Directions for Ice Cream

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or in a large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer whip the heavy cream on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form.

Then add the can of sweetened condensed milk and the vanilla extract and mix again until they well combined.

Pour the ice cream mixture into three bowls, in one add red food coloring, in another add blue food coloring, and stir to combine. Leave the third bowl white.

Line a loaf pan or shallow container with plastic wrap or parchment paper, let it hang over the sides a little bit.

Pour the blue ice cream into the loaf pan and smooth the top, then add the white ice cream, smooth the top, finally add the red ice cream to the loaf pan. Using a knife or a skewer swirl the colors together to make a pattern. Alternately you can add dollops of each color to the pan and then swirl it around.

Add the patriotic candy, sprinkles and red, white and blue M&M’s to the top of the ice cream.

Cover the pan with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 8 hours, preferably overnight.

When ready to serve remove from freezer and let sit at room temperature for at least 5 minutes, scoop out desired amount into a bowl or a cone and enjoy!

Directions for Dipped Cones

Place each wafer color in a sperate bowl and melt the wafers according to the package directions. Or, in a heatproof bowl, melt the candy wafers in the microwave in 30-second intervals at 50% power. Stir after each interval until melted. If the melts are too thick, stir in a teaspoon or so of shortening until melted(this is for the entire package of melts).

Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Dip the cones in the colored wafers and set on the waxed paper to set up, about 10 minutes.