Homemade Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream is a rich decadent treat your whole family is going to love!
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My family loves making our own ice cream and coming up with new ideas to mix into our classic vanilla ice cream base. The kids are always mesmerized watching the liquid churn and freeze.
This Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream is a delicious frozen treat that's perfect for summer. Mr. Juggling Act loves anything caramel, so the kids and I dreamed up this combination one day while he was at work.
It's fun to get the kids in the kitchen, and their faces just lit up when they brought Daddy a bowl of this ice cream they'd dreamed up (with a little help) just for him.
Related: If you don't have an ice cream maker, try our No Churn Vanilla Ice Cream with Brownie Bites instead. Prefer cake? Try our Chocolate and Caramel Cake.
This recipe works perfectly for a 6-cup (1.5 quart) ice cream maker. Before starting, be sure the freezer bowl has been in the freezer for a minimum of 6 hours.
This is my go-to recipe for all my homemade ice cream recipes. It's so rich and delicious, thanks to the milk and heavy cream. You can mix in a variety of fun flavors using cookies, candies and store-bought sauces.
🧂 Ingredients
- 1 cup Whole Milk
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- pinch salt
- 2 cups Heavy Cream
- 1 vanilla bean halved and scraped
- 2 cups chocolate covered pretzels pieces
- 1 cup store-bought caramel sauce
🔪Instructions
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- In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, sugar, vanilla and salt until the sugar is dissolved. Gently stir in the heavy cream.
- Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
- Turn on the ice cream maker and pour the cream mixture into the frozen freezer bowl and let mix until it begins to thicken, about 15 minutes. The ice cream will have a soft, creamy texture.
- Turn off the ice cream machine and gently mix in the chocolate covered pretzel pieces and caramel by hand.
- Use a spatula to scoop the ice cream into an air-tight container.
- Freeze for about 2 hours so that the ice cream hardens thoroughly.
📖 Variations
- You can use this method to make other flavors of ice cream, of course then it wouldn't be Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream! For example, try 1 cup of dark chocolate fudge with 1 cup mini marshmallows and 1 cup graham cracker pieces for a S'mores inspired ice cream!
- You can substitute pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste for the whole vanilla bean.
- Please note: you cannot substitute the heavy cream or whole milk!
Equipment
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- 6-cup (1.5 quart) ice cream maker
- Mixing Bowl
- Liquid Measuring Cup
- Dry Measuring Cups
- Ice Cream Scoop
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⏲️ Storage
Store the ice cream in an air-tight container in the freezer for up to 1 week.
Serving Suggestions
Not that this ice cream really needs MORE decadence, but you could add Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce or Homemade Peanut Butter Topping. Just sayin'...
RELATED: Use this salted caramel pretzel ice cream to make your own ice cream cupcakes topped with caramel sauce!
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📋 Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream
Recipe
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Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Whole Milk
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- pinch salt
- 2 cups Heavy Cream
- 1 vanilla bean halved and scraped
- 2 cups chocolate covered pretzels pieces
- 1 cup store-bought caramel sauce
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, sugar, vanilla and salt until the sugar is dissolved. Gently stir in the heavy cream. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
- Turn on the ice cream maker and pour the cream mixture into the frozen freezer bowl and let mix until it begins to thicken, about 15 minutes. The ice cream will have a soft, creamy texture.
- Turn off the ice cream machine and gently mix in the chocolate covered pretzel pieces and caramel by hand.
- Use a spatula to scoop the ice cream into an air-tight container.
- Freeze for about 2 hours so that the ice cream hardens thoroughly.
- Store the ice cream in an air-tight container in the freezer for up to 1 week.
Equipment
- Ice Cream Scoop
Susan Carraretto says
Oh my gosh... I want a big bowl of that right now!!!!
Lita Johnson says
Your style of cooking is right up my alley and speaks to my heart! Thank you for all the lovely recipes!
Ang Paris says
Thanks for your kind words!! 🙂