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Fresh and creamy strawberry ice cream is sprinkled throughout with Nerds candy to create this super fun Nerds Ice Cream, it’s a completely irresistible kid and adult favorite.
When I stumbled on a question regarding Nerds ice cream a while back, I was immediately intrigued. Nerds candy? I don’t think I’d eaten any Nerds since middle school – at least not that I can recall. Well, I’m happy to tell you that I’m once again hooked on these crunchy, sweet and tart candies. I can’t stop snacking on them now!
And if you also haven’t had Nerds candy since you were a kid, it’s time to change that. (Also – do not buy it from that link, I’m providing it only for the visual aide. Just pick up a box of the candy for a dollar from the grocery store.)
Apparently, there used to be a grape-flavored ice cream with Nerds candy in it. Side note – it turns out that there’s some debate on what the ice cream flavor actually was, but the ice cream was a deep purple-blue color.
So, I tried a couple of different ideas for grape ice cream and well, let’s just say that you can be grateful I’m sparing you that. If I ever nail that one down, I’ll let you know.
Nerds Ice Cream
I then tried adding Nerds candy to a batch of the best ever vanilla ice cream. That was tasty and my husband and the boys enjoyed it. But it wasn’t “wow-ing” me.
Last, I decided to add some Nerds to a batch of old-fashioned strawberry ice cream. Oh. My. Word. What an awesome combination this turned out to be!
With bright and fresh strawberry flavor churned into the ice cream, it’s a perfect match to the strawberry flavor of Nerds candy. I found myself returning to the freezer repeatedly after I made this batch of ice cream – just to “test” the flavor once more.
This ice cream is as easy to make as it could possibly be. You’ll just blend the strawberries, sugar, salt, vanilla, milk, and cream together until smooth and then pour the mixture into the ice cream maker. When the ice cream has almost finished churning, pour the candy into the mix.
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Nerds Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1½ cups fresh strawberries, trimmed about 8 large berries
- ⅔ cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 5 ounces Nerds candy (the grape and strawberry combination is my favorite for this ice cream)
Instructions
- Combine the strawberries, sugar, salt, vanilla, and milk in the blender. Blend until smooth. Add the cream and pulse to combine. Pour the mixture into the ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- When the ice cream has almost finished churning, pour the candy into the mix. Serve immediately for soft serve ice cream or transfer to an airtight container and place in the freezer until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
very excited to make this, going to try and make it this weekend! your recipe jumped out to me above all others, my husband is a big nerd fan and he’s looking forward to trying it. we’ll let you know what we think!
I hope you love it!
Hi Mary,
I have a suggestion for your grape ice cream. I looked for a grape ice cream recipe but could only find it made with grapes. I wanted grape flavored ice cream not grape ice cream so Ikept looking. I have found two ways to get it.
First way and my preferred recipe is: 1 cup heavy whipping cream, 1 cup whole milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 envelope grape kool-aid. Wisk it all together and churn it for 25 to 30 minutes then freeze.
Second way is the same but replace your kool-aid with 1 cup grape soda.
I have been thinking about adding grape Nerds to the kool-aid recipe when I saw your Nerds ice cream recipe. I was not sure how much of the candy I would need so thanks for posting your recipe.
oooh!!! I’m trying that, Tim. I finally came up with one that was okay, (said by a girl who doesn’t actually like grape flavored anything very much), that one is made with grape snow cone syrup, but I bet the koolaid one will be better. Thanks for the suggestion!