Fruity Pebbles Ice Cream

This Fruity Pebbles Ice Cream recipe makes a cereal milk ice cream at home with spunky fruity pebbles cereal, a sweet strawberry swirl, and vanilla protein powder! It's a perfect way to enjoy fruity pebbles in a creamy, cold treat.

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• Ingredients and Substitutions 
• How to Make This - Step by Step
• Quick Facts and Common Questions
• Fun Fact! 
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Ingredients and Substitutions 

All substitution options are a 1:1 substitution unless noted otherwise.

Heavy Whipping Cream: Any whipping cream will work or non-dairy whipping cream! Half and half or other dairy products should NOT be used! This recipe relies on whipped cream for its fluffy texture. This cannot be left out.

Sweetened Condensed Milk: Any sweetened condensed milk will work including non-dairy options (oat or coconut). This ingredient cannot be left out and unsweetened condensed milk will NOT work.

Unsweetened Protein Powder: This can be omitted if wanted. Sweetened protein powder could be used, but this recipe is already very sweet, and sweetened protein powder may make a sweetness overload!

Fruity Pebbles: This is the key ingredient. No substitute for this. But! You could add white chocolate chips for extra decadent ice cream or try cocoa pebbles instead of fruity pebbles for a chocolate take on this.

Salt: No substitute for salt.

Frozen Strawberries: Fresh strawberries can be substituted for frozen. A premade strawberry syrup can also be used instead of making the one in this recipe.

Lemon Juice: Fresh lemon juice from a lemon can be used.

White Sugar: Honey can be substituted along with coconut sugar and brown sugar.

How to Make This - Step by Step

Ice Cream First!

1. Add 1 cup cereal (fruity pebbles) and protein powder to a blender and blend until a fine powder has developed
2. Add heavy whipping cream, condensed milk, and salt to the blender and blend on medium-high speed with cereal mixture until fluffy and stiff peaks form, about 1 - 2 minutes
3. Transfer ice cream base to bread pan
4. Either cover the pan with a lid, use an airtight container, or gently press plastic wrap to just touch the top of the ice cream mixture. This helps prevent the ice cream from developing a film on the surface while setting up
5. While the ice cream hardens, make the strawberry syrup. You can make this using an immersion blender or a countertop blender:

Next - Strawberry Syrup - Immersion Blender Method:

1. Add strawberries, lemon juice, and sugar to a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil
2. Let boil while stirring for 10 minutes.
3. Then use an immersion blender to puree the strawberries
4. Continue to boil for 10 more minutes
5. Transfer to container and seal. Store in the fridge until cooled

Strawberry Syrup - Counter Top Blender Method:

1. Add filling ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth
2. Transfer to a saucepan and bring to a boil
3. Let boil for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally
4. Transfer to a sealed container and store in the fridge until cooled

Bring it together!

1. Once the filling is cooled, remove the ice cream from the freezer and remove the cover or plastic wrap. Use a knife to swirl it into the ice cream
2. Place the cover or plastic wrap back on the ice cream (plastic wrap should be slightly touching the ice cream still) and return to the freezer until hard. Approximately 4 hours.

Quick Facts and Common Questions

What's the best way to store this?

We recommend using a bread pan topped with plastic wrap or a piece of parchment paper. The plastic wrap should just be touching the top of the ice cream to prevent the ice cream from developing a film from being in the freezer (essentially freezer burn).

For the pan, you could also use 8-inch cake pans, any other aluminum pan that has some room to expand, or a plastic freezer-safe container. Glass containers will work too but because frozen things expand and glass is not pliable, the glass should be designed to be freezer safe.

How long does this keep?

1 month in the freezer, covered.

No-Churn Ice Cream versus Traditional Ice Cream

No churn ice cream uses a secret - heavy whipping cream. This creates the fluffy texture of a good custard ice cream. Then we add sweetened condensed milk to get the creaminess that traditional versions have.

Can I put more mix-ins in my ice cream?

Yes!! Some yummy options would be white chocolate chips, cherries, unicorn chips (so fun!), or marshmallows! We also recommend making our fruity pebble cereal treats to make fruity pebble ice cream sandwiches. Simply take a cereal treat, top with a scoop of ice cream, and then finish with another cereal treat!  You could also use Fruity Pebble Ice Protein instead of unsweetened!

How do I swirl this ice cream?

Swirling is tricky, but here are a couple of ways to get a great swirl. First, pour the ice cream mixture on a shallow baking sheet and gently swirl the strawberry in with a knife or toothpick. Then freeze this. Once frozen, scoop and transfer to a bread pan for storage or keep on the baking sheet.

The second way is to wait until the ice cream has partially hardened and then swirl it in with a knife or toothpick. This helps prevent the strawberry syrup from bleeding into the white ice cream.

The last way to do it is to use a piping bag (like frosting) to squeeze the filling into the ice cream while moving in a swirl motion. This will evenly distribute the syrup and get a good swirl underneath the top but it may not get a great swirl on top.

Fun Fact! 

Fruity Pebbles were introduced to the world in 1971. They were adapted from the cereal, Sugar Rice Krinkles, and the original name was Flint Chips and Rubble Stones. It is the oldest surviving cereal based on a TV show (for good reason!). Originally they only had 3 flavors, orange, lemon, and cherry. And in Canada, they have different shapes altogether. What’s your favorite cereal? (Source)

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