With only TWO ingredients, you can make Ice Cream Bread—a delicious, colorful companion to your morning coffee or a yummy anytime treat.
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Hold on to your sprinkles, you’re going to love this! With only TWO simple ingredients, you can make Ice Cream Bread—a delicious, colorful companion to your morning coffee or a yummy treat for after dinner. This quick bread can be dressed up or dressed down and made with absolutely any ice cream flavor you desire! It’s that simple! Mix it, bake it, and top it with a combination of scrumptious add-ins—from chocolate chips, to fruit or nuts! This family-fun recipe is the sweetest chance to have your cake and eat it too!
WHY WE LOVE BAKING WITH ICE CREAM IN THIS RECIPE
- Quick and easy to make bread in minutes.
- Uses only 2 ingredients
- A fun, unique way to bake ice cream in bread.
- Flavor possibilities are endless.
- So simple that kids can help make it and decorate with cheerful sprinkles and colorful toppings.
- Perfect for slicing and serving with coffee or tea or enjoying after dinner as dessert.
Ingredients
- Strawberry ice cream: Feel free to use your favorite ice cream flavor for your bread. I do not recommend using low-fat, low-sugar, or dairy-free ice cream. Use full-fat ice cream!
- Self-rising flour
- Sprinkles: Use whichever color sprinkles fit the occasion. You can also omit the sprinkles from the bread and just use them on top, or not use them at all. But it’s always fun to eat a Funfetti-flavored bread!
- White chocolate chips
SUBSTITUTIONS AND ADDITIONS
- Add-Ins: You can add chocolate chips, fresh fruit, dried fruit, nuts, or colorful sprinkles to your ice cream loaf cake batter. Mix them in before baking and/or add them on top for an extra special treat.
- Choose Your Chip: Try another type of chip, like semisweet chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or even peanut butter chips.
- Make Your Own Masterpiece: Be creative with your add-ins and flavors. You can change so many things to get the perfect product by combining different ice creams, sprinkles, and baking morsels.
- Double Chocolate Ice Cream Bread: Use chocolate ice cream and mix chocolate chips into the batter and top with mini chocolate chips before baking.
- Strawberries and Cream Ice Cream Bread: Use strawberry ice cream and top with white chocolate chips before baking.
- Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Bread: Use cookies and cream ice cream and top with crushed Oreo cookies before baking. Or vanilla ice cream topped with Oreo cookies.
- Cinnamon Raisin Ice Cream Bread: Use rum raisin ice cream and add 1 teaspoon cinnamon into the batter. Additional raisins can also be mixed in before baking.
- Butter Pecan Ice Cream Bread: Use butter pecan ice cream in the recipe and top with finely chopped pecans before baking.
HOW TO MAKE ICE CREAM BREAD
This Ice Cream Bread is a quick and easy way to bake the best loaf because you can customize it with your favorite flavors! It’s as simple as mixing together 2 ingredients and baking the tastiest treat–no kneading necessary.
- Make The Bread Batter: Stir the ice cream and combine it with the self-rising flour until it resembles a shaggy dough (lumpy but fully mixed). Fold in the sprinkles and white chocolate chips.
Pro Tip: The ice cream should be very easy to stir. If it isn’t then it probably isn’t soft enough. - Bake The Bread: Pour the batter into a loaf pan, top with sprinkles, and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35-45 minutes.
- Serve: Allow the bread to cool on a cooking rack before removing from the pan. Cut and serve. Enjoy!
Tips
- It is best to let the ice cream soften naturally (leave out on the counter) rather than in the microwave as the microwave can mess with the consistency of the ice cream. If you are in a pinch for time, you can help the ice cream melting process along by placing it in the microwave for 10-15 second increments. You don’t want to completely melt the ice cream so make sure to check it frequently (but this is not ideal).
- Do NOT OVERMIX the batter! Stir the flour in just until it is incorporated.
- Be creative with your add-ins and flavors. You can change so many things to get the perfect product! You can combine different ice creams, sprinkles and baking morsels. Don’t be afraid to try all your favorite flavors.
Storage Tips
- To Store: Place your bread in an airtight container on the counter for 3-4 days.
- To Freeze: You can freeze your ice cream bread in an airtight bag or plastic wrap for up to 6 months.
More delicious ice cream treats and Quick Breads
Ice Cream Bread
Serves — 9
With only TWO ingredients, you can make Ice Cream Bread—a delicious, colorful companion to your morning coffee or a yummy anytime treat.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups strawberry ice cream very soft but not completely melted
- 1¾ cups self-rising flour
- ⅓ cup sprinkles plus more for optional topping
- ⅓ cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Spray a 9×5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray and preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place the very soft ice cream in a large bowl. It should not be completely melted but some of it will be. Stir the ice cream to bring it together. It should be very easy to stir, if it isn’t then it probably isn’t soft enough.
- Gently combine the strawberry ice cream and self-rising flour in a medium-sized bowl. Do not over mix or your bread will be tough.
- Once the ice cream and flour resembles a shaggy dough (lumpy but fully mixed), fold in the sprinkles and white chocolate chips until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Add additional sprinkles to the top, optional.
- Bake the bread in the oven for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool before removing from the pan. Cut and serve.
Notes
Storage:
To Store: Place in an airtight container on the counter for 3-4 days.
To Freeze: You can freeze it in an airtight bag or plastic wrap for up to 6 months. Tips:
To Freeze: You can freeze it in an airtight bag or plastic wrap for up to 6 months. Tips:
- Try to soften the ice cream at room temperature and avoid the microwave since it can change the consistency.
- Don’t overmix the batter! This is so important! Use a spatula or mixing spoon instead of a hand or stand mixer. If your batter is too overworked, it could turn out a bread that is hard and dense. Use a light hand when mixing. It’s okay if some lumps remain.
- Be creative with your add-ins and flavors. You can change so many things to get the perfect product! You can combine different ice creams, sprinkles and baking morsels. So, don’t be afraid to try all your favorite flavors.
Nutrition Info
Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 105mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 108IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg
