Butterscotch Ice cream recipe without icecream maker and eggs. Butterscotch is a popular confectionery made using brown sugar and butter. This post details the process of making butterscotch sauce, making basic ice cream and then using the sauce to flavor it. You can also use ready made butterscotch chips and skip the sauce part in this recipe. But using fresh made butterscotch sauce enhances the flavor.
If you have a Icecream maker or a kitchen aid attachment, then you can follow this post on How to make ice cream. Then make the butterscotch sauce from this post and mix both of them. The recipe mentioned there doesn’t use condensed milk.
Preparation for butterscotch ice cream recipe
Please do not gauge the quantities of ingredients in the pictures. I had tripled the sauce quantities and doubled the basic icecream recipe. Hence the quantities you see in the pictures will not match those in the recipe card.
1. I had prepared the praline and butter scotch sauce days ahead of making the icecream. You can do the same.
2. Add butter to a pan and begin to melt it. Add brown sugar.
3. Pour milk. Usually for butterscotch sauce cream is used. But I felt using cream makes the ice cream extra fat and creamy. So milk is a better choice here.
4. Mix and bring it to a boil on a medium flame.
5. When it begins to boil, simmer for 5 minutes on a medium to low flame. Add vanilla extract.
6. The mixture turns slightly thick but still of pouring consistency. Turn off the stove and cool it completely.
7. Transfer to a glass jar and refrigerate until used.
How to make butterscotch ice cream recipe
8. Chill the bowl and attachments for at least overnight to 24 hours. Also chill the cream.
9. Pour the chilled cream to the bowl. Begin to whip on a low speed.
10. Whip on a medium speed until you see stiff peaks. Do not over whip the cream.
11. Pour condensed milk.
12. Pour the sauce. The sauce turns slightly thick after cooling but should be still of pouring consistency. If it is too thick, you can add little milk and mix it.
13. Gently mix all of them without deflating the cream.
14. Taste it and add more condensed milk if desired.
15. Pour little sauce.
16. Sprinkle praline.
17. Place a cling wrap on to the cream. This helps to prevent ice crystals. Cover and freeze until set. I freezed it for 15 hours. Since this is not churned in a machine, it is best to finish it in a couple of days. Ice crystals may form if kept for many days.
Scoop butterscotch ice cream to bowls. Drizzle some sauce and sprinkle praline.
For more Ice cream recipes, you can check
Pista icecream
Chocolate ice cream
Custard powder icecream
Mango icecream
Butterscotch ice cream recipe
Butterscotch Ice cream recipe
For best results follow the step-by-step photos above the recipe card
Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )
- ½ tin condensed milk Sweetened (milkmaid, use more if needed)
- 1½ cup whipping cream (chilled, about 360 ml)
- ½ tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsps Praline (Get recipe here) (optional)
For butterscotch sauce
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- ½ cup milk (about 120 ml)
- 1 tbsp butter
- ½ tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Making butter scotch sauce
- Melt butter in a pot on a medium heat.
- Add brown sugar and milk.
- Stir together and bring it to a boil.
- Simmer for 5 minutes on a medium to low flame.
- The sauce turns slightly thicker but still of pouring consistency. Pour vanilla. Turn off the heat and cool completely.
- Butterscotch sauce turns slightly thick when it cools down. Store it in a cool dry jar and refrigerate. This keeps good for about 3 to 4 weeks.
Making butterscotch ice cream
- Chill a large bowl and the whisk or attachments of the hand mixer for at least 24 hours in the freezer.
- Pour the chilled cream to the bowl.
- Begin to whip on a low speed and then on a medium speed.
- The mixture turns frothy at the first stage and then begins to turn thick.
- Whip it until you see stiff peaks in the cream.
- Add the condensed milk and butter scotch sauce. You can set little sauce aside for topping.
- Gently stir until all of them are mixed well. Do not over mix or stir vigorously as the cream may deflate.
- Taste the ice cream. If you feel you need it a bit more sweeter then add more condensed milk and mix.
- Drizzle some butter scotch sauce. Sprinkle praline as desired.
- Cover it with a cling wrap. Press it down to the mixture to avoid ice crystals.
- Cover and freeze overnight or more for the ice cream to set.
- Scoop the ice cream to bowls, Drizzle some sauce and then praline. Serve butterscotch ice cream immediately.
Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.
For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.
NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)
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I make today butter scotch icecream kept in freezer around 5 bit still in liquify form other icecream it’s not like that please suggest what I can do tomorrow I have party at my home
Hi Niharika
Just that the ice cream did not set yet. Freeze it longer atleast overnight & even longer depending on the weather. I mentioned it I did for 15 hours
Hi .Hope you are doing great.I tried many recipes of yours.All of them were hit..But this butterscotch sauce is getting curdled.Is it because I used cane sugar? Can you pls help
Hi Sarayu,
I am doing good. Thank you! I think it has something to do with milk. I use homogenized milk. Did you use non-homogenized milk?
I tried 3 times with homogenized milk from Costco.Everytime it curdled.Finally whip cream worked well.
Thankyou for the wonderful recipe Swasthi..It was the best butterscotch icecream we ate in USA.
Glad to know Sarayu! Thank you
Thank you for a wonderful recipe.. Can I use demerara sugar(caramelized brown sugar) which will be lil moist in place of brown sugar? And secondly should I use the whole of butterscotch sauce in the recipe keeping a little for topping?
Hi Soumya
You are welcome! I haven’t tried this one with demerara sugar. It should work. Add little by little to check the sweet levels. Retain about 1/4 of it for topping. Hope you enjoy
Hi swasthi…
Hope you are doing well….lovely recipe…would like to know if it’s possible to substitute normal sugar in place of brown sugar for making sauce…..
Hi Sunitha,
I am good.Thanks for asking. Hope all is well at your end too. Usually for butterscotch sauce, brown sugar is used. But yes you can use regular sugar and make it.
Thanks much for the recipe. Do we use the whole butterscotch sauce for the given proportions of the icecream?
Welcome Divyangi
I will update the post. I forgot to mention. Set aside 1/4 cup sauce. Add the rest and check the sweetness. If needed add more condensed milk. Use the sauce for topping. I was left with 2 tbsp sauce after topping.
Thanks much for the prompt response!
I tried it. Turned out damn good!! Thanks for the recipe. I am left with some sauce. How long will it keep good?
Welcome Amy
Thanks for trying. It will keep good for 3 to 4 weeks in fridge.