Cotton candy ice cream is a sweet treat that can be made at home using cotton candy-flavored syrup and vanilla ice cream. It is traditionally found at fairgrounds and can be made in a variety of colors. Commercial brands often have add-ons like chocolate chunks or marshmallow swirls.
Cotton candy ice cream is a cotton candy flavored ice cream. There are a number of commercial brands of cotton candy ice cream, or they can be made at home using a cotton candy-flavored syrup mixed with plain vanilla ice cream. It can be pink or blue or a blend of the two swirled together. Many commercial ice cream brands have add-ons, such as chocolate chunks or marshmallow swirls.
Traditionally a treat found at fairgrounds, cotton candy is made by spinning sugar at a high speed. It is known by different names in different parts of the world. In the UK it is called cotton candy, in Australia it is called floss and the Italians call it spun sugar. It is made in machines specially designed to produce cotton candy consisting of a central cylinder in which the sugar is dissolved. This is then spun at a high speed and the sugar is forced out of small holes and cools, producing soft, cotton ball-like sugar.
The result is a sweet surprise that melts in your mouth. Food coloring can be added to sugar, allowing you to make cotton candy in a rainbow of shades. This is also true of cotton candy ice cream, although most commercial varieties come in blue or pink, or a combination of the two.
Making cotton candy ice cream at home is a fairly simple process if you use prepackaged vanilla ice cream. Of course, even ice cream can be made from scratch either by hand or using an ice cream maker. Once the plain vanilla ice cream is almost ready, the cotton candy syrup, which is commercially available in various colors, is mixed well until a uniform color is obtained.
If you want two-toned cotton candy ice cream, separate the nearly set vanilla ice cream into two bowls before blending the separate colors. Ensuring that the ice cream is stiff enough already, the two colors can then be blended as desired. It can be half-and-half, swirled, or blue on the outside and pink on the center.
If commercial cotton candy syrup isn’t available, it can be made using a combination of corn syrup, sugar, and water. If you are using this homemade syrup, you will need to add food coloring to the ice cream.
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