Easy Sprinkles Ice Cream Recipe
You can make this fun and festive sprinkles ice cream recipe using only a handful of ingredients. It’s easy to make and it’s super creamy and delicious.
This Sprinkles Ice Cream is naturally gluten-free, nut-free, and egg-free. It’s a unique Ice cream flavor, and not offered in many local ice cream shops.
If you love ice cream with sprinkles, you’re also going to love this Birthday Cake Ice Cream. You’ll find so many great ice cream recipes here! If you like chocolate, you’re going to love our No Churn Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe.
For something really special, try Marshmallow Ice Cream. It’s infused with toasted marshmallows to give it a caramelly, sweet flavor.
Why you’re going to love this Sprinkles Ice Cream Recipe
Everything is better with rainbow sprinkles! This recipe is a classic creamy vanilla ice cream, with sprinkles added for color and texture, making it a sprinkles ice cream. It’s so much fun and it’s perfect for the sprinkle lover in your life! You could also use chocolate sprinkles.
Philadelphia style ice cream is egg free, so there is no cooking required since you’re not including egg yolks. This means your ice cream base will be ready faster and there’s no chilling required before churning.
This recipe for Sprinkles ice cream is naturally sweetened with honey. There’s granulated sugar too, but the use of liquid honey means that there is less processed sugar and the ice cream is easier to scoop.
It also makes a great Ice Cream Cake.
Ingredients Notes
Heavy Whipping Cream – This is the base of our ice cream, and what makes the ice cream creamy!
Whole Milk – A combination of both whole milk and heavy cream gives the perfect texture to our rainbow ice cream.
Granulated Sugar – For sweetness and texture, plain, white, granulated sugar is the perfect choice.
Honey – Honey adds natural sweetness and gives the final ice cream a slightly softer texture.
Vanilla Extract – To flavor our ice cream base, a good quality pure vanilla extract is key.
Kosher Salt – A bit of salt balances the sweetness in this recipe.
Rainbow Sprinkles – Your best choice is to use rainbow jimmies here (the longer style). The look amazing, plus they are less likely to bleed colors into the ice cream. I’ve found that non-pareils muddy the ice cream because all of their colors bleed and combine.
If you have any questions about this sprinkles ice cream, please leave a comment below.
How to Make Sprinkles Ice Cream
- In a large bowl, mix together than heavy cream and whole milk.
- Add granulated sugar, honey, vanilla extract, and kosher salt. Whisk together for 2-3 minutes until the sugar is fully dissolved.
- Churn the ice cream mixture in the bowl of your ice cream machine according to your manufacturer’s instructions, until it is thick and the consistency of soft serve ice cream.
- In the last two minutes of the churn, add 1/3 cup of the rainbow sprinkles, reserving the rest.
- Spoon the ice cream into a shallow container or loaf pan. Sprinkle the remaining sprinkles over the top of the ice cream.
- Press plastic wrap or wax paper to the surface of the ice cream. Freeze for at least 4 hours, or until solid. Let sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes before serving.
Serve on a sugar cone, or in a bowl. Both ways are delicious. Please see the recipe card below for the complete sprinkles ice cream recipe.
How to Store Sprinkles Ice Cream
Store this Sprinkles ice cream in the freezer in an airtight container (we really like these reusable ice cream containers) with a piece of parchment paper or wax paper pressed on top for up to one month.
Expert Recipe Tips
Use quality ingredients – When making homemade ice cream, you’ll want to make sure you are using high quality ingredients for the best outcome.
Chill out – If possible, always start with chilled ingredients. This is important for homemade no-churn ice cream recipes and ice cream maker recipes.
Don’t skimp on the fat – High fat milks and creams are essential when making homemade ice cream. Opting for a low-fat option often leads to icy ice creams and inconsistency in the texture.
Don’t go crazy with the add-ins – If you’re adding in additional ingredients, pick one or two and make sure they are chopped into pieces no larger than a blueberry or pea.
Don’t skimp on the sugar – Sugar not only adds sweetness to homemade ice creams, it also helps with the texture. Sugar is essential for the creamy texture in ice cream.
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No Churn Directions
To make no-churn sprinkles ice cream, chill a shallow container or a loaf pan in the freezer while you mix the ice cream ingredients.
Pour the ice cream mixture into the prepared pan and freeze for 3-4 hours. Stir the ice cream every 30 minutes for the first 2 hours to help add air. This will help create a creamy, smooth texture.
Ice Cream Add-Ins
If you’d like to add more yummy things to your ice cream to create unique flavors, feel free! Here are some suggestions:
- Mini white chocolate chips or white chocolate shavings.
- Chopped cookies, such as frosted animal cookies or golden or regular Oreos.
- Miniature M&Ms.
- Peanut Butter Cups.
- You could also top this ice cream recipe with hot fudge for the perfect ice cream sundae.
More Homemade Ice Cream Recipes
- Pineapple Ice Cream
- No Churn Vanilla Ice Cream
- Cookies and Cream Ice Cream
- Fat Elvis Ice Cream
- Cornbread Ice Cream
More sprinkles recipes.
Here are some of our favorite things for creating homemade Ice cream:
- Cuisinart 2QT Ice Cream Maker – Works with ice cream, sorbets, and frozen yogurt.
- Ice Cream Scoop – Make sure you have a good ice cream scoop. This is one of our favorites.
- Ice Cream Containers – We love keeping a couple of ice cream containers on hand for when we make homemade ice cream.
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Easy Sprinkles Ice Cream Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 cup rainbow sprinkles divided
Instructions
- Chill the ice cream bowl for at least 24 hours or until solid. You should not hear any water sloshing around when you shake the bowl.
- In a large bowl, combine the heavy cream, whole milk, granulated sugar, honey, vanilla extract and kosher salt. Whisk for 2-3 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved into the mixture. You should not feel any grit if you rub the mixture together between two fingers.
- Churn the ice cream mixture in the bowl of your ice cream machine according to your manufacturer’s instructions (mine took about 25 minutes), until it is thick and the consistency of soft-serve ice cream.
- In the last two minutes of the churn, add ⅓ cup of the rainbow sprinkles, reserving the rest.
- Spoon the ice cream into a shallow container or a loaf pan.
- Sprinkle the remaining rainbow sprinkles over the top of the ice cream.
- Press plastic wrap or wax paper to the surface of the ice cream. Freeze for at least 4 hours, or until solid. Let sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Your ice cream base and your ice cream maker bowl need to be very cold in order for the ice cream to churn correctly. If needed put the ice cream base in the freezer for an hour before churning.
- It is important that the granulated sugar dissolves into the milk. Ensure that there is no grittiness to your ice cream base before churning.
- Rainbow jimmies sprinkles work best in this recipe. The small round non-pareil sprinkles tend to bleed their colors into the ice cream and don’t look as nice.
