Grape Ice Cream

Creamy and sweet, this grape ice cream is an unexpected delight on a hot summer afternoon. If you enjoyed grape popsicles as a kid, this ice cream is a nostalgic flavor bomb.

purple ice cream in small white bowl on wooden table

I mentioned a few weeks ago, when I shared the Nerds Ice Cream with you, that I was working on a recipe for grape ice cream. And thanks to a suggestion from an awesome reader, (Hi, Tim!) I have a terrific new ice cream to share with you at last.

After attempting to make a grape-flavored ice cream using grape juice, soda, and even snow cone syrup, and not loving those ice cream attempts much at all, I made this batch of ice cream with a simple packet of grape Koolaid. And what a difference it made!

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This ice cream tastes like grape candy turned into ice cream, and I’m thrilled to tell you that even this non-grape-flavor-loving girl enjoyed it. And the grape candy lovers in my life? Oh man, this ice cream was an enormous hit.

I’d started doubting we’d ever find an ice cream in this flavor that we would like enough to share with you, but this one? It’s a huge success. If you enjoy grape-flavored treats, you’re likely to flip for this ice cream.

grape ice cream in bowl with wooden scoop

For more fun ice cream flavors, try Dr. Pepper Ice Cream, Bubble Gum Ice Cream, and Birthday Cake Ice Cream. And if you’re really feeling adventurous, put Pickle Ice Cream and Mac and Cheese Ice Cream on the list too!

Servings: 4 servings (about 1 quart)

In a medium bowl, whisk together the cream, milk, sugar, Kool-aid powder, salt, and vanilla extract. Pour the mixture into the ice cream machine and process according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Serve immediately for soft-serve ice cream or transfer the finished ice cream to an airtight container and place in the freezer until ready to serve.

Calories: 369kcal · Carbohydrates: 38g · Protein: 4g · Fat: 24g · Saturated Fat: 15g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g · Monounsaturated Fat: 6g · Cholesterol: 75mg · Sodium: 112mg · Potassium: 149mg · Sugar: 38g · Vitamin A: 973IU · Vitamin C: 0.4mg · Calcium: 115mg · Iron: 0.1mg

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These are my favorite inexpensive containers for storing ice cream. They’re perfect for gifting (who doesn’t love homemade ice cream?) storage, re-using, etc. I write the flavors on the lids with a sharpie and it washes off with dish soap.

I have more ice cream scoops than I can keep track of at this point and I definitely play favorites. This ice cream scoop does the best job ever of cutting through firm ice cream and still delivers a pretty scoop. It gets bonus points for being one of the least expensive scoops I own as well.

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