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    Home » Recipes » Kid's Treats

    Vanilla Custard Ice Cream Cone Panda Bears

    Published: Aug 17, '15 · Modified: May 20, '18 · By: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    You'll be amazed at how easy it is to get the rich creamy flavor of vanilla custard in a no churn ice cream which can be used to make these adorable Ice Cream Cone Panda Bears.
    This post is sponsored by Wilton.Turn a simple 3 ingredient No Churn Vanilla Custard Ice Cream into these sweet Ice Cream Cone Pandas for a party or an amazing afternoon snack.

    It's still ice cream season around here.

    Well, really, when is it not ice cream season?

    The sweltering heat of August makes me hungry for a refreshing frozen treat, so when Hani of Hanielas.com invited me to create a dessert that looked like a panda as part of a collaboration with her, I didn't have to think too long before deciding to make Ice Cream Cone Panda Bears.

    Panda Bear Milkshakes with Cookie Ears

    Hani's pandas are chillin' too. She turned milkshakes into sweet little bears. Don't you just love those cookie ears over the rim of the glass?

    You can check out Hani's video tutorial to make her Panda Bear Milkshakes on her YouTube Channel.

    Speaking of You Tube Channels, would you like to see my recipe tutorials done as videos? I've been thinking about it, but haven't taken the leap yet. What do you think?

    You'll be amazed at how easy it is to get the rich creamy flavor of vanilla custard in a no churn ice cream which can be used to make these adorable Ice Cream Cone Panda Bears.

    These panda cones can be made using store bought vanilla ice cream, but I wanted to experiment with one more no churn ice cream. This time I used Wilton's new Treatology Vanilla Custard Flavoring to really enhance the flavor of the simple 2 ingredient ice cream.

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    Vanilla Custard Ice Cream Cone Panda Bears
    Prep Time
    25 mins
    Total Time
    25 mins
     
    Rich and creamy vanilla custard ice cream decorated to look like panda bears.
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: ice cream cone, panda ice cream, vanilla custard ice cream
    Servings: 5
    Author: Beth Jackson Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    • VANILLA CUSTARD NO CHURN ICE CREAM-
    • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
    • 10 drops Wilton's Vanilla Custard Treatology Flavoring
    • 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
    • PANDA BEAR DECORATIONS-
    • 4 ounces Wilton Black Candy Melts
    • 10 tiny candy eyes
    • ICE CREAM CONE ASSEMBLY-
    • 5 chocolate dipped ice cream cones
    Instructions
    1. VANILLA CUSTARD NO CHURN ICE CREAM-
    2. Whisk heavy whipping cream and Vanilla Custard flavoring to stiff peaks.
    3. Stir in sweetened condensed milk.
    4. PANDA BEAR DECORATIONS-
    5. Heat candy melts on high in the microwave for 10-20 second increments, stirring after each until melted.
    6. Pour candy melts into a disposable pastry bag.
    7. Set a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet.
    8. Pipe 10 ears, 10 eye patches, 5 noses, and 5 smiles for each panda bear cone onto the parchment paper.
    9. Freeze for about 4 minutes.
    10. Let sit for 10 minutes, then peel off paper and turn over.
    11. Use melted candy coating to attach a candy eye to each eye patch.
    12. ICE CREAM CONE ASSEMBLY-
    13. Fill 5 ice cream cones with ice cream.
    14. Top each with a rounded scoop of ice cream.
    15. Freeze for 10 minutes.
    16. Remove one cone at a time and insert 2 ears, 2 eyes, 1 nose and 1 smile.
    17. Freeze until ready to serve.

    Vanilla Custard No Churn Ice Cream Recipe

    If you've not yet tried the no churn ice cream recipe, you really should. It takes minutes to make and doesn't require an ice cream machine. You'll be so surprised at how easy it is to create ice cream at home.

    All you do is whisk 2 cups of heavy whipping cream to stiff peaks and stir in a can of sweetened condensed milk. You pour it into a freeze safe container and freeze it for at least 4 hours. That's it!

    Wilton's Treatology Flavor System has 8 flavors including Vanilla Custard that can be used to flavor ice cream.This ice cream base can be served plain or flavored however you like. Wilton has 8 different flavorings in their new Treatology Flavor System that are really unique. You can use the flavors straight up or mix and match them to create unusual combinations like Peach Bellini, Meyer Lemon Cheesecake, and Coconut Custard. You could get really adventurous and make Lemon Basil or Horchata Ice Cream.

    For this ice cream, I just wanted to intensify the vanilla flavor and chose to use the Vanilla Custard flavoring. Ten drops added to my ice cream base, gave me a wonderfully flavored dessert. I usually add the flavoring to the whipping cream, but you can add it at any time during the mixing process.

    Use black Candy Melts to make ears, eyes, nose and mouth for Ice Cream Cone Panda Bears.

    To make the decorations for the panda bears, you'll need to melt about 4 ounces of Wilton's Black Candy Melts then pour it into a disposable pastry bag. Pipe two ears, two black eye patches, a nose and a smile for each ice cream cone bear onto a piece of parchment paper.

    Panda Bear Ice Cream Cone Decorations

    When you pipe the round ears, be sure to drag a small amount of candy off one side of the circle to create something to stick down into the ice cream.

    On the other candy pieces, it's best to create a small spike on the top of each so that you have something to stick into the ice cream to hold the candy in place. This will happen naturally as you lift the pastry bag off as you pipe.

    Make cute panda bear faces using black candy melts then decorate ice cream cone or cupcakes.

    One batch of ice cream makes enough to create 5 cones, so you'll need five sets, unless you are like me and you eat too much of the ice cream and you only have enough for 4.

    Once you've piped out the decorations onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet, pop them in the freezer for about 4 minutes. Remove and flip them upside down.

    Allow the candy pieces to warm up to room temperature for about 10 minutes, then use a bit of the melted candy coating to attach two tiny candy eyes onto the black eye patches (the black fur around the panda's eyes.)

    How to decorate vanilla ice cream cone panda bears using black Candy Melts.

    Now the fun part. Fill your ice cream cones with ice cream and top with a nice rounded scoop. Pop them back in the freezer for 10-15 minutes then remove one at a time and attach two ears, two eyes, a nose and mouth. Refreeze until ready to serve.

    I used chocolate dipped ice cream cones, mostly because I grabbed the wrong box at the store, but I do like how the added chocolate looks. Any cones will do.

    Ice Cream Cone Panda Bears make sweet summertime treats for kids and adults.

    You can now create an entire menagerie of decorated ice cream cones including these panda bears.

    Create some fun in your kitchen this summer by making these cute ice cream cones.

     CREATE MORE FUN ICE CREAM CONES

    Orange Goldfish • Vanilla & Chocolate Eagles • Chocolate Cashew Puppy Dogs,
    Pink Bubble Gum Pigs • Chocolate Banana Monkeys • Toasted Coconut Cheesecake Polar Bears,
    Banana Minions • Cotton Candy Cookie Monster Cones • Vanilla Bunny Butt Cones,
    Chocolate Turkeys • Mint Frogs • Vanilla Custard Pandas

    As a member of Wilton's Sweet Treat Team I have been compensated to create posts using their products, but all opinions expressed here are my own. I love the new Treatology System and have especially enjoyed using it to flavor ice cream.

    You can purchase the Treatology Flavor System and other items needed to create these panda bears from Amazon.com (commission earned for sales)

        

     

    If you liked this Kid's Recipe, then you need to check out these other fascinating recipes that your little ones will love!

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    1. Trisha

      August 25, 2015 at 8:31 pm

      this is adorable! TS

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      • Beth

        August 26, 2015 at 12:33 pm

        Thanks, Trisha. I love this cute pandas.

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    2. Beth

      August 21, 2015 at 8:19 am

      Me too!

      Reply
    3. Karen @ Sugartown Sweets

      August 20, 2015 at 10:24 pm

      What I find amazing are the cutey-cute treats you consistently dream up! I would definitely subscribe to Hungry happenings on YouTube! Love the pandas. 🙂

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      • Beth

        August 21, 2015 at 10:07 am

        That's great to know, Karen. I really need to get on the bandwagon and learn how to take and edit videos. I really think it would be helpful to my readers to see videos of my creations.

        Reply
    4. The Partiologist

      August 18, 2015 at 7:09 pm

      I have to say, all the ice cream treats you have created are pretty chill and I love that you added panda's to the collection! Love Hani's creation too!

      Reply
      • Beth

        August 18, 2015 at 7:20 pm

        Pandas are just so cute, and they were fun to recreate out of ice cream. Thanks, Kim:)

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    5. Hani/haniela's

      August 17, 2015 at 9:54 pm

      I love these, they are so adorable! Great tip about the spikes on the chocolate transfers.
      Thanks for another great collab. You are amazing Beth.

      Love the new site!

      Reply
      • Beth

        August 18, 2015 at 9:59 am

        Thanks so much for inviting me to collaborate with you Hani. It's always great to work with such a wonderfully talented blogger like you:) I love your panda milkshakes too!

        Reply

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