Red Velvet Ice Cream

5 from 5 votes

This red velvet ice cream is seriously the best ever! It's extremely simple to make and really packs in the red velvet flavor and beautiful vibrant red velvet color.

Prep Time15

Churning Time25

Total Time40

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 416kcal

Author: Alison

Ingredients

4 ounces Cream Cheese Full Fat, Brick Style
2 cups Heavy Cream or Whipping Cream Cold
1 Tbsp Cocoa Powder Unsweetened
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Red Gel Food Color or 2 Tbsp Liquid Red Color
14 ounces Sweetened Condensed Milk Canned

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Cut your cream cheese into cubes and place into the bowl of your stand mixer and beat until smooth.
Add heavy cream, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and red gel food coloring and beat in until you have stiff peaks.
Add the sweetened condensed milk and beat in briefly just to get it properly mixed.
If you don't have an ice cream machine, then simply transfer your ice cream mixture to a loaf pan now, smooth down, cover with foil and freeze.
If you do have an ice cream machine, then transfer the ice cream mixture to your ice cream machine and churn it until it reaches a soft serve consistency.
Transfer to a loaf pan and smooth down.
Cover with foil and freeze until set.
Scoop and serve.

Notes

Cream cheese - it's best to use a firm brick style cream cheese like Philadelphia cream cheese, though any cream cheese will do.
Red gel food color - we tried this recipe with both liquid food color and gel food color and the gel works SO much better. It also enables you to use a fairly small amount (1 teaspoon) and still get this beautiful vibrant red. We used the Americolor brand. If you only have liquid red food coloring then you can use 2 Tablespoons liquid food coloring.
Ice Cream Machine - the difference between this ice cream made in an ice cream machine or made without an ice cream machine is quite small and subtle. The ice cream sets more solidly and can be harder to scoop when it's not churned (heat your ice cream scoop in hot water before scooping to combat this). It's also very slightly more 'light and fluffy' after churning. So the verdict is that if you have an ice cream machine you may as well use it for a 2% better texture. But it's still wonderful when it's made with the no-churn method, so it's also an ideal ice cream to make without a machine.
Storage - It's best to enjoy your homemade ice cream within about 2 weeks for the best taste and texture results. Of course, it's ice cream so it can be stored for a lot longer, but there is the possibility that ice crystals can form in your ice cream which affects the texture. So it's ideal to enjoy it within 2 weeks.

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