red, white & blue no churn ice cream for Fourth of July

Have you tried no churn ice cream yet? It’s easy homemade ice cream that only takes a few ingredients and doesn’t even require an ice cream machine. I’ve seen no churn recipes all over the place and I’ll admit, I was pretty darn skeptical – churning is kind of a vital part of making ice cream. But I finally caved and gave it a try, and it’s actually really good!

When I was a kid and we had cake and ice cream, I always loved mixing it up together into a terrible looking but amazing tasting mush. I was feeling a little nostalgic, so I decided to make up a batch of ice cream with cake crumbles already mixed in. And since it’s almost The Fourth of July, I used red and blue cake for an easy holiday dessert.

It turned out delicious!

If you’ve never made no-churn ice cream before, be prepared for the easiest recipe ever. It’s basically just whipping cream and sweetened condensed milk, plus whatever flavorings you want.

You whip the cream to stiff peaks, then gently stir in everything else. Pour it out into a shallow container, cover, and freeze until firm.

The sweetened condensed milk keeps the mixture from getting icy, even without churning.

Let’s Make

Red, White and Blue No Churn Ice Cream

Prep Time: 45 minutes mins

Freeze Time: 6 hours hrs

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Ingredients

• 1 box White Cake Mix + Oil, Eggs, and Water as Directed on Box
• Red and Blue Food Coloring
• 2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk 14 oz
• 1 cup Milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare cake batter as directed on box.
• Divide batter into 2 bowls.
• Tint 1 red and 1 blue. Bake as directed on box, then cool.
• For Ice Cream: Whip cream until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, whisk together milk, vanilla, and sweetened condensed milk until combined.
• Pour over cream and gently fold together until mostly combined, taking care not to deflate cream.
• Crumble in 4 red cupcakes and 4 blue cupcakes and stir gently. (Reserve remaining cupcakes for another use).
• Pour mixture into shallow dish and freeze 6 hours until firm.

Course: Dessert