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Boo Batter Ice Cream (no churn)

Published: Oct 27, 2020 by Terri Gilson · Modified: Oct 25, 2021 · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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If you've seen Cold Stone Creamery's Boo Batter Ice Cream,  you'll love my version of the popular Halloween ice cream. The best part is that you can make it at home because you don't need an ice cream maker! This copycat Boo Batter Ice Cream (no churn) is the perfect treat for celebrating Halloween! 

Halloween Boo Batter in a blue speckled loaf pan with candy and cones in the background

It makes a great dessert, potluck dish and is ideal for a Halloween birthday! Loaded with chocolate bars, cookies and candy, it's like your loot bag exploded into a Halloween -worthy frozen treat.

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  • 💭How to make black ice cream
  • 🔪 Instructions
  • 🍽 Equipment
  • 💭 Top tip
  • 🌡️Storing
  • ⭐ Reviews
  • 📋Boo Batter Ice Cream Recipe (no churn)
  • 🎃More Halloween Recipes

Kids will love this ice cream and it is bound to conjure up all sorts of fun, childhood Halloween memories for adults!

Boo Batter Halloween Ice Cream up close

Halloween is all about indulging in candy and now it's about ice cream too. This Halloween Ice Cream is not only easy to make, it really fun and festive. Plus, it's never too cold for ice cream...

💭How to make black ice cream

Black ice cream became a huge trend a few years back. Although it's often made with activated charcoal, not black food coloring, as I use. However, since activated charcoal is a little harder to come by and has a mild flavor of its own, I opted for black food coloring. The color of black ice cream is best achieved by using a super black food coloring. I use Americolor black food coloring (affiliate link)

🔪 Instructions

This Halloween ice cream is very easy to make!

  1. Chill a medium bowl and beaters (from electric mixer) in the freezer for about 10 minutes. Combine the sweetened condensed milk, melted butter, black food coloring, cake and cookie emulsion or cake batter extract and salt into a separate large bowl and whisk together. * You may need to add a little more black food coloring to get the color you want. But remember it darkens when it freezes and you want to use only as much as needed (see NOTES)
  2. Chop the Kit Kat Bars in about ½ inch pieces.
  3. Crush (or chop) the Oreo cookies (I put them in a ziplock bag and crush them with a rolling pin).
  4. Add the crushed Oreos, chopped Kit Kats and about 2 tablespoon of smarties to the black mixture.
  5. Whip the whipped cream to stiff peaks in the chilled bowl. Gently fold in the whipping cream into the black condensed milk mixture.
  6. Transfer the ice cream into a container you can freeze (I use a loaf pan). Garnish with additional pieces of Kit Kat chocolate bars, candy corn, candy eyes and smarties. Cover tightly and freeze for several hours until solid (8 hours or overnight).* I put the loaf pan in a large container.
collage of 6 photos of instructions to make Boo Batter Ice Cream

🍽 Equipment

I like to make my no churn ice cream in a 9x5 loaf pan (affiliate link) I always have one around and it is easy to find space for it in the freezer. It's also easy to scoop ice cream out of. You do NOT need an ice cream maker for this recipe. An ice ice cream scoop (affiliate link) helps, but isn't necessary. You can simply use a spoon if you don't have one.

Boo batter ice cream in a cone being held in a hand

Warning: If you use regular food coloring, you will need to use a lot to get it this color and it could leave the ice cream with an aftertaste. However, you can buy both the regular and super black food/icing coloring at cake decorating supply stores, Michaels arts & crafts or on amazon etc...

💭 Top tip

What goes in, also must come out!

Black food coloring is also one of those things that you'll want to be sure you warn your crowd about. Because once it goes in, it must come out. I discovered this when I fed my kids a party cake with black food coloring and they were calling me to the bathroom in a panic. Realizing that there were probably a lot of other party-going kids and parents out there experiencing similar freak-outs, I called everyone that was at the birthday party and gave them the heads up. Fun...

Boo Batter Ice Cream being scooped out of blue speckled loaf container

Just like Cold Stone's Boo Batter, this cake batter ice cream is deceiving. Because it's black, you may be expecting it to taste like licorice or similar. But boo batter ice cream actually tastes like cake batter! I use both a cake batter extract and cake batter Oreo cookies in the mix. And if you like cake batter flavor, be sure to try my  Birthday Cake Batter and Ice Cream Crepes and my No Bake Birthday Cake Cheesecake (with Oreo crust)!

Boo Batter ice cream close up. It's a black ice cream with candy eyes, candy corn, chocolate bars and smarties.

🌡️Storing

Freezing: Store this ice cream in freezer, covered in Glad Press N' Seal (affiliate link). * I like the Glad Press N' Seal because it's heavier than saran wrap and really seals (unlike regular saran wrap in the freezer), keeping food fresh with a leak proof, air tight seal. Be sure to serve immediately before it melts!

Serving: No churn ice cream is quick and easy to make. But be warned, they tend to melt faster than your typical store bought ice cream or ice cream made with an actual ice cream maker. Be sure to serve immediately before it melts!

 Give my other no churn ice creams a try!

Potato Ice Cream : Cookies N' Creamers No Churn Ice Cream

potato ice cream in a waffle cone bowl

No Churn Butterbeer Ice Cream

butterbeer ice cream in clear dish with butterbeer in the background

So if you're looking for Halloween ice cream or something a little different this Halloween (or looking to use up some leftover candy) then you'll love this Boo Batter No Churn Ice Cream !

Boo Batter Ice cream in a white dish with container of ice cream in the background

And if you like candy themed Halloween treats, check out my Halloween Jack o’lantern Bucket Cupcakes!

Halloween Jack o'latern cupcakes on a black platter

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📋Boo Batter Ice Cream Recipe (no churn)

This copycat Boo Batter Ice Cream is a black Halloween ice cream, made without an ice cream maker (no churn), that tastes like cake batter. It's loaded with cake batter Oreo cookies and Halloween candy like Kit Kat chocolate bars, candy corn, candy eyes and smarties (although you can use any candy you like.)
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Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Canadian, North American
Keyword: black ice cream, boo batter, cake batter, Halloween ice cream
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 379kcal
Author: Terri Gilson
Prep Time: 15 minutes
freezing time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes
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Equipment

hand mixer

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon Princess Cake and Cookie Emulsion * or cake batter extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 14 oz. - can of sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter melted and cooled
  • ¾ tablespoon super black food coloring * I use Americolor brand
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream well chilled
  • 4 chopped up mini kit kats
  • 8 chopped/crushed cake batter Oreo cookies

Garnish

  •  candy corn
  • smarties
  • broken pieces of mini Kit Kat chocolate bars
  • candy eyes
  • waffle cones - optional
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Instructions

  • Chill a medium bowl and beaters (from electric mixer) in the freezer for about 10 minutes.
  • Combine the sweetened condensed milk, melted butter, black food coloring, cake and cookie emulsion or cake batter extract and salt into a separate large bowl and whisk together. * You may need to add a little more black food coloring to get the color you want. But remember it darkens when it freezes and you want to use only as much as needed (seee NOTES)
    condensed milk, black food coloring, cake batter, extract and salt mixed together in stainless steel mixing bowl, being stirred with white spatula
  • Chop the Kit Kat Bars in about ½ inch pieces.
    chopped up Kit Kat bars on white cutting board (about ½ an inch big)
  • Crush (or chop) the Oreo cookies (I put them in a ziplock bag and crush them with a rolling pin).
    crushed Oreo cookies on cutting board
  • Add the crushed Oreos, chopped Kit Kats and about 2 tablespoon of smarties to the black mixture.
    chopped Kit Kats, smarties and crushed Oreos added to black condensed milk mixture
  • Whip the whipped cream to stiff peaks in the chilled bowl.
  • Gently fold in the whipping cream into the black condensed milk mixture.
    whipped cream folded into black condensed milk mixture
  • Transfer the ice cream into a container you can freeze (I use a loaf pan). Garnish with additional pieces of Kit Kat chocolate bars, candy corn, candy eyes and smarties.
  • Cover tightly and freeze for several hours until solid (8 hours or overnight).* I put the loaf pan in a large container.

Notes

🌡️Storing
Store this ice cream in freezer, covered in Glad Press N' Seal (affiliate link). * I like the Glad Press N' Seal because it's heavier than saran wrap and really seals (unlike regular saran wrap in the freezer), keeping food fresh with a leak proof, air tight seal. 
Serving: No churn ice cream is quick and easy to make. But be warned, they tend to melt faster than your typical store bought ice cream or ice cream made with an actual ice cream maker. Be sure to serve immediately before it melts!
💭 Top tip
What goes in, also must come out!
Black food coloring is also one of those things that you'll want to be sure you warn your crowd about. Because once it goes in, it must come out. I discovered this when I fed my kids a party cake with black food coloring and they were calling me to the bathroom in a panic. Realizing that there were probably a lot of other party-going kids and parents out there experiencing similar freak-outs, I called everyone that was at the birthday party and gave them the heads up. Fun...
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Nutrition Facts
📋Boo Batter Ice Cream Recipe (no churn)
Amount Per Serving (2 scoops)
Calories 379 Calories from Fat 252
% Daily Value*
Fat 28g43%
Saturated Fat 17g106%
Cholesterol 85mg28%
Sodium 129mg6%
Potassium 263mg8%
Carbohydrates 28g9%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 24g27%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 877IU18%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 152mg15%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Serving: 2scoops | Calories: 379kcal (19%) | Carbohydrates: 28g (9%) | Protein: 5g (10%) | Fat: 28g (43%) | Saturated Fat: 17g (106%) | Cholesterol: 85mg (28%) | Sodium: 129mg (6%) | Potassium: 263mg (8%) | Fiber: 1g (4%) | Sugar: 24g (27%) | Vitamin A: 877IU (18%) | Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) | Calcium: 152mg (15%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)
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