Homemade Chocolate Nutella Gelato
Homemade Chocolate Nutella Gelato, an easy Italian Ice Cream recipe to make at home. Creamy and delicious, made with just five ingredients and an ice cream maker! Perfect as a dessert or even snack. Everyone will love it, you can’t get much better than this.
I have always been an ice cream lover, and so is the rest of my family. There is always some kind of gelato/ice cream in the freezer. From homemade no churn Vanilla Ice cream to a Raspberry Swirl ice cream to a creamy Tiramisu Gelato to a simple Fior di Latte gelato!
Recipe Ingredients
- Cream – whole, whipping or heavy cream
- Milk – whole milk
- Sugar –fine sugar this will combine better than granulated sugar
- Nutella – either homemade Nutella or store bought Nutella
- Chocolate chips – mini or regular semi sweet chocolate chips or milk chocolate if you prefer
How to make fine/caster sugar
Caster sugar is basically granulated sugar that is extremely fine. You can make it at home, just place the granulated sugar in a blender or food processor and blend or pulse until fine, be careful not to blend too much or you will be making powdered sugar.
What is Gelato?
After doing some research I have discovered that, perhaps, ice cream and gelato are not the same thing. Basically there are three main differences that set gelato apart from ice cream.
Firstly, gelato is made with more milk than cream, a key element that makes it lower in fat, which, they say, also makes it tastier .
Secondly it is churned at a lower speed making it denser than ice cream and lastly it’s served at a lower temperature than ice cream which helps to give it that creamy texture that we love.
If you served ice cream at the same temperature you would get a soupy slop, because ice cream is fattier and that makes it melt faster. But anyway you put it, I still love both, ice cream and gelato and pretty well any kind.
How to make Chocolate Nutella Gelato
In a medium to large bowl add the cream, milk and sugar beat on medium speed.
Pour the mixture into your gelato maker (using a spatula be sure to pour in all ingredients). When gelato is almost done add the Nutella and chocolate chips,
Continue with the ice cream maker until reached desired creaminess.
Transfer the mixture to a freezer safe container. If needed freeze for a couple of hours to firm up.
Recipe Tips
- If you use milk chocolate chips then I would suggest using less sugar
- Read the directions for your ice cream maker as all machines are different, some need more time than others
- Be sure to use whole cream and milk
How to store Homemade Gelato
Homemade ice cream / gelato should be kept in the freezer, in an airtight container. Apparently glass or stainless steel are the best containers to use. It will keep for at least one week in the freezer.
So dust off your ice cream maker and give this Chocolate Nutella Gelato a try. Enjoy!
Homemade Chocolate Nutella Gelato
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup cream whole, heavy or whipping cream (with at least 30% fat content)
- 1⅓ cups milk (2% or whole milk)
- ¼-⅓ cup fine sugar
- 2 tablespoons Nutella*
- 2-3 tablespoons mini dark chocolate chips
*I put the nutella in a small bowl and over a pot of boiling water I let it thin out for about 1 minute
Instructions
- In a medium to large bowl add the cream, milk and sugar beat on medium speed for 20 seconds.
- Pour the mixture into your gelato maker (using a spatula be sure to pour in all ingredients), when gelato is almost done (mine took about 15 minutes) add the Nutella and chocolate chips, continue with the ice cream maker until reached desired creaminess. See the instructions on your ice cream maker, in total mine took 30 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a freezer safe container. If needed freeze for a couple of hours to firm up. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Updated May 23, 2014.
Can I make this recipe without a gelato or icecream maker?
Hi Bobbie, unfortunately to make gelato you do need an ice cream maker, but I do have this No Churn (no ice cream maker necessary) Nutella Ice cream, instead of peanut butter chips you could add regular chips. Hope that helps. Take care!
Hi
I’m from india…heavy cream like u have mentioned is how much percent 25%, 35% ?
Thx for the recipe btw
Hi Manju, heavy cream is over 30%. Let me know how it goes.
Hi, thanks for sharing this, as I love Nutella and choc (who doesn’t right?) & I would like to give this a try, quick question though, is it ok to use a normal ice cream maker as I don’t currently own a gelato maker? Will I need to make any adjustments to do that? Thank you.
Hi Maisarah oh yes an ice cream maker is perfect.
Sounds like a taste of heaven! Happy SITS Day to you!
Hi Judith, thank you.
This looks amazing! I love Nutella! I also learned some more facts about gelato from this post. I had no idea it was churned slower. Happy SITS day!
Hi Joann, thank you.
Yummy! Nutella and chocolate chips? Yes, please! I’ve always wondered the difference between gelato and ice cream. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Nikki, my daughter can’t seem to get enough of Nutella especially gelato!
Looks amazing. I’m suddenly addicted to your blog after finding you on StumbleUpon. Looking forward to sifting through your recipes virtually for more tips and great finds.
Hi Andrea, Thanks alot, I hope you have enjoy going through my recipes and like what you find.
I love ice cream and can’t stop making it or eating it for that matter. This gelato sounds so good. This has been featured as one of my favourites over at Sweet and Savoury Sunday. Stop by, grab a button and link up again with us this week. Have a great day!
Hi Laura, thanks, we love ice cream too, for sure I will be back next week.
This looks incredible! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
This looks amazing!! Any time someone says Nutella, I’m already sold on it. haha I’ll definitely be pinning so I can make it in the future.
Hi Lisa, thanks, my daughter feels the same way, I don’t know how many times I have made it already.
Time to pull out the ice cream maker. Thanks for sharing this recipe on Tasty Tuesdays. Pinned.
Hi Erlene, glad to be part of Tasty Tuesdays, homemade gelato/ice cream is always the best.
Oh good lord! I am a sucker for nutella- I’m so going to have to try this! I’d love to have you come link it up on my blog (and be seen on 28 blogs!) http://werefarfromnormal.com/2014/05/wake-up-wednesday-4.html
Hi Krista, thank you and I just linked up, see you wednesdays.
You just combined two of my all time favorites. A chocoholics dream!
Hi Jade, thanks, I love those two together also, was a big hit in our house.
this look wonderful. I see you have done some redecorating I love the format on the recipe page 🙂 I invite you to share at my Thursday hop too ( you can link up through Sat) Hugs!
HI Katherine, thank you so much, glad you like it, and yes i just shared on your hop.
This is a must this summer! Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe – Pinned! Carrie, A Mother’s Shadow
Hi Carrie, thank you very much, I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.