This red white and blue ice cream dessert is so simple to make and perfect for summer, especially if you are looking for a fun 4th of July dessert. This 4th of July ice cream recipe is a "no churn" ice cream.
Back in the day when I was a kid, making homemade ice cream meant we had to buy rock salt, use an ice cream maker, and go through a long manual churning process just to make the mixture. It was good but it was real work! Somewhere along the way, some genius figured out how to streamline the process.
Why Try This Recipe
Easy Recipe - If you have never made it, just try it once and you will be amazed at how easy it is made with just a few ingredients. It just takes a few hours to chill in the freezer once you make it. Once I learned how to make no-churn ice cream, there was no turning back. Since then I have made my own flavors and experimented with different ingredients.
Tasty - The flavor is delicious, a creamy vanilla base is adorned with sweet strawberries and blueberries. Because it is red white and blue food, it is a great dessert to make for Independence Day, with no added food coloring.
Fun - My daughter and I came up with this strawberry and blueberry swirled ice cream for Memorial Day. It's one of the fun red, white and blue desserts that you can easily make for the 4th of July. This festive ice cream is perfect for a 4th of July party or for a Captain America party,
4th of July Ice Cream Ingredients
For our red white and blue ice cream. we start with fresh strawberries and blueberries.
The basic no-churn ice cream is just 3 ingredients - heavy cream, condensed milk, and vanilla from there the flavors are endless.
How To Make Fourth of July Ice Cream
It just takes a few minutes to prep the fruits and get the cream going.
Step 1 - Prep the fruits by washing, de-stemming and heating berries.
Step 2 - Place berries and sugar in a saucepan (you can use two sauce pans and do them at the same time.
Step 3 - Stir the berries.
As the berries cook, they will soften to more of a jammy consistency.
Step 4. In a large bowl, blend the ice cream, vanilla and condensed milk and beat on low speed.
Step 5 Fold in the berries carefully into the cream and condensed milk.
Step 6. Place in a freezer safe bowl and freeze for a while. Before you know it, you will have a delicious and festive patriotic dessert!
Full directions in recipe card.
Recipe FAQs
No churn ice cream is a homemade ice cream that doesn't require an ice cream maker.
Yes, you can add crushed cookies, chocolate chips or coconut to the ice cream.
Sweetened condensed milk is a key component of no-churn ice cream, providing richness and creaminess. I have not tried any substitutions with this.
More 4th of July Recipes
More easy ice cream recipes:
Peach Ice Cream - This delicious no churn ice cream captures the flavor of the season.
Tropical No Churn Ice Cream - A delightful pineapple and coconut dessert that is wonderfully creamy and delicious.
Strawberry Kiwi No Churn Ice Cream – fresh strawberries and kiwis come together to make this colorful, tasty dessert combination.
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Strawberry and Blueberry Swirl Ice Cream - A Red White and Blue Dessert
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Have you made no churn ice cream? What other flavors would you try?
📖 Recipe
Red White and Blue Ice Cream
Equipment
- 1 stand mixer or hand mixer
- Rubber Spatula
- medium saucepan
- freezer safe bowl or pan
- knife
- cutting board
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 14 oz. can condensed milk
- 1 cup fresh strawberries
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- For the Sauce:
- Wash fruit and remove the stems from strawberries.
- In a skillet or saucepan, heat blueberries over medium heat.
- Add a tablespoon of sugar and two tablespoons of water.
- After a few minutes, mash them with a fork, leaving some chunks.
- Start a second pan for the strawberries and repeat the process for the strawberries.
- For the Ice Cream
- Beat 2 cups of cold heavy cream just until peaks start to foam. About 3-4 minutes. Do not over beat and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, pour one can of condensed milk;
- Add vanilla to condensed milk and blend.
- Carefully fold the whipped cream into the condensed milk mixture.
- Add fruit to the bowl and swirl slightly.
- Cover and freeze at least 4 hours or overnight.
Akaleistar
I have yet to try making no churn ice cream. This looks so good!
Raquel
Oh you have to try it Ashley it is SOOOOOO easy!
Tamara
Brilliant! I remember the first time I discovered that no-churn ice cream was a thing. I was pretty excited. This is a gorgeous and patriotic dessert. What could be better than a cold sweet with fresh fruit?
Raquel
Yes, I cannot believe it took so long to figure out the no-churn method. Have a fun weekend Tamara!
Laura | Food Fun Family
This looks amazing, especially for hot summer days! Thanks for sharing with the Delicious Dishes Recipe Party this week!
Raquel
Thanks Laura!