Red, White & Blue Ice Cream Sundaes

The best thing for dessert in the summer is ice cream. Well, actually ice cream is good anytime, but something about summer just says, give me something cold and sweet. And to celebrate our patriotic holidays today we are making no-churn ice cream for Red, White, & Blue Ice Cream Sundaes.

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• 🍨 Ingredients
• 🤍 You will love this no-churn ice cream
• 🥄 Let's make sundaes
• Variations
• FAQ's
• Storing leftovers
• ❤️More patriotic July desserts
• ❤️More cold and creamy desserts
• Recipe
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Homemade ice cream was always a treat for our 4th of July celebration. Every year we spent most of the day using the hand-crank ice cream maker, ice, and salt. Does anyone remember doing that?

We all took turns cranking until the ice cream started hardening then we wrapped it in a blanket to harden even more. It took forever!   That ice cream was the best, but it took some serious planning ahead to get it done.

I do own a cute little electric ice cream maker and it does make some tasty ice cream, but sometimes I like simple. And not everyone has space for an ice cream maker that you only pull out once or twice a year (if you're like me, that is).  Let's hear a heck yeah! for no-churn ice cream.

Enter no-churn ice cream and colorful chocolate candies.

Adding mix-ins to ice cream adds some extra flavors and textures to make your own signature flavor.  It's now getting personal.   To celebrate the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or any day, let's get all Red, White, and Blue with everyone's favorite chocolate candy, M & M's.

M&M's make a perfect candy to add to a dessert.  I just chop them up and add them in layers to the ice cream.  Once the candies get mixed in, they get hard and a little bit crunchy which I love. Plus you get all the colors of the candy.

🍨 Ingredients

• Whipping Cream
• Sweetened Condensed Milk
• Vanilla
• M&M's
• Fudge
• Maraschino Cherries

🤍 You will love this no-churn ice cream

 Let me entice you

• 3 basic ingredients (whipping cream, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla)
• No cooking custard and hoping it sets up
• No ice cream maker needed
• You can add all kinds of fun flavors and mix-ins
• It takes 10 minutes to mix up the ice cream and pour it into a freezer container - so quick
• It's simply delicious

Even if we're not churning the ice cream, it still has to freeze. Otherwise, you just have (very sweet and tasty) milk.  I think letting the ice cream freeze overnight is best to develop the flavors but this no-churn ice cream can freeze for six hours and still taste yummy.

Have I convinced you yet to make some tasty ice cream?  Great!  Let's go.

To make the sundaes, use a good ice cream scoop to make nice round balls of ice cream and put them into your sundae cups, then add your favorite toppings.

Really, we don't have time for a complicated dessert. We have fireworks to watch.

🥄 Let's make sundaes

• Step 1. Chop the M&M's by placing them on a heavy-duty cutting board and chop with a long-bladed knife.

• Step 2. Whip heavy cream by pouring the cold cream into a bowl of a stand mixer, or a large bowl and use a handheld mixer. Beat the cream at medium speed until it reaches firm peaks.

Step 3. Fold the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla into the whipped cream, and keep folding until completely combined, just do it slowly so you don't deflate the whipped cream.

• Step 4. Using a loaf pan or any small baking dish, layer half the whipped cream mixture and then half the chopped M&M's, and repeat with the remaining ingredients.
• Since this will be kept in the freezer, I suggest you use a metal loaf pan or a plastic container. Yes, I used my glass bread pan because I wanted everyone to see the pretty ice cream. My hubby yelled at me for it too!!!

• Step 5. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and set the pan in the freezer and freeze for at least 6 hours. If using a glass dish make sure it is placed where it will be safe in the freezer.
• Step 6. When you are ready to serve the ice cream, whip the additional whipped cream by pouring the cold cream into a large bowl and beating it until firm peaks form. Keep this cold until ready to use.

One thing you will notice is the colors bleed from the chocolate candies, so don't be alarmed.

• Step 7. Fill the sundae bowls with chocolate fudge, two big scoops of ice cream, then add more fudge, whipped cream, M&M's, and of course a big red cherry on top.

Variations

• If you like, add some other mix-ins to this ice cream to snazzy it up even more.
• Chopped Nuts
• Coconut
• Mini chocolate chips
• Cacao nibs
• Small pieces of fruit
• Mini marshmallows
• Of course, any color of M & M's will work for this recipe, that way you can make these sundaes for any occasion.

FAQ's

Storing leftovers

If you have leftover ice cream, cover the pan with plastic wrap and aluminum foil and keep it in the freezer for a month. You can also transfer any leftovers to a smaller container for easier storage.

❤️More patriotic July desserts

These Patriotic Cookies have a sweet surprise filling and are covered in colorful red, white, and blue sprinkles.

Make a batch of these classic Red, White, and Blue Thumbprint Cookies that have the prettiest patriotic sprinkles and colorful icing for your holiday celebrations.

❤️More cold and creamy desserts

Easy Fried Ice Cream Balls with Banana and Almonds and a delicious sweet honey drizzle.

This fruity Homemade Blackberry and Peach Ice Cream screams summertime dessert.

Celebrate fall with this creamy Pumpkin Latte Ice Cream that is full of warming spices.

This creamy dessert is always a favorite and this Strawberry Raspberry Cheesecake Mousse is layered with graham cracker crumbs and topped with fresh berries.

This recipe is part of 15 Favorite 4th of July Desserts. Make sure to check it out for some fabulous red, white, and blue desserts.

This recipe just couldn't be any easier and the sundaes are just the perfect treat. Go grab your American Flag and watch some colorful fireworks.

Recipe

Published: June 7, 2019. Last updated July 1, 2022

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From learning to cook on a farm in Indiana to culinary school in California, my passion for food is never-ending.  Turning on my oven to bake something for friends and family is my happy place, and I am glad to be here at One Hot Oven sharing both sweet and savory family-friendly recipes for your cooking and baking inspiration.

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