Yup, it’s lovely, bright, and cheerful rainbow ice cream. And what if I told you it is no-churn ice cream made with only 3 ingredients and no ice cream machine?
Would you call me a fool? Would you question my sanity? Bueno amigos, deal with it because it is that simple! And no, no trick behind my sleeve – I just believe in magic!
And unicorns. I LOVE UNICORNS. Which is why I colored this rainbow ice cream with the loveliest pastel rainbow colors I could find. It was all secretly a plan to get a unicorn to visit my house and munch on rainbow ice cream while I was distraught. And they did come… but only because I also made special cones to go along with the ice cream!
I may sound a bit crazy, but that’s because making ice cream in such an easy way does make one incredibly happy – perhaps it’s the effect of sweet condensed milk, or the fact that I had to make this twice to film my video recipe… nah, it is PURE MAGIC!
I have to admit that this “cloud 9 experience” came from a master: Gemma Stafford from Bigger Bolder Baking shared this magic trick into this world, and the world became a brighter, better place! Seriously, this rainbow ice cream is the stuff dreams are made of! And my dream didn’t stop there: the sugar had me I was on a roll-ercoaster, I decided to take this chilly treat to the next level… and serve it on Rice Krispies ice cream cones!
So if you’re looking for a fun recipe to enjoy making with your kids, something with no fuss and all play that makes you feel like a child again, trust me: try this rainbow ice cream!
Unicorn Rainbow Ice Cream
Equipment
- Beater
Ingredients
- 2 cups of heavy whipping cream (very cold!)
- 14 oz of sweet condensed milk, chilled for 4 hours before making the ice cream (1 can)
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract Liquid or gel coloring in your favorite colors
Instructions
- Chill a bowl in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- Take the bowl out of the freezer and pour cold heavy whipping cream into it.
- Beat the cream at high speed to make it thicker. Once you get a thicker consistency, add very cold and sweet condensed milk (I recommend keeping it in the freezer for 4 hours before making the ice cream.)
- Mix well to get a thicker, sweeter, and uniform ice cream. Add a bit of vanilla extract for some flavor, and that's our base!
- Take a separate bowl for each color. I chose 5 to create my unicorn rainbow, but you can use as much or little as you want.
- Add equal parts of our ice cream base to each bowl. Leave some in the mixing bowl to have white ice cream.
- Color each of the other bowls using a few drops of liquid food coloring per bowl. If you use gel coloring, the tones will be more intense.
- Mix each bowl until you get a uniform mix.
- Drop spoonfuls of ice cream into your ice cream container. Try to keep the colors separate. The smaller the spoonfuls, the more colors will have each ball.
- Fill the container and close the lid. Then stick it in the freezer for 8 hours or overnight.
- When spooning your ice cream, soak the spoon in hot water after each ball so that the colors don't mix.
- And there you have it, unicorn rainbow ice cream!
Video
Notes
Have a sweet sweet day!
**Psst: and remember to keep the window open for any unicorns! (Yes, they come in through the window!)
If you liked this Unicorn Rainbow Ice Cream recipe, you might like some of my other recipes too. You can check them here.
And remember, if you try this recipe and want to share your pictures, remember to tag me @lacooquette on Instagram. I’d love to share your pictures on my IG stories.
Note: We published this recipe first on June 18, 2016.
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