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Homemade Kit Kat Ice Cream

5 from 3 votes
Bree HesterBy Bree Hester
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Kit Kat Ice Cream – Homemade malted chocolate ice cream with plenty of chopped-up Kit Kats. Candy bars and ice cream are always a good idea.

Chocolate Kit Kat ice cream in a blue bowl, garnished with Kit Kat bar pieces.

What I really should call this ice cream is “Kitty Cat” ice cream. My children are getting to the point where homemade ice cream is no longer impressive to them. They are so jaded. I try to tell them that not all moms make their kids ice cream from scratch. But they don’t believe me.

Ingredients for Homemade Kit Kat Ice Cream: whole milk, sugar, cocoa powder, malted milk powder, eggs, milk chocolate, and vanilla.

When I made this, they were skeptical, but once they tasted it, they begged for more. “Mama, can I have some more kitty cat ice cream?” Maybe I still can impress them every now and again.

Mixing chopped Kit Kat bars into homemade Kit Kat ice cream in a glass container.

Is Homemade Ice Cream Better For You?

The main advantage of homemade ice cream is that you have control over the ingredients that go into it. This means you can choose healthy ingredients and natural sweeteners, to make a tasty but healthy ice cream. Store-bought ice cream, on the other hand, often contains added sugar, artificial flavors and colors, and other unhealthy ingredients that can affect your health.

Homemade Kit Kat ice cream scoops in a light blue fluted bowl, topped with Kit Kat bars.

However, even homemade ice cream can be high in calories and sugar, depending on the ingredients you use. So, while it can be healthier than store-bought ice cream in some cases, it’s still important to enjoy it in moderation as part of a balanced diet.

Chocolate Kit Kat ice cream in a blue bowl, garnished with Kit Kat bar pieces.

Homemade Kit Kat Ice Cream

Bree Hester
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Freezing Time: 4 hours hrs
Total Time 4 hours hrs 40 minutes mins
Course ice cream
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 293 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup malted milk powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 3 ounces milk chocolate chopped
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 3 full size Kit Kat bars

Instructions
 

  • In a saucepan, combine milk, sugar, cocoa, malted milk powder, and salt. Stir and heat to a simmer until the sugar and cocoa is dissolved, do not let this mixture boil.
    Combining milk, sugar, cocoa powder, and malted milk powder in a saucepan for Homemade Kit Kat Ice Cream.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks.
    Beaten eggs in glass mixing bowl with whisk on kitchen counter.
  • Drizzle half of the cocoa mixture into the eggs to temper them, you do not want scrambled egg ice cream now do you? Add the egg mixture back into the saucepan and heat until thickened.
    Tempering egg yolks with cocoa mixture for Homemade Kit Kat Ice Cream.
  • Take the egg mixture off of the heat. Pour it through a strainer into a heat proof bowl. Add the chopped chocolate, heavy cream, and vanilla.
    Adding chopped milk chocolate, heavy cream, and vanilla for Homemade Kit Kat Ice Cream.
  • Mix well, cover with plastic wrap, and chill completely cold, or overnight.
    Mixing the chocolate ice cream base for Homemade Kit Kat Ice Cream in a glass bowl with a spatula.
  • Freeze according to your ice cream makers instructions.
    Churning the chocolate base for homemade Kit Kat ice cream.
  • Chop the Kit Kat into small pieces.
    Chopping Kit Kat bars into small pieces for homemade Kit Kat ice cream.
  • Pour the ice cream into a container and mix in Kit Kats.
    Mixing chopped Kit Kat bars into homemade Kit Kat ice cream in a glass container.
  • Freeze until the ice cream hardens. Garnish with Kit Kats.

Nutrition

Calories: 293kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 4gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gSodium: 41mgFiber: 1g
Keyword ice cream
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About Bree HesterRecipe Developer, Food Photographer And Writer

Bree Hester is the recipe developer, writer and food photographer behind Baked Bree. She started Baked Bree in February 2010 as a love letter to anyone that has ever come to her house for a meal. Over the years it has evolved into so much more than that. While Bree may have hung up her apron for the last time, the reins have now been passed over to a passionate team of foodies.

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Published: Sep 14, 2024 | Updated: Feb 17, 2026
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