Unicorn Ice Cream

If you have any unicorn obsessed kiddos in your life, then you need to make this unicorn ice cream! It’s easy to make with only five ingredients and it’s a fun project to get kids involved in the kitchen.

Unicorn ice cream might also be a great option for birthday parties or special celebrations throughout the year.

Related: Next up, bake a batch of these Unicorn Cookies. So good!

Ingredients

• Heavy whipping cream
• Sweetened condensed milk
• Vanilla extract – or other flavors if you like
• Food dye – I used pink, purple, and blue
• Sprinkles – a mix is great, or you can usually buy unicorn sprinkles too

I like to mix sprinkles with edible glitter, as I feel it adds to the whimsical unicorn charm. But this is totally optional.

How to Make Unicorn Ice Cream

In a stand mixer or with an electric mixer, beat the heavy whipping cream and vanilla extract until soft peaks form. This is kind of a soft whipped cream texture. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the sweetened condensed milk.

Divide the ice cream batter into three or more bowls and gently mix the food coloring into the batter.

Add the different colors of batter and sprinkles to a loaf pan, distributing the colors throughout. Then use a butter knife to gently swirl the colors. Top with more sprinkles.

Cover the loaf pan with a lid or aluminum foil and freeze overnight. Now you can scoop your ice cream and enjoy!

Tips & More Information

• Store the ice cream in the loaf pan with aluminum foil on top or plastic wrap pressed to the top of the ice cream so it doesn’t get freezer burn in the freezer.
• This unicorn ice cream will last in the freezer for up to a month or more.
• If you don’t want to make this vanilla ice cream from scratch, you could also use store-bought vanilla ice cream and mix food dye and sprinkles into it.

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colorful, whimsical homemade ice cream

Yield 10

Prep 10 minutes mins

Freeze Time 8 hours hrs

Total 8 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Ingredients

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• ▢ 16 ounces heavy whipping cream (2 cups)
• ▢ 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ food dye
• ▢ sprinkles

Equipment

stand mixer

Instructions

• In a stand mixer or with an electric mixer, beat the heavy whipping cream and vanilla extract until soft peaks form. This is kind of a soft whipped cream texture.
• Using a rubber spatula, fold in the sweetened condensed milk.
• Divide the ice cream batter into three or more bowls and gently mix the food coloring into the batter.
• Add the different colors of batter and sprinkles to a loaf pan, distributing the colors throughout.
• Then use a butter knife to gently swirl the colors. Top with more sprinkles. 
• Cover the loaf pan with a lid or aluminum foil and freeze overnight. Now you can scoop your ice cream and enjoy!

Notes

I like to mix sprinkles with edible glitter, as I feel it adds to the whimsical unicorn charm.

Store the ice cream in the loaf pan with aluminum foil on top or plastic wrap pressed to the top of the ice cream so it doesn’t get freezer burn in the freezer.

This unicorn ice cream will last in the freezer for up to a month or more.

If you don’t want to make this vanilla ice cream from scratch, you could also use store-bought vanilla ice cream and mix food dye and sprinkles into it.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keywords ice cream, unicorn

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Unicorn Ice Cream

Amount per Serving

Calories

283

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

20

g

31

%

Saturated Fat

 

13

g

81

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

1

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

5

g

Cholesterol

 

65

mg

22

%

Sodium

 

63

mg

3

%

Potassium

 

191

mg

5

%

Carbohydrates

 

23

g

8

%

Sugar

 

23

g

26

%

Protein

 

4

g

8

%

Vitamin A

 

773

IU

15

%

Vitamin C

 

1

mg

1

%

Calcium

 

143

mg

14

%

Iron

 

0.1

mg

1

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.