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Red Velvet Ice Cream

Vish G

August 31, 2025

4.8
(104)

Red Velvet Ice Cream made with real ingredients gives you the classic cocoa and cream cheese flavour with a beautiful natural red hue. It’s rich, smooth, and perfect for a homemade treat.

Red Velvet Ice Cream

PREP TIME

20 MIN

COOK TIME

30 MIN

SERVINGS

8-10

Ingredients

  • 480ml (2 cups) double cream / heavy cream
  • 240ml (1 cup) whole mil
  • 150g (¾ cup) sugar
  • 2 tbsp natural cocoa powder
  • 3 tbsp sour cream or buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 tbsp dried hibiscus petals (or 2–3 hibiscus tea bags) for natural red option
  • 2–3 drops red food colouring optional alternative
  • 100g (3 ½ oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 50g (½ cup) icing sugar / powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Warm the milk gently in a saucepan until just steaming, then add the dried hibiscus petals or tea bags. Let steep for 10 minutes, then strain and cool completely. If using food colouring instead, skip this step.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the cooled hibiscus milk (or plain milk if using food colouring), sugar, cocoa powder, sour cream or buttermilk, vanilla, and salt until smooth. Stir in the double cream. Add food colouring now if using.
  • Chill the mixture in the fridge for at least 2 hours until very cold.
  • Whisk the cream cheese with icing sugar until smooth. Keep this ready as a ripple.
  • Pour the chilled base into your ice cream maker and churn until thick and creamy (about 25–30 minutes).
  • In the last minute of churning, spoon in dollops of the cream cheese mixture so it ripples through without blending completely.
  • Transfer to a freezer-safe tub, cover, and freeze for at least 4 hours or until firm.
  • Scoop and serve with extra cocoa dusting or biscuit crumbs if you like.

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

292

Total Fats

20 g

Saturated Fats

12 g

Cholesterol

66 mg

Sodium

97 mg

Total Carbohydrates

25 g

Sugars

23 g

Protein

4 g

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