How to make creamy, dreamy no-churn ice cream

With just one base recipe, you can make a wide variety of no-churn ice creams with your choice of mix-ins. Rey Lopez for The Washington Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky

Homemade ice cream, any way you like it, any time you want it: In other words, living the dream.

But not all dreams are meant to come true, at least in the way you expect. In the quest for ice cream on-demand, not having an ice cream maker — and the related space, time and budget — may feel like an insurmountable obstacle. Thankfully, there’s a way to churn out customized batches without, well, churning.

We’ve made — and eaten — a lot of ice cream between the two of us, and even we were a little skeptical when we decided to develop a satisfying no-churn recipe. To say we surprised ourselves with the creamy, scoopabl