Homemade Mermaid Ice Cream Recipe

Part of the magic here is keeping this recipe extremely simple.

You don’t need an ice cream maker or even anything that fancy at all to whip up this homemade ice cream to add to your dessert table.

Planning a themed party is a lot of work. Keeping a few simple recipes on hand is key to maintaining your sanity.

Make this homemade ice cream the day before or even the morning of your party.

It only takes 4-6 hours to freeze, so prepare the mixture and then work on all your other mermaid desserts while it hardens.

Can you tell I am typically a frazzled, last-minute mess and I am assuming you are too?

In any case, here is a simple ice cream recipe with colors fit for all the merpeople of the land!

Eight-year-old me wants to do an Ariel hair flip in the pool over this ocean swirly goodness.

(Measurements are in the printable recipe card below)

• Heavy whipping cream
• Sweetened condensed milk
• Vanilla
• Blue, green, and violet food coloring
• Mermaid sprinkles
• Ice cream cones

How to make Mermaid Ice cream

Whip the cream and vanilla in a mixer on high until stiff peaks form.

Add sweetened condensed milk and whisk for another minute.

Divide the mixture into separate bowls. Use a larger bowl for the blue color.

Add food coloring to each bowl to make blue, purple, and green.

Place half of the blue into the container you use to make ice cream – a loaf pan, casserole dish, or insulated container for homemade ice cream.

If you make homemade ice cream often, these containers are awesome! They stack nicely in the freezer if you make more than one batch, too.

Drop dollops of half of the green ice cream and the purple ice cream.

Add remaining colors of the mixture, layering to alternate all the colors.

Tamp the dish down to remove air bubbles.

Smooth the top of the ice cream mixture with the back of a spoon.

Freeze for 4-6 hours or overnight.

Top with mermaid sprinkles and serve.

Fantastical Mermaid Recipes

• No-bake Mermaid donut holes that are fun to decorate.
• Mermaid cookie cups that look like little tide pools.
• Swirly ocean colored Mermaid cupcakes.
• Mermaid cookie pizza for a unique and tasty dessert.
• Quick and easy Mermaid candy fudge.
• Sparkly Mermaid bark candy that the kids can have fun decorating.
• Mermaid party popcorn that’s perfect for goody bags or movie night snacking.

Are you planning an under the sea themed party? If not, you can also try this birthday ice cream recipe.

For more creative ideas, see how my sister threw an epic ocean themed party for my niece.

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Let me know if you make this mermaid ice cream!