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Blue Moon Ice Cream is a childhood favorite for me! The fruity flavor and fun color is always a hit big and little kids.
What is Blue Moon Ice Cream?
I grew up in Wisconsin and this ice cream is typically only found in Wisconsin and the upper midwest states. The story of where the ice cream came from is a little mysterious. It is also often called Smurf Ice Cream for obvious reasons! It is a true midwest original!
What Does Blue Moon Ice Cream Taste Like?
It has a fruity flavor and has been described as tasting like the leftover milk after eating a bowl of Fruit Loops or Fruity Pebbles. It has also been described as having the flavor of cotton candy, bubble gum or a mysterious flavor! Itmay sound odd, but it is delicious!
Smurf Ice Cream Ingredients
- Extracts. Lemon, vanilla and raspberry. Raspberry extract can be a bit of a challenge to find. I never could find it at any of my local grocery stores so I ordered it on Amazon. You can also use pureed raspberries in place of the extract which I did for one batch. It was yummy but I definitely liked it better with the raspberry extract.
- Food coloring. The blue color comes from blue food coloring. Next time I’ll add a little more blue food coloring to get a darker blue.
- Vanilla Pudding Mix. I used instant pudding.
- Milk. Use a combination of heavy whipping cream and whole milk.
- Sugar. Granulated sugar or fine granulated sugar.
How to Make Blue Moon Ice Cream
- Scald 1 cup milk in a pan (heat it just until it begins to boil)
- Add in sugar and salt and stir.
- Pour in whipping cream, vanilla, pudding, raspberry flavoring and lemon extract.
- Add blue gel food coloring to desired color.
- Chill mixture in fridge until cold.
- Churn in ice cream maker following manufacturer’s directions.
The flavor did not disappoint my childhood memories. It is yummy and everyone that I shared it with loved it!
How to Make chocolate Dipped Waffle Cones
To make the fun red, white and blue waffle cones I used here is a quick tutorial.
- Melt chocolate in the microwave or on the stove top.
- Dip top of cone into melted chocolate.
- Add sprinkles.
- Allow chocolate to set up.
- Add ice cream
Frequently Asked Questions
Table Top Ice Cream Maker. I use a table top electric ice cream maker. This one from Cuisinart is a great one to start with.
Ice Cream Compressor. Because we take our ice cream making pretty seriously around here I recently upgraded to this ice cream compressor from William Sonoma. It’s amazing and the texture of the ice cream is incredible.
You will also want an insulated ice cream container to put your ice cream in after it has processed. This helps keep your ice cream at a great scooping consistency and prevents freezer burn.
Homemade ice cream will last 1-2 weeks. If you are not using an insulated ice cream container, ice crystals may form sooner.
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Blue Moon Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 tsp blue food coloring or amount needed to get desired color
- 3 tsp vanilla pudding mix the powder
- 1 tsp raspberry extract or 1 C raspberries pureed
- 1 tsp lemon extract
Instructions
- Scald 1 cup milk in a pan (heat it just until it begins to boil)
- Add in sugar and salt and stir
- Add in whipping cream, vanilla, pudding, raspberry and lemon extract
- Add blue food coloring to desired color
- Chill in fridge until cold
- Process in ice cream maker
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Larry says
I’m so glad I discovered this recipe. I grew up in southeast Michigan and there was a place called Richardson’s Farm Dairy that had the best Blue Moon. I distinctly remember it had crushed pineapple in it. Cant wait to try this.
Lorrie says
Where is the directions for the ice cream recipe?
Leigh Anne says
The recipe is at the bottom of the post, just scroll down
Becky says
I want to make this for my daughter’s birthday. Should the pudding be “cook and serve” or instant?
Leigh Anne says
Becky, I used instant pudding
Diana says
What fun (and super delicious looking) ice cream cones! Yummy!! XOXO
Jennie says
I grew up in NW Indiana, and I’ve definitely had Blue Moon ice cream before(and Superman too, from a previous poster). My husband grew up in FL, and has never heard of it. I have it chilling in the fridge, and can’t wait to eat some later.
Just a heads up, when to add he pudding mix is not written in your directions. I added it at the same time as the food coloring,… I’m sure it doesn’t really matter too much though! 🙂
Leigh Anne says
Thanks for the heads up on the omission Jennie – got it fixed! How did you like the ice cream???