You guys – this ice cream is off the chain! So rich and incredibly delicious.
And it has Little Debbie Red Velvet Cakes swirled throughout it, giving that cute freckled look and that creamy, chocolaty red velvet taste.
Dude. It’s cake and ice cream in one. There’s really not much better than this.
I used to work at this cupcake shop and red velvet was the most popular flavor. I don’t know how or why people loved it so much; it just tasted like cupcake. You know how things sometimes just taste like… it? Like that’s it? No other notes, no other flavors, just kind of one-note? That was this red velvet cupcake. It kind of just tasted like glorified red bread, which is weird since I’ve never tried red bread before then.
Then said red bread was topped with a mound of cream cheese frosting which was way too sweet. So in other words, it wasn’t that great, but everyone freaked for it. When we were sold out, you’d think it was the start of World War III. People were nutso for their red bread.
So from that stemmed a general dislike for red velvet. I didn’t understand the overwhelming appeal of this mysterious is-it-chocolate-or-not Southern staple. But then I partnered up with Little Debbie – you know, the QUEEN of snack cakes – and she sent me a box of their Red Velvet Cakes. Chiiiiiiiild, you can color me a red velvet fan through and through if they all taste that good. It was chocolaty without being overpowering, richly sweet without being cloying, and had that marshmallow-y creamy center that was absolutely heaven on earth.
And naturally, I knew it had to be made into an ice cream. But of course.
This ice cream is PACKED with rich, tangy and creamy cheesecake flavor – the base is cheesecake, after all – and it’s studded with chunks of Little Debbie Red Velvet Cakes swirled throughout. This would be the BEST served up in a waffle bowl or cone, and I happen to think it’d be mighty tasty with hot fudge drizzled on top. But that’s just me, obvi.
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Now let’s get ice creamin’.
Red Velvet Cheesecake Ice Cream {No Machine Needed!}
Ingredients
- 1 (8 oz) tub Cool Whip thawed
- 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (3.4 oz box) instant cheesecake pudding mix
- 1 box Little Debbie Red Velvet Cakes roughly chopped into bite-sized bits
Instructions
- Pour the sweetened condensed milk into a bowl and stir in the cheesecake instant pudding mix just barely to combine. Place the Cool Whip in a large bowl and drizzle the sweetened condensed milk mixture over top; gently fold the milk mixture into the Cool Whip until combined.
- Barely stir in the chopped Red Velvet Cakes until incorporated. Place the mixture into a freezer-safe, airtight container and freeze for up to 6 hours before serving.
Mmmm. An easy, four-ingredient ice cream is hard to beat, and this ice cream has it all – tangy, sweet, creamy and cakey, all wrapped in one. You won’t be able to resist this simple ice cream recipe!
Have a super sweet day – and be sure to check out FACEBOOK for your chance to win Little Debbie products!
xo, Hayley
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
lol people dooo go crazy over red velvet! This ice cream is such a brilliant way to use those red velvet cakes!
thedomesticrebel says
Thanks girl! xoxo!
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
This is the ultimate red velvet ice cream! Love how easy it is and it looks so creamy and delicious it is! No machine needed? Yes please!
thedomesticrebel says
Comin’ right up, Kelly! 🙂 Thanks, friend! xoxo.
Jess @ What Jessica Baked Next says
I love no machine ice cream recipes! Love the red velvet flavour – so yummy! 😀
thedomesticrebel says
Me too, Jess! Since I don’t have an ice cream machine, I find these to be perfect recipes! 🙂
Stephanie @ Macaroni and Cheesecake says
First of all, did not know that little debbie made red velvet cakes! Totally have to find those stat!!! And I am going to be dreaming about this ice cream for days!!! I’m one of those red velvet fanatics so I know I will love this!!
thedomesticrebel says
Stephanie – if you’re a red velvet lover, then you’re gonna flip for this ice cream! I hope you enjoy it 🙂
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting says
Totally off the chains!
thedomesticrebel says
Thanks Julianne!
Amy @Very Culinary says
Be still my heart!
thedomesticrebel says
Thanks Amy!!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
What a fun way to eat a Little Debbie snack treat!!! I love this easy ice cream too!!!
thedomesticrebel says
Thanks so much, Jocelyn! It’s such a great ice cream!
Maile says
I want to try this, but I just needed to know…do I actually make the cheesecake pudding as instructed on the box in which I add to the condensed milk or is it just the powder from the box that I add to the condensed milk?
thedomesticrebel says
Hi Maile, just the pudding powder!