Cotton Candy Ice Cream
Philadelphia Styleno eggs / egglessOur cotton candy ice cream recipe brings back the memories of childhood, fairs, and festivals. Add a little fun to your ice cream making.Makes 1 1/2 quarts of ice cream.
Ingredients
Ice Cream Base
- 1 cup milk
- ¾ cup cotton candy syrup (Paragon is great or see homemade recipe below)
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp clear vanilla extract (so that it doesn’t change the color of the ice cream)
Homemade Cotton Candy Syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- ⅓ cup corn syrup light
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
Homemade Cotton Candy
- Place sugar, light corn syrup, and water in a large saucepan.
- Heat over medium heat until temperature reaches 320 (not more, not less).
- Remove from heat and then let cool slightly – but don’t let it harden.
- Pour into ice cream mixture slowly while stirring, until well blended.
- If cotton candy syrup hardens, you can heat the mixture to dissolve the syrup, but be sure to chill the mixture before processing.
Ice Cream Base
- Pour milk into a large mixing bowl and stir in cotton candy syrup.
- Add whipping cream and vanilla extract and mix well.
- Stir in a couple drops of food coloring until you achieve the color you want.
- Pour into ice cream maker
- Mix about 25-30 minutes in the ice cream machine or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- Enjoy a taste of the fair!