Super Easy & Yummy No Churn Cotton Candy Ice Cream
This homemade easy no churn cotton candy ice cream recipe is absolutely amazing! It’s so easy even your kids can help. Plus, it’s bright, colorful, and is so sweet and delicious!
Your family will love this no churn cotton candy ice cream recipe.
No Churn Cotton Candy Ice Cream Recipe
Let’s make cotton candy ice cream the easy way! No need for fancy equipment or a truckload of salt, this simple no churn cotton candy ice cream recipe is a breeze to make with no special equipment required.
Cotton candy and ice cream are two things that make me think of summer–combined, they are a delicious and refreshing treat!
If your kids love cotton candy, they will be super excited to try cotton candy ice cream.
Easy No Churn Cotton Candy Ice Cream Recipe
Out of ice cream, craving it, and don’t want to run to the store?
No problem!
It’s so easy to make your own homemade ice cream, with basic ingredients. With just a few ingredients, including some cotton candy flavoring, it is budget friendly, and even you kids can help make it.
The best part is, you don’t need an ice cream maker to make this homemade cotton candy ice cream recipe.
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Ingredients Needed To Make This No Churn Cotton Candy Ice Cream Recipe
- 2 cups very cold heavy whipping cream
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk, cold
- 2 teaspoons cotton candy flavoring – Cotton Candy Flavoring can be found in the baking section at most grocery or craft stores, or in the candy making area.
- Food coloring in pink and blue, optional
How to Make No Churn Cotton Candy Ice Cream Recipe
In no time at all, you can have a batch of homemade cotton candy ice cream, and you don’t need an ice cream machine or anything fancy to make it!
Step 1
Place loaf pan or container in freezer at least 30 minutes before you begin.
Step 2
Place bowl and whisk in freezer at least 30 minutes before you begin.
Step 3
Be sure whipping cream and condensed milk are very cold.
Step 4
In a large bowl or stand mixer bowl, beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
Step 5
In a medium bowl, stir together the sweetened condensed milk and cotton candy
flavoring until smooth.
Step 6
Gradually add milk mixture to whipping cream by GENTLY folding into whipped cream.
Step 7
Divide mixture into 2 separate bowls (it will be about 3 cups each).
Step 8
Color one bowl of mixture with pink and one with blue.
Step 9
Remove container from freezer and drop ice cream mixture by spoonfuls into the
container.
Step 10
Freeze overnight.
Serving Suggestion
Serve with cotton candy on the side if you like. We also love the idea of serving topped with sprinkles.
Storing Your Homemade Cotton Candy Ice Cream
This homemade ice cream is very soft and melts quicker than store bought ice cream. Store the leftover ice cream (if there is any) in an air tight container in the freezer. Try to limit the amount of time that this ice cream is left out on the countertop!
Cotton Candy Flavoring can be found in the baking section at most craft stores, or in the candy
making area.
How Long Does Homemade Ice Cream Last in the Freezer?
Homemade ice cream doesn’t have all of the preservatives that store bought ice cream does. It is only meant to last for a month or so in the freezer. The air tight container will help prevent crystals from forming.
What’s The Difference Between Churn and No Churn Ice Cream
The biggest difference is whether one contains eggs or not. Most no churn ice creams call for sweetened condensed milk rather than granulated sugar.
This is because the mixture is never heated and the sugar wouldn’t dissolve fully. You would essentially have grainy ice cream.
With ice cream you churn, you actually heat the egg, heavy cream, sugar mixture. That way the sugar dissolves.
No Churn Cotton Candy Ice Cream
The only thing better than cotton candy and ice cream, is combining the two!
Ingredients
- 2 cups very cold heavy whipping cream
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk, cold
- 2 teaspoons cotton candy flavoring ** see notes
- Food coloring in pink and blue, optional
Instructions
1. Place loaf pan or container in freezer at least 30 minutes before you begin.
2. Place bowl and whisk in freezer at least 30 minutes before you begin.
3. Be sure whipping cream and condensed milk are very cold.
4. In a large bowl or stand mixer bowl, beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
5. In a medium bowl, stir together the sweetened condensed milk and cotton candy flavoring until smooth.
6. Gradually add milk mixture to whipping cream by GENTLY folding into whipped cream.
7. Divide mixture into 2 separate bowls (it will be about 3 cups each).
8. Color one bowl of mixture with pink and one with blue.
9. Remove container from freezer and drop ice cream mixture by spoonfuls into the container.
10. Freeze overnight.
11. Serve with cotton candy on the side if you like.
Notes
This homemade ice cream is very soft and melts quicker than store bought ice cream.
Cotton Candy Flavoring can be found in the baking section at most craft stores, or in the candy making area.
You can also add sprinkles if you like.
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How did your no churn cotton candy ice cream recipe turn out? What changes did you make to this recipe?
