Name: Homemade Waffle Cones with Red, White and Blue Ice Cream
Prep time: 1 d
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 d 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 42 ounces (about 1 ½ quarts) of good quality vanilla ice cream; 1 cup (150g) fresh blackberries; 1 cup (150g) fresh strawberries, quartered; 2 tbsp (25g) sugar; 2 tbsp (30 ml) water; 1 whole egg; 2 egg whites; ¼ tsp (1.25ml) tsp salt; ½ cup (100g) sugar; 2/3 cup (70 g) flour; ½ tsp (2.5ml) cinnamon; 2-3 tbsp (30-45ml) melted butter

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Homemade Waffle Cones with Red, White, and Blue “Cheater” Ice Cream is the perfect patriotic dessert recipe! If you are entertaining a crowd this year for Memorial Day or the 4th of July this will be the hit of the party!

You can make everything ahead of time and just set it on a buffet and let everyone build their own cones! Summer fun at its best! For another fun, patriotic dessert idea try my Triple Berry No-Bake Cheesecake or my Brioche French Toast.

What is “Cheater” Ice Cream

The “cheater” technique involves using store-bought vanilla ice cream and swirling in blackberry and strawberry fruit purees.
The result is a patriotic swirl of ice cream deliciousness!
Or if you’re itching to make your own ice cream from scratch, check out my Mint Chip Ice Cream or Salted Caramel Ice Cream recipes. Both are easy to master!

Recipe Pairing Ideas:

Kick-off your party with my refreshing Cucumber and Melon Agua Frescas or Homemade Lemonade
For a refreshing appetizer try my Beet Hummus with Veggie platter or my Spicy Shrimp Gazpacho Shooters
For a Main Course Recipes try my Ultimate Franglais Burgers or my Fall-off-the-Bone BBQ Ribs

Step 1: Soften the Ice Cream & Make the Puree

Take your ice cream out of the freezer to allow it to come to room temperature. It will be easier to work with. Don’t worry, it refreezes just fine!

To Make the Puree:

Meanwhile, make the berry puree by adding blackberries, sugar, and water into the blender. Whirl them up and transfer them to a small bowl.
To keep the colors pure, rinse the blender and then repeat the same process with the strawberries.

Step 2: Assemble the ice cream

You don’t need any fancy ice cream-making tools for this! I find that a loaf pan works perfectly fine for storing the ice cream.
Start by adding a single layer of ice cream scoops at the bottom of your loaf pan, then press the scoops down with a spatula to create an even layer.

Then, dollop in the blackberry puree and then strawberry puree.

Run a skewer through the ice cream and each of the purees, just enough so the colors are swirled but not “mixed”. If you take it too far… or you’ll have purple ice cream!

Repeat the process with another layer of ice cream scoops and puree, then swirl again. Then, cover and freeze overnight!

Step 4: Prepare the Waffle Cone Batter

To make the waffle cone batter, combine the ingredients in a medium-sized bowl.
The mixture will seem really thick but don’t worry, the thickness gives the cones enough structure to hold the ice cream.
The cones will be crispy once they cool.
When the waffle iron is ready, place a dollop of batter in the center of the iron.
Close and press down until the waffle is done. The machine will let you know when it’s ready.

Step 5: Form the Waffle Cones

The waffle cone maker comes with the cone form and all you have to do is take your flat “pancake waffle” out of the iron and roll them up around the cone and presto!
It takes a little practice, but it doesn’t take long to get the hang of it!
As soon as the cone is rolled and still warm, pinch the bottom of it to close the gap.
This will prevent the ice cream from dripping out the bottom when serving.

I love these cone holders which makes it easy to keep the cones upright while they cool and it’s a nice way to serve them too.

Step 6: Serve

After the waffle cones have cooled and the ice cream is set, serve the cones with the ice cream already scooped in or set everything out and let everyone serve themselves!