Copycat Cold Stone Cotton Candy Ice Cream (Ninja Creami)
Description
Recreate Cold Stone's pastel, carnival-sweet Cotton Candy ice cream at home in your Ninja Creami. This copycat is dense, creamy, and easy to load up with your favorite mix-ins.
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups heavy cream
- ¾ cup whole milk
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 teaspoons cotton candy syrup, or ½ teaspoon cotton candy concentrate
- 3 drops blue food coloring, optional
- 1/8 teaspoon of salt
Instructions
- Whisk the sugar, pudding mix, and salt into the milk until dissolved. Add the heavy cream, cotton candy syrup, and food coloring, then whisk until smooth.
- Pour the base into a Ninja Creami pint, stopping at the max fill line.
- Seal and freeze flat on a level shelf for a full 24 hours.
- Remove the lid, lock the pint into the outer bowl, and run the Ice Cream function.
- If crumbly, add a small splash of milk and run the Re-spin function until creamy.
- Push a hole down the center, add your mix-ins, and run the Mix-in function.
- Serve right away for soft serve, or freeze 15 to 20 minutes for firmer scoops.
Equipment
- Ninja Creami Ice Cream Machine
- Ninja Creami Pint Container
- Ninja Creami Pint Container Lid
Notes
Cotton candy syrup or concentrate gives a far more reliable flavor than melting real spun sugar. Add real cotton candy only as a garnish right before serving, since it dissolves on contact.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 366kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 4gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 135mgPotassium: 140mgFiber: 0.02gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 1167IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 106mgIron: 0.1mg