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Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream

19 Comments By Jesseca on August 2, 2022

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The perfect balance of salty and sweet! This no-churn salted caramel pretzel ice cream recipe is the perfect sweet treat! Only 6-ingredients!

Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream in a dish

I LOVE the combination of salty and sweet. Whether it be a caramel and nut filled frosting like my German Chocolate Cupcakes or the salty sweet perfection of chocolate dipped pretzels. You just cannot go wrong with the duo. That may be why this pretzel ice cream has a special place in my heart.

Beautiful ribbon swirls of salted caramel, bits of salty pretzel crunch, and a smooth and creamy vanilla ice cream. It is perfection.

Recipe Features

  • No-Churn: That means you do NOT need a mixer or special equipment to make this recipe.
  • Minimal Ingredients: Only SIX.
  • Easy to Customize: Substitute pretzels for salted peanuts!
How to make salted caramel pretzel ice cream with caramel swirls and pretzel bits

What You Need to Make No-Churn Ice Cream:

Here’s the deal with this recipe. It is part of a no-churn ice cream collection here on the site. What does that mean exactly? It means that you do NOT need an ice cream maker to create this recipe. Instead, it uses a combination of ingredients to achieve a silky smooth and light texture. Here is what you need:

  • Heavy Whipping Cream
  • Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Pinch of Salt
  • Caramel Sauce
  • Pretzels

A few notes about the ingredients… You can use either a homemade or store bought caramel. IF you can find salted caramel ice cream topping, you do NOT need to add the salt.

Speaking of the salt, I highly recommend using a course finishing salt like fleur de sel. It is so good on so many desserts like cookies or frostings.

Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream Recipe Instructions:

  1. Stir together the caramel sauce and salt IF you are using a sauce without salt already included.
  2. Whip the heavy cream with an electric mixer until light and fluffy and stiff peaks form, roughly 3 to 5 minutes. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl stir the sweetened condensed milk with the vanilla extract. Fold in the whipped cream.
  4. Pour half of the batter into a freezer safe container. Drizzle a generous amount of caramel sauce over your mixture and swirl in with the tip of a knife.
  5. Sprinkle with half of the pretzel pieces.
  6. Pour the remaining batter over the top and repeat with remaining caramel and pretzels.
  7. Freeze 6 hours or overnight.
caramel swirl pretzel ice cream in a sugar cone

Recipe Tips and FAQs:

  • I have an entire post here with great suggestions on how to quickly whip cream to peaks. The secret is to chill your bowl and beaters first.
  • When you add the whipped cream to the sweetened milk make sure to just fold it until combined. You want to mix as little as possible. The air in the whipped cream is what gives this recipe it’s light and fluffy texture.

Make a Salted Caramel Pretzel Milkshake

This is one of our FAVORITE ways to use this ice cream. Milkshakes are our summer go-to treat!

  1. Fill a glass with 2 to 3 large scoops of the ice cream.
  2. Pour milk into the glass until it is roughly 1/4 to 1/3 full, depending on how thick you want your shake.
  3. Stir with a fork or spoon until combined.
  4. Top with whipped cream and extra caramels sauce and pretzel pieces.

No-Churn Ice Cream Flavors

I briefly mentioned above, but this is one of many no-churn recipes on my site! Here are some other great flavors:

  • Peach
  • Cookie Dough
  • Strawberry
  • Chocolate Fudge Swirl
  • Strawberry Cheesecake
  • Banana Pudding

ALL of the above flavors are beyond delicious and super easy. We love to play around with other mix-in ideas and get really creative.

No-Churn Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice cream in an ice cream scoop

Related Recipes:

  • Salted Caramel Sauce
  • Easy Salted Caramels
  • Caramel Apple Pie Recipe
  • Cheesecake Bars with Salted Caramel Sauce
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Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream

Created by: Jesseca

Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
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The perfect balance of salty and sweet! This no-churn salted caramel pretzel ice cream recipe is the perfect sweet treat! Only 6-ingredients
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Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon course salt
  • 1/2 cup Caramel Sauce
  • 1-2 cups pretzels slightly crushed

Instructions

  • Stir together the caramel sauce and salt IF you are using a sauce without salt already included. Set aside.
  • Whip the heavy cream with an electric mixer until light and fluffy and stiff peaks form, roughly 3 to 5 minutes. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl stir the sweetened condensed milk with the vanilla extract. Fold in the whipped cream.
  • Pour half of the batter into a freezer safe container. Drizzle a generous amount of caramel sauce over your mixture and swirl in with the tip of a knife.
  • Sprinkle with half of the pretzel pieces.
  • Pour the remaining batter over the top and repeat with remaining caramel and pretzels.
  • Freeze 6 hours or overnight.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Servings

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  1. [email protected] says

    May 1, 2014

    Ohmygoodness I can’t wait to try this!! Thanks!

    Reply
  2. Michele @ The Scrap Shoppe says

    April 30, 2014

    Oh my gosh, that looks and sounds AMAZING!

    Reply
  3. Jeanie @ create&babble says

    April 30, 2014

    That looks amazingly good and so worth the calories!

    Reply
  4. Danielle says

    April 30, 2014

    Oh my goodness! This looks and sounds amazing – can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
  5. Yvonne @ TriedandTasty says

    April 22, 2014

    Oh my wordy this looks absolutely DIVINE! Like seriously. I need it now. Right now. Gah!! Thanks a lot 🙂 Ha! No but seriously – thanks for the great recipe!

    Reply
  6. Amy | The Happy Scraps says

    April 22, 2014

    I love caramel and pretzels. What a perfect combination.

    Reply
  7. Debbie says

    April 22, 2014

    That looks so good, I could steal the cone from the kid 😉 Wet Naps are a necessity!
    Debbie

    Reply
  8. [email protected] says

    April 22, 2014

    Your ice cream recipe looks divine! I need to get some Wet Naps for my classroom. Thanks for sharing the coupon.

    Reply
  9. Ashley @ Simply Designing says

    April 22, 2014

    Oh my goodness this looks amazing!!!!

    And thanks for the coupon!

    Reply
  10. Meredith @ Wait Til Your Father Gets Home says

    April 22, 2014

    Definitely a Wet Nap family here 🙂

    AND, wow! That recipe looks FAB…pinning for sure!

    Reply
  11. Leanne says

    April 22, 2014

    I love sweet and salty so this sounds like the perfect ice cream for me. I can’t wait to make it!

    Reply
  12. Holly C. says

    April 22, 2014

    A sweet with a little salty is my kind of treat! Yum!

    Reply
  13. Christina S. says

    April 22, 2014

    I think my taste buds just went into virtual heaven. Can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
  14. Debra says

    April 22, 2014

    I love that it doesn’t need a machine! We got rid of ours last year when we needed to downsize our appliances and I have been sad ever since.

    Reply
  15. Natalie @ A Turtle's Life for Me says

    April 22, 2014

    Oh my goodness!! That is some ridiculous goodness right there! And how does one not like ice cream!? I can’t even wrap my head around that! And, yes, wet wipes are definitely a necessity when my kids eat ice cream (and sometimes me too!).

    Reply
  16. Kathleen B says

    April 22, 2014

    This looks so incredible. My boys would love the fact that they can make it themselves.

    Reply
  17. Cathy says

    April 22, 2014

    Looks so delicious!! Also, I always need wet naps after I eat ice cream and I’m a grown adult haha

    Reply
  18. HauteFrugalista says

    April 22, 2014

    Omg! That looks so yummy!!! Deff love pretzels and the sweet and salty flavor combo. I love mixing them. Great recipe!

    Reply
  19. Kathy says

    April 22, 2014

    Hi Jessica, I don’t think I have visited you yet but your blog is beautiful and this recipe looks amazing. Saving it for later. I found you the Facebook Daily boost group. Have a great week!

    Reply

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