Secretly healthy birthday cake batter ice cream, with no eggs or dairy!
I had the privilege of babysitting two adorable little girls last night, and I brought my Vitamix.
As a teenager, I didn’t really like babysitting, even though do I love children.
It’s just… after a while, I get to a point where I never want to see another Barbie or play the role of the dad in “House,” can’t stand the show Dragon Tales, and wish the kids would just go to bed already.
(Now I am very sorry for tormenting my own babysitters and never going to sleep for them.)
That being said, I had the rare opportunity (rare because I pretty much stopped babysitting after high school) to babysit for these little angels last night and actually found myself having fun!
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I got the cake batter ice cream (or birthday cake ice cream) idea from my popular Cake Batter Milkshakes.
And last night seemed like a perfect opportunity to try it out, since kids love sprinkles. Plus, kids seem to really love blending things. In any case, it beat watching Dexter’s Laboratory.
The girls adored the cake batter ice cream, which we called “Fairy Dust Ice Cream.”
Did you ever babysit?
When I babysat, the kids often wanted to just watch tv, which made my job easy, but boring. And some of the shows were really awful. Cow and Chicken, Ed Edd and Eddy, Lizzie McGuire, SpongeBob…
(Ok, so I secretly liked SpongeBob.)
Were you good about going to bed for your own babysitters? I was not. But these kids were incredibly good.
I’m already looking forward to spending time with them again. Our next project is to cake batter-ify these Vegan Donuts.
Or, as the girls would say, fairy dust doughnuts!
Cake Batter Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk of choice
- 4 tbsp sweetener of choice
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sprinkles, or homemade sprinkles
- 1/2 cup butter, or coconut, almond, or cashew butter (for no butter, try this Coconut Milk Ice Cream)
Instructions
- *For more cake batter flavor, add 1/4 tsp butter extract, which is surprisingly vegan. If you don’t have an ice cream maker or high-speed blender, see these directions.Whisk ingredients. If you have an ice cream machine, churn according to manufacturer’s instructions for your machine. Or if you have a high-speed blender like a vitamix, pour the mixture into ice cube trays and freeze, then blend the frozen ice cubes until smooth, using the tamper to blend evenly. Eat now, or freeze about an hour for a firm texture. Due to the lack of preservatives, homemade ice cream is best the day it’s made (you can technically freeze up to a month and thaw before consuming).View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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Oh, how I wished I had a vita-mix because I don’t really want ice milk….but ice cream.
There are so many things that I have to say about this. 1 – This is absolute favorite type of ice cream and uses all of my favorite nuts. 2 – Your pictures are so beautiful and clear that I’m a bit jealous. 3 – Oh my goodness, sprinkles? I need to confiscate all of them for…research.
Don’t even get me started on the blondies.
this looks SO GOOD! Im going to try making it this week! =D
How do you come up with all these awesome recipes?? =)
I dream in sprinkles :).
This looks so pretty!!!
I am not sure if this question was already asked because I don’t have time to read 100 comments, but how long does this last if you make it and put it in the freezer? Also, how long after I make a smoothie using a banana can I keep it in the fridge before it starts effecting the taste and texture?
It lasts for weeks, but you’ll have to re-thaw it.
And I don’t know the answer to your second question because I’ve never tried it.
I hate children and thus will never babysit, lol. I have been asked many times. I say no. I am child adverse…
When I was little, I would NEVER go to bed! I would always stay up until my parents got home, haha.
I NEED TO GET A VITA MIX!!!! NOW.
This looks so good! Like REAL icecream!
I love to babysit!! 🙂 I just babysat last night actually. 🙂
I LOVE THIS!!! Girl, you always ahve the best recipes! 🙂
I’m 17, so I still get the “Oh, hey, do you babysit?” whenever I meet adults. I’ve always thought about bringing along something to bake but I was always too scared at the idea of making a mess in their kitchen! I think “Fairy Dust Ice Cream” would be a pretty safe bet though 😀
But actually, the only babysitting I’ve done “officially” was for a 10-month-old boy and later, for two sisters: an 8-year-old and an 11-year-old. The baby was obviously pretty simple; he went to bed after around an hour of playing with his toys. The girls though… that was harder. We played A LOT of cards, I cooked them dinner, we watched TV, walked the dog, went swimming, etc… just basically whatever they wanted to do. The hardest part was that I had to channel some of my inner pre-teen so that I would be fun to play with! Haha.
I was a dream child to babysit. All I did while she was there was play video games or computer games by myself. I didn’t want to bother the babysitter, haha.
Katie,
Can you use this mix in an ice cream machine?
Hi Trudy!
I’ve never actually tried it… but I’d be very interested to know if it works! If you try it, let me know! 🙂