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Easy Watermelon ice cream in glass goblets with lime on the glass rim.
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Refreshing Watermelon Ice Cream — A Sweet, Creamy Summer Dream

This 4-ingredient watermelon ice cream is the answer to all your summer dessert dreams. It's sweet, a little tangy from the lime, and melts beautifully in your mout. Plus, it's so easy even the kids can help make it!
Prep Time10 minutes
Freezing time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 10 minutes
Course: frozen dessert, Fruit Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 140kcal
Author: Marisa Franca @ All Our Way

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 7 cups cubed seedless watermelon from 1 small watermelon
  • 14 oz Can sweetened condensed milk
  • ⅓ cup fresh lime juice from about 3 limes
  • ¼ tsp. kosher salt
  • 2 Tablespoons Vodka prevents freezing too hard, this is optional if you don’t want to add liquor to the ice cream.

Instructions

  • Freeze watermelon: 
Arrange watermelon cubes evenly on a large rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Freeze until frozen, at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
  • Make ice cream mixture: 
Working in batches, if needed, process frozen watermelon, condensed milk, lime juice, vodka, and salt in a food processor until completely smooth, 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Freeze ice cream: 
Transfer mixture to a large sealable container. Cover and freeze until firm, about 4 hours.

Notes

👩🏻‍🍳 Tips

  • It's important to adequately freeze the watermelon cubes for this easy homemade watermelon ice cream recipe, otherwise you could end up with watery or icy ice cream.
  • You may need to process your watermelon ice cream ingredients in batches in the food processor or blender, depending on the size and capacity of your food processor/blender.
  • Take your no churn watermelon ice cream out of the freezer 15 minutes before serving for easy scooping.
  • This 4-ingredient ice cream doesn't include a lot of ingredients so it's important to use what is in the recipe card. Don't try to substitute lower fat or lower sugar ingredients, where possible.
  • When adding additional ingredients, make sure they are chopped up. Large pieces such as chocolate chips and nuts get very hard when frozen.

Nutrition

Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 230mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 596IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 0.3mg