This bubble gum ice cream recipe is super simple! Whipping cream, sweetened condensed milk, bubble gum flavoring (optional), and bubble gum pieces! A sweet treat just like the one served at our favorite little ice cream shop in town.
You might also like our no-churn cake batter ice cream, our homemade strawberry ice cream, or our key lime ice cream recipe!
Watch our step by step video!
My girls LOVE bubble gum ice cream. If an ice cream shop offers it, you can bet that is what both of them are going to ask for. It isn't very often that we find it at our local grocery store, but our favorite little ice cream shop in California carried it! It was the first ice cream shop that I had seen it in since I was a kid. This recipe is a tribute to the blue bubblegum ice cream at Brock's in Yuba City. All of their ice creams were homemade and were so delicious and creamy! They served the bubble gum ice cream with an extra cup to spit the bubblegum candy pieces into. The girls liked saving them for later. While gumball ice cream isn’t my favorite, it certainly is fun to make!
We used the basic no churn ice cream recipe that is very popular right now (we used this one as our base) and simply added bubble gum flavoring*, a bit of blue food coloring (or a couple of drops of red food coloring for a pink bubblegum ice cream), and about 6 oz. of gumball candies. SUPER easy and has a perfectly smooth texture. No eggs, no heating, and no ice cream machine required.
*We purchased the bubble gum flavoring on Amazon for about $5, but you can also find it at Michael's (be sure to use a 40% off coupon!). You can also just skip adding the flavoring completely and add vanilla. It's up to you!
Bubble Gum Ice Cream Recipe
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- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- blue food coloring
- 1 tsp. bubble gum flavoring or vanilla extract (½ teaspoon - 1 teaspoon depending on taste)
- 6 oz. gumballs
- Beat heavy cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Fold in condensed milk and food coloring and bubble gum flavoring (or vanilla) and blend well.
- Spoon half of the ice cream mixture into a loaf pan. Sprinkle with gumballs. Push gumballs into the mixture with a toothpick so that they are completely covered. Sprinkle more gumballs. Add the remaining ice cream mixture and sprinkle with more gumballs.
- Let freeze 6 hours or overnight.
BubbleGum Ice Cream Recipe
(Printable Version)
Bubble Gum Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- blue food coloring
- 1 teaspoon bubble gum flavoring or vanilla (½-1 teaspoon depending on taste)
- 6 oz. gumballs
Instructions
- Beat whipping cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Fold in condensed milk and food coloring and bubble gum flavoring.
- Spoon half of the ice cream mixture into a loaf pan. Sprinkle with gumballs. Push gumballs into mixture with a tooth pick so that they are completely covered. Sprinkle more gumballs. Add the remaining ice cream mixture and sprinkle with more gumballs.
- Place in freezer and Let freeze 6 hours or over night.
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Sheldon says
The condensed sweetened milk combined with the "Lorann" bubble gum flavoring give this ice cream a more authentic "bubble gum" flavored ice cream from an ice cream parlour (if you live in Canada,"Bulk Barn" sells it). I also added pure vanilla extract along with it.
I also used this recipe in an ice cream maker and let it churn for about 20 minutes then froze it overnight. Turned out perfectly! I made a double batch as my maker is just large enough to handle the quantity...it lasted just two days and I only got one bowl. My kids and wife got the rest-lol.
Thanks for the recipe, this will be my "go-to" when it comes to making bubble gum ice cream.
Christina says
How many quarts does this make?
Kendal says
When should I add the flavoring?
Brandy says
Good catch! I fixed it. You add it when you add the food coloring.
Tiffany says
Thank you for sharing your recipe! I can't wait to make this! Do you happen to remember the name of the ice cream shop in California that you went to? I grew up in California and my dad would take me to Swensen's ice cream and they had the best bubble gum ice cream!
Brandy says
That's awesome! The one that we went to was Brock's in Yuba City, CA.
Michelle Leslie says
My daughter will do her nut if she finds out she can make her own bubblegum ice cream. Can't wait to show her the recipe so we can try.
Jenny says
So cute, colorful & yummy! My siblings love bubble gum ice cream. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday. Hope to see you at the party next week
Miz Helen says
We will just love your Bubble Gum Ice Cream, it looks delicious! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
Michele @ Queenbeebaker says
Your bubble gum ice cream is awesome! My son would love this! SO fun for kids.