Before facing the hazards of Stranger Things, our heroes used to share a USS Butterscotch at Scoops Ahoy!
Stranger Things brought back the colorful 1980s nostalgia, along with all its conspiracy plots, cold war paranoia, and vibrant fashion.
For many people, the most iconic recipe in the series is this Stranger Things Ice Cream recipe, which brings together a Sundae, a Banana Split, and an Ice Cream Cone.
Putting it all together is simple, and it’s fun to recreate the adventures of the Scoop Trop. If you want an extra challenge, you can use my homemade ice cream recipe.
Recreating The Stranger Things Ice Cream: The USS Butterscotch
If there is anything realistic about Stranger Things is Scoops Ahoy and the typical town atmosphere of Hawkins, Indiana.
It’s easy to relate with the Scoop Trop and their routine. And the easiest way to connect with our curious and heroic friends is through the USS Butterscotch Ice Cream!
The first thing to do is to find the appropriate flavors. Although Baskin’ Robbins offers a Butterscotch Ice Cream flavor, you can try your favorite vanilla or praline one.
Strawberry and chocolate flavors are straightforward, but you can use triple choc or some alternatives with strawberry chunks in them.
Options are endless!
To serve the ice cream, you can try to find an adequate container like these in colors or this one in white. Or even better, you can ask for an extra one at your favorite ice cream shop, as I did!
Syrups and whipped cream are essential to bringing that sundae-ish touch, and there are even some combos available with the three flavors.
Maraschino cherries are literally the cherry on top. They look beautiful and add a characteristic taste and juiciness to our ice cream.
Find below my tips, and step-by-step recipe to make your own Stranger Things Ice Cream at home!
Stranger Things Ice Cream | USS Butterscotch
Equipment
- Ovoid Ice Cream Container
- Ice Cream scoop
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 2 flower-shaped cookies
- 1 scoop Butterscotch Ice Cream (vanilla and praline are ok too) (vanilla and praline are ok too)
- 1 scoop Chocolate Ice Cream
- 1 scoop Strawberry Ice Cream
- 1 tbsp Chocolate fudge or syrup
- 1 tbsp Caramel syrup
- 1 tbsp Strawberry syrup or jam
- 3 tbsp Whipped cream
- 3 Maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Split one banana, with a longitudinal cut.
- Place one cookie at each side, as if they are the windows of your USS Butterscotch.
- Put one slice at each side of your boat-like container, resting on the cookies.
- Scoop one ice cream ball of each flavor and serve them into your container. In the show, Erica serves first butterscotch, then chocolate, and strawberry.
- Add caramel syrup to the butterscotch ice cream. Then, add chocolate and strawberry syrup accordingly.
- Top each ball with a bit of whipped cream.
- Cut wafer cookies in halves to build the sails and place them between the ice cream balls.
- Top the whipped cream bits with one maraschino cherry for each one.
- I used an anchor-shaped candle to round the USS Butterscotch. If you can find it, it adds a nice touch.
- Ahoy!
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Notes
If you liked this Stranger Things Ice Cream recipe, you might like some of my other dessert 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.
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