This no-churn Graham Cracker Ice Cream is sweet golden deliciousness in every spoonful. The ice cream itself is a gluten free graham cracker ice cream. It is then swirled with a chewy and sweet honey ripple and loaded with pieces of gf/vegan graham cracker! This homemade ice cream takes less than 45 minutes to make (minus freezing time) and no machine is needed! Best yet, this ice cream with graham cracker is gluten free, nut free, egg free and can be made vegan with a few tweaks.
This Graham Cracker Ice Cream is an easy favorite! You cannot go wrong with this combination of honey and graham. The combination of flavors makes it so incredibly delicious and being no-churn, it is so simple to make! My daughter loves anything graham cracker related and this ice cream is a favorite!
For more graham cracker recipes, try my popular Key Lime Cookies, my S'mores Cupcakes, my Gluten Free No Bake Cookies or my S'mores Cookies!
Reasons To Love This Graham Cracker Ice Cream
- Allergy Friendly- This ice cream is gluten free, nut free, egg free and can easily be dairy free (vegan)!
- Super Creamy- This ice cream is so creamy and smooth like my Chocolate Chip Ice Cream!
- Graham Crackers in 2 Ways- This homemade ice cream has a graham cracker ice cream and graham chunks throughout! Or to take it up a notch, use my Graham Cracker Crumble topping!
- Honey Ripple- Chewy and delicious, it adds sweetness to every spoonful!
Ingredient Notes
- Honey- Make sure you get gluten and nut free but get whatever brand you desire.
- Unsalted Butter- We mix it in with the honey to create that honey ripple. You can use vegan butter as well.
- Sweetened Condensed Milk- It helps the ice cream to be thick, creamy and sweet.
- Heavy Cream- We need 2 cups (1 pint).
- Pure Vanilla Extract- Make sure the vanilla you use is pure and gf or the ice cream will taste chemically.
- Graham Crackers- I use these graham cracker crumbs in the ice cream base and these gluten free graham crackers broken up.
See my recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Substitutions and Variations
How to Make this into Vegan Ice Cream
- Make sure the brand of sugar you use is vegan.
- Only use vegan sweetened condensed milk that's also gluten free.
- Use a dairy free heavy whipping cream.
- Use a vegan baking stick instead of butter.
- Make sure to use gluten free, nut free and vegan graham crackers and crumbs.
- Use a plant based bee-free honey. Read the label on your vegan honey to ensure it's vegan as well as gf and nut free.
This recipe has not been tested with some of these substitutions and/or variations due to celiac disease and food allergies. If you change any of the ingredients, please let us know how the recipe turned out in the comments below!
How to Make Graham Cracker Ice Cream
Here are the steps to make this ice cream with graham crackers!
Step 1: Make the Honey Drizzle
In a small saucepan set over medium heat, whisk the butter and honey constantly, until they are both combined.
Remove from the heat and let it cool while you make the ice cream.
Step 2: Break the Grahams
Break the sheets of gluten free Graham Crackers into large chunks using clean hands. Set aside.
Step 3: Mix the Graham Cracker Crumbs into the Sweetened Condensed Milk
In a large bowl, using a spatula, combine together the sweetened condensed milk, light brown sugar, ¾ cup gluten free grahams cracker crumbs (not the chunks) and 1 pinch of kosher salt.
Step 4: Whip the Heavy Cream
In a separate large bowl, using a whisk or a hand mixer, beat the heavy cream until soft peaks form.
Step 5: Pour in the Graham Cracker Condensed Milk Mixture
Once soft peaks form, pour the sweetened condensed milk mixture into the whipped cream. Whisk again until stiff peaks form.
Make sure not to over whisk. Stop as soon as you get a stiff peak.
Step 6: Layer the Graham Cracker Chunks and Honey
Using the spatula, pour ⅓ of the ice cream into a 9 x 5 loaf pan. Smooth with the back of a spoon.
Sprinkle ⅓ of the broken graham crackers on top.
Then drizzle ⅓ of the cooled honey ripple all over the top of the ice cream. Take a butter knife and make swirls.
Repeat this process for a total of 3 times. Cover the ice cream and freeze overnight.
Expert Baking Tips
- Make the Honey Drizzle First- Make this first so that it can cool. It needs to cool for at least 15 minutes prior to adding it to the ice cream. If it has solidified too much before adding it to the ice cream, just pop it in the microwave in a heat safe bowl and heat in 10 second increments until easy enough to drizzle.
- Let the Ice Cream Freeze Overnight- No churn ice cream is simple to make but very soft. It really does need to freeze overnight otherwise it will be a soupy mess within a minute of taking it out of the freezer.
Recipe FAQs
Yes. This ice cream needs about 6-7 hours to freeze.
No churn ice cream is super soft and needs a long time to solidify. If you don’t freeze it overnight (or for 6-7 hours), it will be a soupy mess within minutes of being on your counter.
Yes. This is not sponsored but the brand silk makes one. It says it’s gluten free but I don’t see a certified label, so I would look into that if you have celiac.
As for allergens, it does contain coconut, sunflower and faba bean protein, last time I checked the label. Please always double check ingredients. And please note I cannot test this in my home as the ingredients contain our allergens.
You can use whatever honey you desire. Just be aware that sometimes there can be cross contamination of nuts in honey due to the pollen.
Make sure to talk to your doctor before consuming if you have peanut and tree nut allergies.
For vegan: Use a bee-free honey. Make sure it is gluten and nut free.
Store the graham cracker ice cream in a 9 x 5 loaf pan or in an airtight ice cream container. If using a loaf pan, cover the top with plastic wrap and then aluminum foil. Freeze for up to two weeks.
These are my favorite air tight freezer safe ice cream containers.
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📖 Recipe
Graham Cracker Ice Cream
Ingredients
For the Honey Ripple
- ½ cup honey or bee-free honey
- ½ cup unsalted butter or vegan baking stick
For the Graham Cracker Ice Cream
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- ¾ cup gluten free graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar , packed
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
For the Ice Cream Layers
- 7 sheets of gluten free Graham crackers
Instructions
Make the Honey Ripple
- In a saucepan set over medium heat, combine the ½ cup honey and the ½ cup unsalted butter.Cook, whisking constantly until they are both combined. Once incorporated, remove from heat and let it cool for about 15 min while you make the ice cream.
Make the Graham Cracker Ice Cream
- Break up your 7 graham cracker sheets into chunks using your hands. Set aside.
- In a large bowl use a spatula to combine together the 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk, 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, ¾ cup gluten free grahams cracker crumbs and 1 pinch of kosher salt. Set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, using a whisk or a hand mixer, beat the 2 cups heavy cream until soft peaks form.
- Once soft peaks form, pour the sweetened condensed milk mixture into the whipped cream. Whisk again until stiff peaks form.Make sure not to over-whisk. Stop as soon as you get a stiff peak.
Assemble the Layers
- Using the spatula, pour ⅓ of the ice cream into a 9 x 5 loaf pan.
- Sprinkle ⅓ of the Graham crackers on top.
- Drizzle about ⅓ of the honey butter mixture and then take a butter knife and swirl it all together. Repeat this pattern 2 additional times (3 times total) to fill the loaf pan. If the honey butter mixture starts to solidify too much, just put it in a microwave safe bowl and heat in 10 second increments until easy enough to drizzle.
- Cover the ice cream and freeze overnight. Enjoy!
Steve says
Ice cream? Graham crackers? Honey? Three of my favorite things! Sign me up! So easy. So delicious!
John says
Love the flavor in this ice cream! Perfect fireside ice cream on spring nights!
Lee says
Thank you!