This Black Ice Cream is for those that have dark souls and even darker appetites. It is made with just 5 ingredients and is the perfect elegant dessert to serve.
Black Ice Cream
I have to admit, this Black Ice Cream turned out even better than I expected.
I remember a while ago seeing an image of a Gothic Ice Cream going around on Facebook and it turned out, that was just an image of ice cream from a parlor located in the UK.
So, I decided to make my own dark ice cream and that is when I came up with this Black Ice Cream.
It is perfect any time you just feel like you need a dark treat and it would even be great for serving up at weddings, birthdays and even on Halloween!
What You Need to Make Black Ice Cream
- 2 cups of Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1 can of Sweetened Condensed Milk – 14 ounce
- 1 Tablespoon of Vanilla
- Pinch of Salt
- Black Gel Food Coloring (see notes below for natural dye alternatives)
How to Make Black Ice Cream
In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, place the 2 cups of Heavy Whipping Cream, and whip the cream until it’s thick and stiff peaks form.
In a separate bowl, place the Sweetened Condensed Milk, pinch of salt, and Vanilla, and stir well until completely blended.
Fold half of the Whipped Cream into the Sweetened Condensed Milk mixture, and stir until blended.
Add the Black Food Coloring Gel, until you get a dark Black color, (so it won’t look Gray) and stir to blend, and continue to add the food coloring gel until the desired color is achieved.
Add the remaining whipped cream, and fold into the mixture, making sure the Ice Cream mixture is all Black.
Place the bowl in the freezer overnight.
When ready to serve, scoop the Ice Cream into the Black Waffle Cones.
Serve and Enjoy!
Things to Note:
- You can change the flavor of the ice cream by using some natural flavoring such as a licorice flavor.
- If you’d rather use a natural dye to color the ice cream, you can use black cocoa powder, activated charcoal (it is safe to eat) or squid ink to color it black.
- If you would prefer more of a soft serve look when serving your waffle cones and ice cream. scoop frozen ice cream and add it to a pastry bag with a large tip and place in the freezer for another 15 minutes. When ready to serve, pipe ice cream into cones and enjoy.
Black Ice Cream
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups of Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk 14 oz
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla
- Pinch Salt
- Black Gel Food Coloring
Instructions
- In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, place the 2 cups of Heavy Whipping Cream, and whip the cream until it’s thick and stiff peaks form.
- In a separate bowl, place the Sweetened Condensed Milk, pinch of salt, and Vanilla, and stir well until completely blended.
- Fold half of the Whipped Cream into the Sweetened Condensed Milk mixture, and stir until blended.
- Add the Black Food Coloring Gel, until you get a dark Black color, (so it won’t look Gray) and stir to blend, and continue to add the food coloring gel until the desired color is achieved.
- Add the remaining whipped cream, and fold into the mixture, making sure the Ice Cream mixture is all Black.
- Place the bowl in the freezer overnight.
- When ready to serve, scoop the Ice Cream into the Black Waffle Cones.
- Serve and Enjoy!
Nutrition information is a rough estimate only; actual values will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.