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This Superman Ice Cream is a classic, vibrant flavor that can be found in many ice cream shops. This colorful and creamy delight is inspired by the colors of Superman and is the perfect no churn ice cream recipe!
No Churn Superman Ice Cream
Superman ice cream debuted in the midwest (Detroit, Michigan and Wisconsin), but has spread across the entire country. Stroh’s brewery made it during the 1920s prohibition era to present the community with an alternative sweet treat. The ice cream has been made with lemon and strawberry flavors, or just vanilla.
Though the flavor of superman ice cream has been widely debated across the United States, I chose to make a delicious vanilla ice cream. The colors are vibrant and fun and remind me of Superman’s outfit and cape. This is the perfect recipe for your super-hero loving kids.
Ingredients & Variations
- Heavy Cream: No substitute – you need it to make the whipped cream.
- Sweetened Condensed Milk: Is the ice cream base and helps allow for it to be no churn. Use regular, non nonfat.
- Vanilla Extract: For flavoring. For flavor variations, you can add strawberry extract, banana extract, raspberry flavoring, or blue raspberry to the colorful ice cream base to give the ice cream other flavors, like the original.
- Gel Food Coloring: You need drops of red food coloring, drops of blue food coloring, and drops of yellow food coloring. You must use Gel Food Coloring to get that red pop of color.
How to make Colorful Ice Cream
- Beat heavy whipping cream in a large bowl or a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form. Set aside. Stir together vanilla and sweetened condensed milk. Fold in whipped cream gently.
- Dived the ice cream mixture into three bowls. Color each a different color: the first bowl blue, second bowl yellow, and third bowl red. Stir gently. If you’re going to flavor the different colors, this is the time to do so.
- Using a loaf pan or airtight container, drop spoonfuls of each color randomly until all ice cream mixture is in the container. Tap pan to release air bubbles. Seal or wrap well with plastic wrap and freeze at least 4 hours or overnight.
Expert Tips
- Gel food coloring is the best because it gives the most vibrant colors.
- You don’t need an ice cream maker but it’s helpful to have an electric mixer to make the whipped cream.
Storage
Store ice cream in an airtight container in the freezer. It will last for several months.
Superman Ice Cream Recipe
Recipe Video
Ingredients
- 2 cups cold heavy whipping cream
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Blue Yellow, and Red gel food coloring
Instructions
- Beat heavy whipping cream in a large bowl or a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
- Stir together vanilla and sweetened condensed milk. Fold in whipped cream gently.
- Dived the ice cream mixture into three bowls. Color each a different color: blue, yellow, and red. Stir gently.
- Using a loaf pan or airtight container, drop spoonfuls of each color randomly until all ice cream mixture is in the container. Seal or wrap well with plastic wrap and freeze at least 4 hours or overnight.
Recipe Notes
- Make sure to use gel food coloring for vibrant colors.
- If you want to make a different flavor ice cream (like blue moon flavor), you can use different extracts, like raspberry or banana or strawberry. Find different flavor extracts in the baking aisle or at craft stores. You can even flavor each color – just add about 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon extract to each bowl when dyeing.
