Red, White and Blue Ice Cream

5 from 10 votes

Make this patriotic, Red, White and Blue Ice Cream to celebrate all of your summer holiday celebrations! This recipe is an easy-to-make, homemade no-churn vanilla ice cream that’s dyed with food color to fit perfectly into celebrations like the Fourth Of July.

Prep Time15

Freeze Time8

Total Time8 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 242kcal

Author: Lauren Harris

Ingredients

2 cups heavy cream (very cold)
1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
red and blue gel food coloring
ice cream cones (optional, for serving)

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, use an electric or stand mixer fitted with a paddle, to beat the chilled heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
2 cups heavy cream
Mix in the condensed milk and vanilla extract until just combined.
1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Divide the mixture between three medium bowls.
Add red food coloring to one bowl and blue food coloring to another and stir to combine. Leave the third bowl white.
red and blue gel food coloring
Remove the chilled loaf pan from the freezer and spoon the 3 ice cream mixtures into the loaf pan, alternating the colors.
Return the loaf pan back into the freeze for 6 to 8 hours or until the ice cream is set.
To serve, scoop into bowls or ice cream cones. Garnish with some patriotic sprinkles, if desired.
ice cream cones

Notes

This recipe makes approximately 1 1/2 quarts of ice cream. A serving is 1/2 cup.

Tips and Techniques

You can use any color food coloring you want to make this recipe fit into an endless number of celebratory needs.
Store any leftover ice cream in an airtight container in the freezer for 3 to 4 weeks. You can also store leftovers directly in the loaf pan with plastic wrap for up to 1 week.

** Nutritional information is an estimate and may vary.

Nutrition