Quick and easy watermelon ice cream recipe, homemade with 2 ingredients. This no churn ice cream is healthy, creamy, vegan and requires no ice cream maker.
It has been so hot that I just had to cool down with this ice cream. This is just as much fun to make as this Watermelon Cake and these Watermelon Cupcakes (Pull Apart Cupcakes). My Mom used to make this no churn ice cream for me and it's very refreshing. I don't have an ice cream maker, but I have a heavy duty food processor and used that to make this 2 ingredient version. This is the perfect treat to make with or for kids after a great day of outdoor play or swimming, and it's healthy too!
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Table of contents
How to make easy homemade watermelon ice cream recipe without ice cream maker?
- Freeze watermelon slices.
- Blend ingredients- Including frozen watermelon and coconut milk.
Key ingredients
- Watermelons- These should be ripe and seedless.
- Coconut milk- This should be full fat.
- Food coloring- This is optional and used to enhance the pink color.
Variations for 2 ingredient healthy vegan ice cream
Make frozen ice cream cake- Just prepare the ice cream mixture and spread it in a round pan. Chill in the freezer until firm. Then, remove it from the pan and frost it with whipped cream and decorate with fresh watermelon slices.
Make sandwiches- Just prepare the ice cream mixture and then scoop out ice cream and spread it between two Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies.
Add pink or red food coloring- Because even though it is naturally pink, the food coloring will enhance the color.
Use Greek yogurt or sweetened condensed milk- If you don't have coconut milk, you can use either substitute in the same quantities.
Add a little honey- If you want the ice cream to be sweeter.
Make watermelon popsicles- Simply pour this ice cream mixture in popsicle molds and freeze until firm.
Add extracts- Such as vanilla, mint, or rum extracts.
Add mini white chocolate chips or shredded white chocolate- For added sweetness and decadence.
Add "seeds"- For a cool watermelon appearance, mix in some mini semisweet chocolate chips. They will look like seeds.
Add other fruit- Such as lime or Kiwi.
Tips and techniques
Allow it to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes and then dig in- Because when it is frozen for very long, it can get quite hard.
You must use a strong heavy-duty blender or food processor- Because this is how you get the smooth consistency.
You can't use regular coconut milk- It has to be full fat canned coconut milk because it's thicker.
How to freeze watermelon? Cut the watermelon into slices, place them on a foil lined tray, and freeze until solid about 3-4 hours.
Why didn’t my soft serve ice cream set? This is most likely because it didn't freeze long enough, or if there is not enough fat in the ice cream. Make sure to use full-fat coconut milk.
How to pick a ripe watermelon? Look at the field spot on the watermelon. The larger and more yellow this spot is, the sweeter the watermelon will be because it sat and ripened in the field longer.
Storage of no churn ice cream
Freeze- Store it in a sealed, airtight container for up to 1 month. This is the only way to store this dessert.
More frozen desserts
- Snow Ice Cream
- Ice Cream Cake
- Ice Cream Sandwich
- Healthy Chocolate Banana Ice Cream
- Homemade Fruit Popsicles
- Chocolate Banana Popsicles
- Coffee Popsicles
Recipe
Watermelon Ice Cream (2 Ingredients)
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Ingredients
- 3 cups Watermelon Cut into 1 inch cubes
- ½ cup Canned coconut milk Or condensed milk
- Red or pink food coloring Optional
Instructions
- Freeze watermelon slices for 3-4 hours in a cookie tray, lined with foil paper.
- Add the frozen watermelon slices and coconut milk in a strong blender or food processor and pulse until smooth OR pulse it a little if you like bits of coconut in each bite.
- Add a few drops of food coloring if you like.
- Serve immediately for a soft serve ice cream or freeze for another hour to make firm ice cream. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the freezer for up to 1 month.
Nutrition
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Colleen
This is beautiful, and so unique! I LOVE that it's watermelon, mini, AND no bake. The only problem? I could probably eat 10 of them at once!
renu
i wud lov eto try this.. i like that crunchy crust.. and i lovvvvveeee those pics.. the pinks and the red spoon everything togethr its great.. the photo itself gives a cooled down feeling... i need that in teh summer of this desert dubai.. dessert in a desert.. required
CCU
This looks absolutely gorgeous and would taste awesome
Eftychia
So cool!!
I will definitely give it a try!
aimee & simon
So pretty! We can't wait to try them.
Mary Moh
Wow...this looks so simple and easy to make, yet so refreshingly beautiful. Love it. I must try this when the weather is hotter. Thanks very much for sharing.
ellen
What a lovely dessert!
Tania
Yum... I have to wait until Summer so i can buy ripe watermelons to make this delicious treat
Cass
I absolutely love blended watermelon. Whenever I go to Thailand, I live off the stuff. I always keep a few boxes of frozen watermelon in the fridge. Ready to blend! Great recipe
michelle
These look perfect, and refreshing too! Subscribed so that even without Buzz, I won't miss a post!
Khushboo
Oh wow this is such a creative way to use watermelon- never would have come up with it! Watermelon in general is to refreshing but this recipe takes the cake...quite literally!
Nava Krishnan
The weather here is the same but ours is like, for the first half of the day burning hot and raining in the night. Does not really make any different in cooling down. I need this smooth and refreshing drinks. Watermelons can be found anywhere and I need to get one tomorrow to replicate this ice cream pie.
Sucré Farine
How fun, pretty and smart! Fabulous idea for a hot day - and I bet it would work wonderful with just about any fruit!
melissa
What a creative recipe! I love how you made individual pies.
I love watermelon, but am the only one who does in my family, so I've been freezing it. It's refreshing to just blend the chunks in the blender with some milk and maybe a couple chunks of frozen banana -- it's just like ice cream!
Yes, I do find that when you freeze watermelon it becomes hard as rock. I guess because of the high water content. Very different from bananas!
Evelyne
Gorgeous pics and this looks so refreshing indeed. Love the No-bake cookie crust. i know what you mean about height and heat. I am on the 18th of a 20 floor building.
RavieNomNoms
This looks soooo yummy!