid. 

Add Marshmallow Mix-ins

7. Once the churning process is completed, take out half of the ice cream in a freezer-safe container. 
8. Pour half of the warm marshmallow cream over this ice cream, top it with a mini marshmallow, and swirl it using a butter knife. 
9. Repeat this procedure with the other half of the ice cream, marshmallow cream, and mini marshmallows.
10. Cover the ice cream container with a lid or plastic wrap and place it in the freezer for 3-4 hours.
    Serve when the ice cream is scoopable and solid.

Notes

• Use quality ingredients for the best results.
• Use high-fat milk and creams while making this recipe.
• Use a crispy sugar cone or a hot fudge sundae with graham crackers on top.

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