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Two glass bowls filled with shark-themed ice cream, topped with gummy sharks on a wooden board.

Great White Shark Ice Cream Recipe

This shark ice cream is a fun and easy frozen dessert made with creamy blue ice cream, gummy sharks, and colorful candy toppings. Perfect for Shark Week, beach parties, or summer movie nights, this playful treat is simple to make and always a hit with kids and adults alike.

Course Dessert, desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword great white shark ice cream, shark ice cream
Prep Time 10 minutes
Freeze Time 4 hours
Servings 6 cups

Ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 12 oz gummy shark candies
  • ½ cup maraschino cherries drained & quartered
  • teal & blue gel food coloring

Instructions

  1. Add whipping cream to a large mixing bowl and fitted with a wire whisk, beat the whipped cream until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes.

  2. Add sweetened condensed milk and vanilla and best until combined well. 

  3. Divide mixture in half and tint one of the halves blue. 

  4. Use a spoon or portion scoop to scoop one layer of alternating colors into the bottom of a loaf pan.

  5. Drag a knife through the ice cream to swirl the colors.

  6. Top the layer with chopped cherries and gummy sharks.

  7. Repeat, adding a second layer of ice cream, dragging a knife just through that second layer, and adding sharks and cherries.

  8. Freeze for four hours or overnight. 

  9. When ready to serve, remove from the fridge and use an ice cream scoop to scoop into bowls or ice cream cones.

Recipe Notes

If stored in an airtight container in the freezer, your ice cream will stay tasty for up to 2 weeks. After that, the texture might change a bit.