Dulce de Leche Ice Cream
Anyone who hasn’t tried Haagen-Dazs’ dulce de leche ice cream will have a hard time guessing what flavor this is. Not quite caramel or butterscotch, this is one of those ice cream flavors that make people go, “Oh my gulay* this is so good. What flavor is this?”
Dulce de leche ice cream comes in a low-key shade of light brown so it’s not the most exciting-looking frozen dessert, but one spoonful and finicky preferences won’t matter. This ice cream flavor is a certified crowd pleaser.
It’s also really easy to make because it uses an egg-free ice cream base. The pre-churn chilling does take a bit of time, but you’ll get the best flavor and consistency with an overnight rest in the fridge.
* Filipino version of OMG. Translates to “Oh my vegetable.” Doesn’t make sense to me either.
recipe adapted from Wayne Gisslen’s Professional Baking
Dulce de Leche Ice Cream
makes about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 quarts of ice cream, depending on overrun
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups whole milk (18.5 ounces / 525 grams)
1 1/4 cups dulce de leche (14 ounces / 396 grams)
1/2 cup heavy cream (4.6 ounces / 130 grams)
a splash of vanilla extract
a pinch of salt
Notes:
- If you’re making your own dulce de leche from sweetened condensed milk, this recipe uses exactly one 14-ounce / 396-gram can.
- Make dulce de leche from scratch, or by heating up sweetened condensed milk in its own can or in a bain-marie.
Special Equipment:
Instructions:
- In a heavy saucepan, heat the milk and dulce de leche just to a boil, stirring until the dulce de leche is dissolved.
- Remove from the heat and add the heavy cream, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Cool completely at room temperature. Store in an airtight container and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, preferably overnight.
- Churn, churn, churn.
- Serve immediately for a soft-serve consistency or store in an airtight container and freeze.
Links Related to Dulce de Leche Ice Cream:
- A plated dessert using dulce de leche ice cream from No Special Effects
- Alternative dulce de leche ice cream recipes from Küchenlatein and Smitten Kitchen
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December 23rd, 2008 at 8:31 am
Wonderful recipe. Dulce de leche is my favorite, the one I would choose if I could have only one ice cream flavor. Your sense of humor always brings me a smile everytime I visit your blog (oh my gulay!)
December 23rd, 2008 at 8:38 am
What a fabulous flavor! I love that you used your homemade dulce de leche and it looks fabulous!
December 23rd, 2008 at 9:04 am
Oh, I’m getting an ice cream maker for Christmas & can’t wait to try this!
December 23rd, 2008 at 10:11 am
One of my absolute favs….I know how good this is! Thanks for reminding me.
December 23rd, 2008 at 11:18 am
Oh, goodness, I’ve been waiting for the DDL application. Tis awesome. I always thought the Haagen-Dazs flavor would be rippled, but I guess I’ve grown accustomed to cheap Nestle ice cream. Yours looks out of this world. I love that it’s milk through and through.
I figure “Oh my gulay” was created to prevent profanity. Similar to “Anak ng pusikit,” which is a weird version of “Anak ng pussycat,” which was created to prevent uttering the word p*ta, but amusingly enough it sounds just as vile.
December 23rd, 2008 at 11:40 am
This sounds fantastic! Must get ice cream maker soon.
December 23rd, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Gaw. Your desserts are killing me. I would so love one of your ginger snaps with this ice cream. Dies.
December 23rd, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Amazing, while I was searching for something this afternoon in the cupboard I found a jar of ready made dulce de leche, that had been there for quite a while, never used it (because our son has an allergy for milk), but this recipe is so good, I’ll make it first thing tomorrow! And I’ll make him (son) some soy based caramel ice cream
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December 23rd, 2008 at 12:53 pm
This sounds soooo fantastic! It would be great over apple pie!
December 23rd, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Oh my, that sounds to-die for! And easily veganized, since I just came up with a recipe for “dulce de coco,” using coconut milk…
December 23rd, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Oh yum – I LOVE dulce de leche – I bet this is fabulous!!!
December 23rd, 2008 at 3:46 pm
This reminds me of the dulce de leche ice cream I had in Argentina! Thanks for making me realize I could bring Argentina to me
December 23rd, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Oh my gulay!!! I dare not even take out my ice cream maker from the freezer – you do know what’ll happen, don’t you.
December 23rd, 2008 at 6:03 pm
This has to be my favorite ice cream flavor on the planet. I love the more unusual flavors like ginger and saffron, but dulce de leche is my favorite.
And LOL re: Oh my gulay. In a kitchen where I used to work we used “Oh my gato,” or “Oh my cat.” Makes no sense either but those were some good times…
December 23rd, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I loved HD dulce de leche ice cream and then I tried some with cajeta (goat’s milk dulce de leche). I was addicted at first taste. I have to try making my own using your recipe as a base!
December 23rd, 2008 at 10:07 pm
This sounds awesome! I think I’ll have to make this soon, we’re addicted to dulce de leche around here.
December 23rd, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Perfect.I was waiting for this when you posted the DDL recipe.But its new to me.I never knew it was eggless.Perfect and pro Pics.VERY VERY INVITING
December 24th, 2008 at 9:29 am
I think I would like ANY kind of ice cream, this included!
December 24th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
if anything deserves an “oh my gulay” (which i’m going to start saying all the time), it’s this ice cream. AMAZING. just imagining it on some apple pie makes me weak in the knees.
December 24th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
This looks…wow. I LOVE ICE CREAM!
December 24th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Hi Jude!
The dulce de leche and the correspondent ice cream is the national dessert here in Uruguay. Impossible to think something sweet without it
As a big fan of dulce de leche I can tell you that your ice cream turn out great
I’ve a post with more information about dulce de
leche http://www.sweetsfoods.com/2008/10/power-of-dulce-de-leche-indulge.html
Happy Holidays!!
Gera .:. sweetsfoods
December 24th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Gorgeous!
A Merry Christmas to you!
December 24th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
I’m giving a cousin an ice cream maker for Christmas so I’ll have to send her the link to your post! And I can’t wait to say “oh my gulay” around all my Filipino relatives
December 24th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
OMG! I am going to go out and buy an ice cream maker right now just so I can make this! YUM!
December 24th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Oh my vegetable, what an amazing looking ice-cream! By the way, Merry Christmas to you, Jude
December 24th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
this is one of my very favorite flavors! even better with a drizzle of more dulce de leche on top
December 24th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Ooooh! I just recently fell in love with dulce de leche. I will definitely be making this!
December 24th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Merry Christmas Jude!
Warmest wishes for the new year… may it be as sweet as this delicious ice cream.
December 26th, 2008 at 12:50 am
this looks great! Will be a nice finish to a Christmas meal
December 26th, 2008 at 2:04 am
I would love to try this one. a wonderful flavour for sure.
December 26th, 2008 at 3:06 am
IT was really delicious! Everybody loved it! Thanks for a wonderful recipe Jude! Happy holidays
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/notitievanlien/3711903
December 26th, 2008 at 9:15 am
This looks so good! I have a jar of Dulce de Leche. I need to try it! Than I need to make this ice cream.
December 26th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Oh my my, I now want ice cream for brunch…it’s the holidays and it’s possible!
December 27th, 2008 at 6:53 am
I’ve made dulche de leche ice cream once before and it was very very good! You made yours look exciting despite the colour
Your colour was much darker than mine was though, will try this recipe next time…
December 28th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Oh, the ice cream looks so creamy and tempting, I’m so going to try out this one! I didn’t have enough of this wonderful dulce de leche – I made doughnuts filled with it for Hannukkah and it left me craving for more
December 28th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Oh that is so unfair. I totally want ice cream now, and it’s way too cold for that!
December 31st, 2008 at 5:57 pm
That looks absolutely divine Jude. It’s ice cream season here so I have no excuse not to make this delicious concoction!
January 4th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
OMG! I just can’t seem to take my eyes off of this pic… absolutely sinful.
January 5th, 2009 at 1:54 am
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January 12th, 2009 at 9:39 am
You’re right, Jude, this is fabulous!! I love the flavour. My husband says it reminds him of mishti doi. (Have you ever had mishti doi? It’s the most wonderful Bengali sweet.)
I’m thinking that the next time we make this, we should add a bit of cardamom.
Many thanks for posting the recipe!
January 14th, 2009 at 5:31 am
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January 14th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Elizabeth, never had mishti doi… Sounds good to me if it’s anything like dulce de leche.
January 17th, 2009 at 9:31 am
I am looking for dulce de leche ice cream recepie please?
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:32 am
I want the ice cream maker! The price is reasonable except if I buy from US, it will be 110V. It’s such a hassle to use converters. I hope I could find one here at reasonable price! Btw, the ice cream looks yummy
December 8th, 2009 at 11:46 am
What does “oh my gulay” mean?!