Name: No Churn Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 500 min
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 7 tbsp butter (room temp); ⅓ cup heavy cream; 1 tsp kosher salt; 2 cups pretzels (thin); 3 tbsp butter (melted); ½ tsp kosher salt; 2 cups heavy cream; 14 oz sweetened condensed milk; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp kosher salt

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This No Churn Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream is the ultimate sweet meets salty combo! Creamy sweet vanilla ice cream mixed with the rich and delicious flavor of caramel and a little pretzel crunch for some extra salt and texture. I love a little salt with my sweets!

close up of a scoop of salted caramel pretzel no churn ice cream in the ice cream scoop with caramel dripping down over the side

No churn ice cream has an incredible flavor and if you’ve never made homemade caramel sauce before, you’ll never look back after this. Homemade caramel sauce is so much easier than you think and to be honest, it’s a million times better than store bought. I could eat the entire jar in one sitting…..every night.

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What can you put caramel sauce on?

In or on Ice Cream
Brownies
Cake
Pies (Apple, Pecan, Banana Cream, Coconut Cream)
Blondies
Cookies
Cheesecake
Apples
A Spoon

a jar of homemade caramel sauce with a spoon above it drizzling caramel into the jar

How to make homemade salted caramel sauce

Caramel sauce is so much easier to make than most people think. There are only a few ingredients, a sauce pan, whisk and some measuring cups/spoons. Making this salted caramel will take you all of 5 minutes.

Get yourself a heavy bottomed sauce pan out. Pour the sugar into it, give the pan a shake to even it out and turn the heat to medium. Let it sit for a bit but keep an eye on it.

While the sugar is melting, cut 7tbsp of butter and measure out the cream. Do not stir the sugar while it’s melting. It’s ok to swirl the pan around a couple times to make sure the sugar is melting evenly.

Once the sugar is a medium brown color and all melted, remove it from the heat. Add the butter immediately and whisk it in. This mixture will violently bubble, relax that’s supposed to happen! When the butter is stirred in add the cream and continue whisking until fully incorporated. Mix in the salt and you’ve got yourself a delicious caramel sauce!

caramel sauce in a jar being drizzled in from above

Let the caramel cool to room temp before adding it to the ice cream. Caramel can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 weeks in an airtight container.

Tips for making no churn ice cream

Let the ice cream sit at room temp for 5 minutes before serving for best texture
Allow yourself a full overnight freeze before serving no churn ice cream
Make any flavor combo you want, the sky is the limit!
Let the caramel sauce cool completely before adding it to the ice cream
Make the caramel sauce ahead of time, it’s good for up to 4 weeks in the fridge!
Make a double batch, you’ll be sorry if you don’t!

no churn salted caramel pretzel ice cream with a full ice cream scoop sitting in the tin

Ingredients for No Churn Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream

Heavy Cream
Sweetened Condensed Milk
Vanilla Extract
Kosher Salt
Pretzels
Butter
Sugar

salted caramel pretzel no churn ice cream in a cone inside of a cup

Other things to add into no churn ice cream

Fresh or Frozen Fruit of any kind(Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, Bananas)
Nuts
Chocolate
Extracts(Mint, Coconut, Almond, Lemon)
Candy Bar Pieces
Cheesecake Bites
Cookie Dough
Leftover Pumpkin Pie

close up of one scoop of no churn ice cream

How to make No Churn Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream

Make the salted caramel sauce ahead of time and let cool completely. Once the caramel is done, make the pretzel mixture. Melt the butter then add it to the food processor. Add the pretzels and salt to the food processor. Pulse until the mixture is slightly chunky but will stick together. Set the mixture aside.

Pour the sweetened condensed milk into a bowl, add the vanilla and salt. In a separate medium sized bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer add the heavy cream. Beat the heavy cream on medium – high with either an electric hand mixer or the stand mixer until it forms stiff peaks.

Take about 1/2 cup of the heavy cream, add it to the sweetened condensed milk mixture and mix well. Fold in the remaining heavy cream until no streaks remain.

close up of layered ice cream with caramel and pretzels

Start layering the ice cream into a loaf pan. Pour about 1 inch into the loaf pan, sprinkle 1/3 of the pretzel mixture in and drizzle caramel over the top. Repeat until the loaf pan is full. Press plastic wrap over the top, against the ice cream mix so that no air can get to it. Freeze overnight and for up to 1 week!

Let this No Churn Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream sit out of the freezer for 5 minutes to get the best texture before serving. Enjoy in a bowl, on a cone or on top of cake or pie!

no churn salted caramel pretzel ice cream with a scoop out of it and waffle cones lying next to it

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