📋Boo Batter Ice Cream Recipe (no churn)
This copycat Boo Batter Ice Cream is a black Halloween ice cream, made without an ice cream machine (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. It's like your loot bag exploded into a Halloween-worthy frozen treat!
Servings 10 servings
Calories 379kcal
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 (heavy 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
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.1 teaspoon Princess Cake and Cookie Emulsion, 14 oz. - can of sweetened condensed milk, 2 tablespoon unsalted butter, ¾ tablespoon super black food coloring, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Chop the Kit Kat Bars in about ½ inch pieces.4 chopped up mini kit kats
- Crush (or chop) the Oreo cookies (I put them in a ziplock bag and crush them with a rolling pin).8 chopped/crushed cake batter Oreo cookies
- Add the crushed Oreos, chopped Kit Kats and about 2 tablespoon of smarties to the black mixture.smarties
- Whip the whipped cream to stiff peaks in the chilled bowl.2 cups heavy whipping cream (heavy cream)
- Gently fold in the whipping cream into the 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.candy corn, broken pieces of mini Kit Kat chocolate bars, candy eyes, waffle cones - optional
- Cover tightly and freeze for several hours until solid (8 hours or overnight).* I put the loaf pan in a large container.
Notes
Alternative to Black Food Coloring
I will warn you that because of the black food coloring, this ice cream may temporarily stain lips, tongues, and teeth. And if you're serving kids, it can get messy with stained hands and furniture, etc... For these reasons and others, not everyone wants to eat or serve black food coloring.
A great alternative is BLACK COCOA POWDER (Dutch cocoa) to get a dark, saturated black color. Start with 1 ½ tablespoon black cocoa and add more as needed.
Expert Recipe Tips:
- Chill everything well – For the best whipped cream volume, make sure your bowl, beaters, and cream are very cold before whipping. This helps the cream whip faster and hold its shape.
- Go easy on the food coloring – Start with a small amount of black food coloring and add gradually. The color will darken as the ice cream freezes, so it’s better to under-color than overdo it.
- Don’t overmix the whipped cream – Gently fold the whipped cream into the condensed milk mixture to keep it airy and creamy. Overmixing can deflate it, making the ice cream denser.
- Use fresh candy for garnish – Add extra candy or cookie pieces just before serving so they stay crunchy instead of softening in the freezer.
- Line your pan for easy removal – If you want to lift the whole block of ice cream out for slicing, line the loaf pan with parchment or plastic wrap before freezing.
- Serve at the right moment – No-churn ice cream melts faster than churned or store-bought versions. Scoop and serve right after taking it out of the freezer.
- Customize with candy themes – Swap in seasonal candy (Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day) to make this recipe fun for holidays beyond Halloween.
Nutrition
Serving: 2scoops | Calories: 379kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 129mg | Potassium: 263mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 877IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 152mg | Iron: 1mg
