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July 14, 2019 (last updated Aug 30, 2019) by Amber Brady11

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Chocolate Malt Ice Cream turns your favorite milkshake into a summer dessert you can enjoy by the scoop! This no-cook, egg free, easy homemade chocolate ice cream is combined with malted milk powder for that good old-fashioned taste.

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If you love a good old fashioned chocolate malt milkshake, then this homemade ice cream is for you! It’s creamy, chocolatey, malty, rich, and smooth!

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It’s actually funny how much I love a chocolate malt, seeing as how I hate chocolate malted milk balls. (Say that five times fast!) They’re just too crunchy for my taste. But a homemade chocolate malt shake is my absolute favorite! I thought, why not just turn it into ice cream?!

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Chocolate Malt Ice Cream

The sweet and nutty flavor of malted milk powder brings out the richness of the chocolate in this easy homemade ice cream.

Simply whisk cocoa powder, malted milk powder, and sugar together until no lumps appear. You can also sift these ingredients with a fine mesh sieve for best results.

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Then gradually whisk in the heavy cream and milk, and stir until the dry ingredients dissolve. Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and process according to the directions of your machine. So easy!

At this point you will either enjoy the ice cream soft-serve style, or place it in a container to freeze completely. You could fold in malted milk balls before you freeze it, if you want an ice cream with chunks, but I love the smooth, creamy, pure chocolate malt flavor as-is.

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I love homemade ice cream so much that I have two machines! If I forget to freeze the bowl for my Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker, then I just use the Ice Cream Maker Attachment on my Bosch Universal Mixer with some ice and rock salt. Both are great ice cream makers!

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Chocolate Malt Ice Cream

Yield: 12 (1/2 cup) servings or about 1 1/2 quarts

This no-cook, egg free, easy homemade chocolate ice cream is combined with malted milk powder for that good old-fashioned taste.

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 6 Tbsp malted milk powder (Carnation)
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cups (1 pint) heavy cream
  • 1 cup milk (whole or 2% preferred)

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, whisk or sift together the cocoa powder, malted milk powder, and granulated sugar to remove any lumps.
  2. Gradually whisk in the heavy cream and milk. Keep whisking until dry ingredients have dissolved (so it's not grainy).
  3. Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and process according to directions of machine. (About 25-40 minutes.)
  4. Enjoy as soft-serve ice cream, or spread into a freezer-safe container, cover, and freeze for 4-5 hours or until firm.

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    11 Comments on “Chocolate Malt Ice Cream”

  1. Brandi Lower Reply

    This ice cream is so so amazing! My dad always used to take me for chocolate malts from Foster’s Freeze when I was young. This ice cream is that taste of childhood! It’s my new favorite obsession!

    • Amber Brady Reply

      I’m so glad you like it! It’s a favorite of ours too. Thanks for sharing your experience with the recipe Brandi!

  2. Gwen Reply

    Any recommendations on adapting this recipe into a no-churn version? I don’t have an ice cream maker. Thanks

    • Amber Brady Reply

      Most no churn ice creams you will whip heavy cream and then fold in sweetened condensed milk. I would whisk the cocoa powder and malt milk powder with the sweetened condensed milk and leave out the additional sugar and milk. Here’s a similar no churn recipe so you can see the instructions: https://www.dessertnowdinnerlater.com/no-churn-cake-batter-ice-cream/

  3. Eileen Reply

    So easy to make and so very good.

    • Amber Brady Reply

      Yay! I’m so glad you loved it!

  4. Laura Reply

    I made this ice cream yesterday and it had rave reviews from everyone! So easy and by all accounts, delicious. The only thing I modified was that I used milo instead of malt powder.

    • Amber | Dessert Now Dinner Later Reply

      I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe Laura! Thanks for sharing your review!

  5. Ryan Gianos Reply

    Wow, no cook, egg free chocolate ice cream! Very interesting. I’ve only made the traditional variety with an ice cream maker and cooking the anglaise on the stove top. Thanks for posting.

  6. janet Reply

    So you don’t have to chill it in fridge before churning in ice cream maker? Just wanted to make sure – other recipes I’ve seen call for chilling first before churning. Never made ice cream before, but just got an ice cream maker!!! Thank you.

    • Amber | Dessert Now Dinner Later Reply

      Your heavy cream and milk should be cold from the fridge already, so no chilling required. Good luck! I hope you love it!

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FAQs

What's the difference between a chocolate malt and a chocolate shake? ›

The biggest difference between a malt and a shake is that a malt is a milkshake made with the addition of malted milk powder. As a result, malts tend to have a toasty nuttiness and more of a milky sweetness in their flavor profile when compared to milkshakes.

What does malt powder do in ice cream? ›

What Is a Malt Ice Cream? Malted milk ice cream is ice cream made with milk that has the addition of malted milk powder before going through the churning and freezing process. The barley in the malt gives the milk a slightly earthy and savory flavor that complements the sweetness of the ice cream.

How do you add malt to baked goods? ›

My Favorite Ways to Use Malt Powder

When preparing your cookie dough, add a tablespoon or two to the dry ingredients for an added boost of flavor. It's especially good in chocolate chip cookies, brownie cookies, and anything else made with chocolate. Boost the flavor of your cakes.

What are the ingredients in malted milk? ›

Malted milk or malt powder is a powder made from a mixture of malted barley, wheat flour, and evaporated whole milk powder. The powder is used to add its distinctive flavor to beverages and other foods, but it is also used in baking to help dough cook properly.

Does McDonald's have chocolate malts? ›

McDonald's does indeed serve a chocolate milkshake, but there is no evidence of the chain making chocolate malted milkshakes. If the quote is merely the result of Trump's conflation of milkshakes and malts, the situation prompts clarification. A chocolate shake and a chocolate malted are not one in the same.

Is a malt thicker than a milkshake? ›

A malt, or a "malted shake," is a milkshake made with the addition of malted milk powder. This gives the shake a bit of a toasty, rich taste that enhances classic milkshake flavors like chocolate or vanilla. It also creates a thicker consistency.

What does malt flavor do to your body? ›

And although it has been traditionally used as a sweetener and flavor-enhancer, some research has found that swapping the sugar for malt extract could add a pop of extra nutrients to your diet and may be associated with several health benefits, including improvements in mood, heart health and digestion.

Is Ovaltine the same as malted milk powder? ›

Ovaltine, a powdered chocolate drink created in 1904, is another type of malted milk powder, though it has other ingredients in it so can't be used exactly the same way.

What malt powder does Starbucks use? ›

Chocolate Malt Powder is one of the ingredients that Starbucks uses in the making of some of its drinks it is packed with cocoa powder.

Does Ovaltine have malt? ›

Ovaltine (also known by its original name Ovomaltine) is a brand of milk flavoring product made with malt extract (except in the blue packaging in the United States), sugar (except in Switzerland), and whey. Some flavors also have cocoa.

Can you bake with malt? ›

As a result of heightened yeast activity, malt can help bakes rise into a higher volume, with a more tender and even texture.

What kind of malt is used in milkshakes? ›

The thing that sets malted milkshakes (or, as my grandpa would call it, simply a malted) is the addition of malted milk powder. Malted milk powder is a mixture of malted barley, wheat flour, and evaporated whole milk powder that was initially developed as a nutritional supplement for infants.

What is a chocolate malt? ›

Chocolate malt is a type of malted milk powder that is commonly used in the food industry to add a rich and creamy chocolate flavour to various desserts, beverages, and confections.

Can I use Ovaltine instead of malted milk powder? ›

Ovaltine is a wonderful substitute for malted milk powder if you're interested in a bit of chocolate being added to the mix.

Does malted milk help you sleep? ›

Malted milk

The extract of malt is the main ingredient. Its snooze-inducing powers are well known, with Horlicks marketed as a drink that's perfect to drink before bed, and this is certainly the case. Malted milk contains a good source of vitamin B, iron, zinc, magnesium and phosphorous.

What's better malt or shake? ›

The malt in a malted milkshake gives it a toastier taste than a regular milkshake. A regular milkshake is sweet with a creamy consistency while a malt is more savory with a thicker consistency. Additionally, a malt has a slightly higher amount of nutrients owing to the barley in the malt powder.

What makes a chocolate malt? ›

A chocolate malt is a milkshake made up of ice cream, chocolate powder or syrup and a tablespoon or so of malted milk powder. It all gets mixed together and the malted milk powder adds some extra flavor and nutrients. Malted milk powder is what differentiates a malt from simply a milkshake.

What's the difference between chocolate malt and regular chocolate? ›

What is the difference between a chocolate Shake and a chocolate Malt? Take a chocolate milk shake, made with ice cream, and add malted milk powder, in order to get a chocolate malted milk shake (a.k.a. a chocolate malted or a chocolate malt.)

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