Marshmallow flavored ice cream packed full of Rice Krispie treats pieces!
“I’m… I’m going to need a second.”
The cashier failed to stifle a small frown of impatience, and the line — already trailing onto the sidewalk outside the small ice cream shack — writhed and bumped around me. A stray shoulder jostled mine, and I frantically scanned my options.
I’d decided hours earlier precisely which flavor of ice cream I wanted. But here we were and there it was — a sad white bucket nestled beneath the finger-printed glass of the freezer — with nothing but smears of pink and smudges of candy coating across a scraped-bare bottom.
“Are you ready yet?” An eyebrow raise.
I panicked.
“Just a soft-serve” No! Too late.
Plain-jane vanilla and chocolate-swirl, it mostly dripped into ant food and only Zach’s appetite saved it from the trashcan.
You’ve been there before, right? When you have your heart set on something very particular, and nothing else will satisfy your craving. Generally speaking, there’s nothing wrong with a good soft serve ice cream… but that’s not what I wanted.
And that sort of very particular craving for a very particular flavor was precisely how this ice cream was born.
The idea for this Rice Krispie Treat ice cream had been stewing in the back of my mind for a while, but I didn’t think it was actually worth trying out, so I kept setting the idea aside, glancing over it in my list of recipes-to-try.
But as I experimented with ice cream flavor after ice cream flavor (there’s been a lot of ice cream in my house recently), nothing was really hitting the spot.
So I decided to give this Rice Krispies mash-up a try, and though the recipe needed a few rounds of tweaking, I’m so glad that I did.
Creamy, sweet, and studded with crunchy rice krispie pieces, it certainly “hit the spot”.
The base for this ice cream is marshmallow-flavored (obviously, right?). Between the sweetened condensed milk and the marshmallow fluff that’s used, it had the potential to make for a very (too) sweet base, and so I thinned it out a bit with some milk. The final product is smooth (except for the krispie pieces, of course) and creamy, but (mostly thanks to the milk) not at all too rich.
Do make sure that when you make your rice krispie pieces, you let them harden completely before stirring them into the mix. They will soften a bit in the ice cream, but you want them to be still somewhat crispy in each bite. Otherwise your ice cream will just taste just like a soggy, sugared bowl of rice krispie cereal, and even plain old soft-serve is better than that ?.
Enjoy!
Annnnndddddd… I really hope you like ice cream…
As I mentioned, it’s all I’ve been making recently — ice cream pies, ice cream sandwiches, and just plain old scoop-it-out-of-a-bread-pan-and-go-to-town, no-churn ice creams. In fact, I’ve been so wrapped up in playing with flavors and making and re-making ice cream, that all I have for you this week is… ice cream — 3 different frozen recipes.
Stay tuned!
More Recipes to Try:
- My favorite Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
- Strawberry Rose Ice Cream
Rice Krispie Treat Ice Cream (No Churn)
Ingredients
Rice Krispies
- 2 Tbsp Butter
- 12 Marshmallows regular size
- 2 cups crisped rice cereal
Ice Cream
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 7 oz marshmallow fluff
- ½ cup milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups heavy cream cold
Instructions
Rice Krispies
- Line a cookie sheet with wax paper and set aside.
- In a small/medium-sized saucepan, heat the butter over medium low heat until completely melted.2 Tbsp Butter
- Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted.12 Marshmallows
- Stir in cereal until combined.2 cups crisped rice cereal
- Pour cereal mixture onto prepared cookie sheet and spread thin (it's fine if it's not a solid sheet and is stringy).
- Allow the rice krispies to cool completely.
- Once Rice Krispies have cooled, break into small pieces (think: the size of a cookie dough bite in cookie dough ice cream, or smaller) and then prepare your ice cream.
Ice Cream
- In a medium-sized bowl, stir together condensed milk and marshmallow fluff until completely combined.1 can sweetened condensed milk, 7 oz marshmallow fluff
- Add milk and vanilla extract and stir until combined.½ cup milk, ½ tsp vanilla extract
- In a separate bowl, using a hand mixer or stand mixer with whisk attachment, beat the heavy cream2 cups heavy cream
- until stiff peaks form.
- Fold the marshmallow/condensed milk mixture into the heavy cream until completely combined (be sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl).
- Take about ¾ of your rice krispie pieces (it doesn't have to be exact) and stir into the ice cream mixture.
- Pour into a 9x5 bread pan (I line mine with wax paper or parchment paper to protect my nonstick coating from the ice cream scoop) and sprinkle with the remaining rice krispie pieces.
- Cover with cling wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered an estimate only. Actual nutritional content will vary based upon brands used, measuring methods, cooking method, portion sizes, and more.
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April
this was delicious, and a great way to use up some leftover cereal from your rice krispy treat cookies 🙂
Sam
I’m so glad you enjoyed them so much, April! 🙂
Trish
What size can of condensed milk? 14 oz?
Sam
Sorry for the confusion, yes it’s 14oz. 🙂
dan
about how much icecream does this recipie make. quart, 1/2 gallon?
Sam
It will make about a 1/2 gallon.
Dan
Great! Thanks I think this will turn out great adding it to another rice crispy recipe.
Trish
WOW this was so good!!! Thanks for sharing!!
Emily @ Sugar Spun Run
Wonderful! We’re so happy it was a hit, Trish 🥰
Sara
I made this ice cream for my boyfriend and let me tell you, it was an absolute hit! I wanted to find a replacement for the Snoqualmie marshmallow treat ice cream that he can no longer find in stores and this is it. The smile on his face was so rewarding and he was raving about how this recipe is even better than the store bought stuff!
Also, I wanted to tell you how thrilled I was to know I didn’t have to make a whole tray of treats. Your method worked perfectly and what a time-saver it was! Thanks a bunch for sharing this awesome recipe!
Sam
That is so great to hear, Sara! I’m so glad everyone enjoyed it so much! 🙂
Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com
This sounds so delicious! I love rice krispie treats, and I love ice cream…I can only imagine how fabulous they are together!
Sam
Thank you Elizabeth! 🙂
Hira
This is a genius idea, Sam! I LOVE marshmallow treats and ice cream, so a combination of them is double the yum. 🙂
Sam
Thank you, Hira! they do taste SO good together! 🙂
Medha @ Whisk & Shout
How yum! I love rice krispie treats and this ice cream is the best way to enjoy them in the summer 🙂
Mary @ LOVE the secret ingredient
This is such a cool idea! What a treat!
Sam
Thank you, Mary! 🙂
Amanda
This is making the kid in me VERY happy! I’ve known people who put a scoop of ice cream on top of a Rice Krispie treat anyway, so this is even better!
Sam
I’ve never heard of that before, but I (obviously, probably) think that’s a great idea! Thanks, Amanda! 🙂