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Orange Ice Cream Cone Goldfish

Published: Jul 8, 2015 · Recipe by: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

Brightly colored orange ice cream makes the perfect base for these cute
Ice Cream Cone Goldfish and you don’t need an ice cream machine to make it at home.

Decorate ice cream cones topped with homemade no churn orange ice cream to look like cute goldfish for a fun summer treat. Tutorial at HungryHappenings.com
Over the weekend, the sun was actually out and I took full advantage of it by hanging out at my friend’s pool. We have had the gloomiest, rainiest summer I can ever remember, so when the big yellow ball showed up in the sky on Saturday, I had to get outside.

After a wonderful afternoon spent poolside, I headed inside to get changed and noticed something out of the ordinary on the kitchen counter.

Brightly colored orange ice cream makes the perfect base for making these cute goldfish ice cream cones and you don't need a machine to make it at home.In a small bowl was a big googly eyed goldfish. This pet was on summer vacation, home from college, and taking up residence in the kitchen. I marveled at it’s plump body and bulging eyes. He seemed to be intrigued with me as I peered in the bowl, but I’m sure he’ll never know that he became the inspiration for these ice cream cones.

These bright orange goldfish are made using homemade no churn orange ice cream. I’ve really been having fun trying out all sorts of different flavored ice cream this summer and love that I can flavor and color the ice cream for each individual project. These goldfish could be made using orange sherbet if you’d like to skip the step of making your own ice cream.

Each fish is decorated with fins and tails made from orange candy melts and two big googly eyes. They’ll make fun treats for a pool party or just a lazy afternoon spent poolside.

If you are lucky enough to have the sun shining, go enjoy the day for me. I’ll be inside hiding from the grey skies.

Goldfish Ice Cream Cones made with homemade no churn orange ice cream.
Orange Ice Cream Cone Goldfish

Ingredients:

No Churn Orange Ice Cream (makes about 6 ice cream cones) –
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon orange oil
orange food coloring
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk

Decorations-
orange Candy Melts (about 1/5 ounces per ice cream cone goldfish)
2 Extra Large Candy Eyes
per goldfish
ice cream cones

Instructions:

No Churn Orange Ice Cream Recipe from HungryHappenings.com
Combine heavy whipping cream with the orange oil and a few big drops of orange food coloring in a mixing bowl. Beat on low speed to combine then beat on high speed until the cream is whipped to stiff peaks (when you lift the beater, the peak of whipped cream should hold it’s shape.)

Add the sweetened condensed milk and beat just to combine.

Place in a freezer safe container and freeze for at least 3 hours.

How to make Orange Ice Cream Cone Goldfish.
Meanwhile, you can get the decorations made. Melt the orange candy melts. (See my Chocolate Making Tips Page for detailed instructions.)

Pour into a small squeeze bottle (I use a squeez-it mold painter and it works great) or a disposable pastry bag fitted with a small round pastry tip. Set a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet.

Pipe the orange candy melts onto the parchment paper to create a goldfish tail, fins, and mouth. Follow the images above as a guide. You’ll notice each of my decorations, other than the mouth, has one or two pointed ends, those ends will get inserted into the ice cream to hold the candy in place.

Once you create the pieces pop them in the freezer for 3-5 minutes until the pieces harden. Remove from the freezer and let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes, then flip the pieces over. You can see that the candy surface is flat and smooth. If you’d like it to look more like the other side, then pipe on some more orange candy melts to give each piece some texture. Pop in the freezer for a few minutes, remove and they are ready to use.

How to make Orange Ice Cream Cone Goldfish. Tutorial at HungryHappenings.com
Pipe a small pointed dab of orange candy melts on the back of each candy eye. This will help the eyes stick to the ice cream. Allow the candy to harden for a few minutes.

When your ice cream is ready, fill an ice cream cone with the orange ice cream then add a nice round scoop on top. Pop back in the freezer for 10 minutes and make a few more cones, as needed.

Follow the steps in the image above to add the fin, tail, mouth and eyes to one cone at a time, placing the cones back in the freezer as soon as you get all the candy placed on it. If your house is really warm, you will need to work quickly, or add just a few pieces, freeze, then add more.

When you are ready to serve, pull them from the freezer and enjoy.


The decorated ice cream cones can be kept frozen for up to 8 hours. Just know that the cones will soften over time and the candy will get a bit sticky the longer they are frozen.

You can find the items to make this project on Amazon.com (commission earned for sales)

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About the Author, Beth Jackson Klosterboer

Beth is a professional chocolatier, recipe developer, event planner, and cookbook author who loves to make fun food.

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Comments

  1. Jelli

    July 21, 2015 at 12:41 am

    Really cute! I did a goldfish theme for my daughters birthday a few years back and these would’ve been perfect. Love. Pinning.

    Reply
  2. TERRIE

    July 19, 2015 at 5:03 pm

    Im really not sure how I stumbled on your bag…..buy I sure am glad I did. For right now I’ll cont with the candy melts, but one day I want to temper my own chocolate. I’m sure it’s 100% better than WiLyons and Merrkins as far as the chocolate flavor.!
    Now after I make my Chocolate Model information Clay….next big question. I’m not a great artist so what do I try first. I have pretzel rods and ice cream. In fact I just purchased an ice cream machine with it own condenser motor. You don’t have to for the bowl to chill overnite. Just turn in on )et the stuff get cols and 15 to 20 mins I have ice cream. Still think I’m going to try the pretzel rods for the grandkids. I am so happy I came across your blog this is something I’ve been wanting to try for quite some time.
    Thanks so much for your detailed info. I signed up to stay in touch. ♡♡♡

    Reply
  3. Michele @ Alwayzbakin

    July 16, 2015 at 10:53 am

    Oh my gosh, SO cute! I LOVE these ice cream cones. Adorable!

    Reply
  4. Michelle Nahom

    July 10, 2015 at 2:13 pm

    This is SO cute and creative! LOVE it!

    Reply
    • beth

      July 10, 2015 at 2:56 pm

      Thanks so much, Michelle. I'm happy you stopped by to check them out.

      Reply
  5. The Partiologist

    July 9, 2015 at 4:09 pm

    Beth, these little goldfish ice cream cones are the cutest cones yet – I LOVE THEM!

    Reply
    • beth

      July 10, 2015 at 2:56 pm

      Oh, I'm happy to hear that you like them so much:)

      Reply
  6. Sugartown Sweets

    July 9, 2015 at 3:52 pm

    We've had quite the rainy summer down here in Georgia too.. But these adorable little orange goldfish cones are sure to brighten even the dreariest of soggy days! Shine on. :o)

    Reply
    • beth

      July 10, 2015 at 2:55 pm

      Oh, I'm sorry to hear that the rain has taken over Georgia too. It's been such a gloomy summer. I needed something bright and cheerful when I made the goldfish cones. I'm glad the brightened your day a little too!

      Reply
  7. Lisa@hooplapalooza

    July 9, 2015 at 2:39 pm

    you are the queen of all things ice cream cute! 🙂

    Reply
    • beth

      July 10, 2015 at 2:54 pm

      My husband says I'm more of a princess (ya know of the "and the pea" variety.) Either way I have a crown and that's fun! Thanks:)

      Reply
  8. TuttleDB

    July 9, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    These are so cute!

    Reply
    • beth

      July 10, 2015 at 2:53 pm

      Thanks, Tuttle. I hope you give them a try!

      Reply

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