Easy Kool-Aid Ice Cream is a delicious frozen treat made with 4 ingredients, unsweetened Kool-aid, sugar, milk and half and half (No ice cream machine needed). 
Summer is definitely here and today was the first day that the mercury hit 100 degrees! Schools out and of course my kids are already bored. Not because of the lack of things to do, but because it's just too darn hot to do anything outside. When this happens we usually try to find a few fun activities to do inside. Homemade ice cream was on our Summer Bucket List, so when Walmart and Kool-Aid asked me to share a recipe or idea using their fruity drink mix I knew just what to make, Easy Kool-Aid Ice Cream!
We had so much fun and it was super simple, because it only takes 4 ingredients. The hardest part was agreeing on a flavor. We finally settled on two orange and strawberry, because one flavor was just not enough.
His two favorite things in life were Kool-Aid and cereal. Not together of course. Today my own kids enjoy the fruity taste of Kool-Aid and it never seems to go out of style. We love making Popsicles, Kool-Aid pie, ice cream and slushies.
Complete details are available at Walmart.com. The Summer Kool-Aid Summer Creations Sweepstakes begins on 6/25/13 and ends on 8/6/13 at 11:59 ET.
The girls were so excited to have the opportunity to meet the guys from Big Time Rush and pose for a photo. All I can say is these two girls were Happy Happy Happy!
Easy Kool-Aid Ice Cream
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1 - packet 0.14 oz unsweetened Kool-aid, any flavor
1 - cup granulated sugar
2 - cups whole or 2% milk
1 - cup half & half
Mix one packet unsweetened Kool-Aid mix together with granulated sugar. Add the milk, half & half and mix until dissolved. Pour mixture into a shallow freezer container.
Freeze for 1 - 2 hours until slightly thickened. Transfer mixture to a bowl and beat until smooth (I used a wire whisk).
Return to the freezer container, cover and freeze at least 6 hours. Remove 20 minutes before serving to soften slightly.
Recipe yields - 3 cups.
Easy Kool-Aid Ice Cream
{mommyskitchen.net}
1 - packet 0.14 oz unsweetened Kool-aid, any flavor
1 - cup granulated sugar
2 - cups whole or 2% milk
1 - cup half & half
Mix one packet unsweetened Kool-Aid mix together with granulated sugar. Add the milk, half & half and mix until dissolved. Pour mixture into a shallow freezer container.
Freeze for 1 - 2 hours until slightly thickened. Transfer mixture to a bowl and beat until smooth (I used a wire whisk).
Return to the freezer container, cover and freeze at least 6 hours. Remove 20 minutes before serving to soften slightly.
Recipe yields - 3 cups.
I have included some easy step by step photos of how easy this ice cream is to make. The best part about the whole recipe is that you don't need any fancy ice cream maker. Just flavor, mix and freeze.
Cook's Note: I used orange and strawberry Kool-aid for this recipe. I have also had a few people ask if 2% milk can be substituted for whole milk. I think it should still be creamy using 2% since the half & half is added. I also used my small bread pans to freeze the ice cream instead of a freezer container.
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38 comments
zillion times!
Thank you, Stephanie
I'm sure coconut or almond milk can be used in place of regular milk.
Half & Half is half milk and half cream. I think using fat free half & half is fine as well.
Adding crushed fruit would be a nice addition. All I can say is give it a try and see how it works out.
@MaryH, exactly my point. This is a old recipe made back in the day and no one has died of eating kool aid ice cream. So many people are all up over this recipe because of food dye. All I can say is our grandmothers are still with us and last time I looked they did not die of of kool aid or food dye cancer LOL.