What Is Vanilla ice cream and How Can I Use It?
If vanilla ice cream has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 232 recipes to try it in.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1/2 cup (72g)Food group
Vanilla ice cream is a member of the Sweets US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much does vanilla ice cream weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| ½ cup | 72 grams |
Related
Sweets
| In Chinese: | 香草冰淇淋 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | crème glacée à la vanille | |
| en español: | helado de vainilla |
Recipes using vanilla ice cream
There are 232 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Easy Frosty Gingesnap Pumpkin Pie
Frosty gingersnap pumpkin pie skips the oven entirely. A spicy gingersnap crust holds a frozen pumpkin-ice cream filling, ready to slice straight from the freezer for Thanksgiving dessert.
What's better with Ice Cream than Peaches!
Grilled peaches tossed in sugar and caramelized over the coals until juicy and soft, then served warm under a scoop of melting vanilla bean ice cream. A three-ingredient summer dessert off the grill.
Blueberry & Rum Milkshake
Fresh or frozen blueberries macerate in dark rum and vanilla bean seeds, then blitz with ice cream into a grown-up milkshake with berry-booze swirls and creamy vanilla richness.
Brownies a la Mode
Microwave brownies a la mode bake fudgy chocolate squares in just 6 minutes, served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. A no-oven dessert for hot nights or college kitchens.
Variety Pack Popsicles
Five homemade popsicle recipes for kids in one variety pack. Creamsicles, chocolate yogurt pops, watermelon ices, snow cones, and Polynesian apricot-pineapple pops.
Easy Pumpkin Ice Cream
Easy two-ingredient pumpkin ice cream made by stirring canned pumpkin into softened vanilla ice cream. A no-cook fall dessert ready in minutes.
Bananas Foster - De Carle
Excellent as an ice cream topping or as a filling for Bananas Foster Chimichangas.
Kahlua Smoothie
Kahlua smoothie blended with vanilla ice cream, coffee liqueur, and creme de cacao. The boozy after-dinner milkshake that drinks like dessert and a nightcap rolled into one.
Cherry Vanilla Bean Milkshake
Creamy cherry milkshake made with frozen cherries, vanilla ice cream, and real vanilla bean. This lighter version uses low-fat ice cream and skim milk for guilt-free indulgence.
Impossible Blueberry Pie
Similar to a cobbler - can use any fruit. It's easy to make using Bisquick and some basic pantry ingredients that we always have on hand.
Orange Gelatin Dessert
Orange gelatin dessert with vanilla ice cream stirred into the Jello and layered with mandarin oranges. A creamy, dreamsicle-flavored retro treat with just 4 ingredients.
Rhubarb Crumble
Rhubarb crumble with apples and strawberries under a buttery oat and brown sugar topping. Tart fruit baked until bubbling with a crisp, golden crust.
Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie
Frozen grasshopper ice cream pie with a chocolate wafer crust, vanilla ice cream layer, and a fluffy mint-and-chocolate liqueur topping. Boozy retro showstopper that's made days ahead.
Black Bottom Ice Cream Pie
Layers of chocolate and vanilla ice cream in a spicy gingersnap crust, drizzled with homemade chocolate ganache. This no-bake frozen pie needs just 15 minutes of hands-on work and zero oven time.
Quick Double Chocolate Pie
Quick double chocolate pie: a one-bowl chocolate custard pie spiked with creme de cacao liqueur and baked in a prepared shell. Ready in an hour, set into fudgy slices.
Golden Cadillacs
Golden Cadillac frozen cocktail blended with vanilla ice cream, Galliano, and white creme de cacao. A creamy, boozy dessert drink you can make ahead and freeze.
Cherry Parfait Ice Cream Pie
A no-bake ice cream pie layered with softened vanilla ice cream and cherry pie filling in a cookie crust. Freeze, slice, and serve with whipped topping.
Lady Godiva
Lady Godiva is a blended dessert cocktail with creme de cacao, Kahlua, vanilla ice cream, fresh strawberries, and half-and-half. Boozy milkshake-style drink topped with whipped cream.
Grilled Pound Cake with Warm Fruit Glaze & Ice Cream
Grilled pound cake topped with a warm balsamic-strawberry glaze made from brown sugar, maple syrup, and fresh berries. Served with vanilla ice cream for an easy summer dessert.
Almond Fried Ice Cream B1
Chinese-style deep-fried ice cream with tangerine sauce coating and sliced almond crust. Dramatic hot-and-cold dessert ready in seconds.
Bananas Fritas
Treat your friends to dessert with this fruity and scrumptious dish that will have everyone licking their lips!
Fabric Softener Smoothie
Fabric Softener Smoothie is a fun Halloween drink for kids made with milk, vanilla ice cream, crushed ice, and blue food coloring to look like liquid detergent.
