Make mom a delicious homemade ice cream recipe for Mother’s Day. This easy homemade ice cream recipe is perfect for kids to make but with a fun lavender and honey flavor mom will love. Don’t forget to add sprinkles and Horizon Snack Grahams for the perfect topping.
About 5 years ago I tried honey lavender gelato at a little ice cream shop near San Diego. I wasn’t quite sure if I would like it, but it was too intriguing to pass up. To this day I still remember how amazing it tasted. Using my 3 ingredient homemade ice cream recipe as a base, I made this delicious honey lavender ice cream at home. It’s easy enough that the kids can jump in and help out.
I let the kids measure into bowls and then we pour the ingredients in as we need them. It helps to keep an oops measurements under control. I love how simple the ingredients are for this homemade ice cream recipe. You need heavy cream (I used Horizon Organic), sweetened condensed milk, honey and lavender essential oils.
Whip up the cream in a stand mixer or using a hand held mixer. My kids love watching the cream evolve from liquid to whipped cream. Once the cream is whipped, gently mix in the rest of the ingredients. You don’t need much lavender oil. Just take a toothpick and get a little on the end and mix that in. Even one drop is pretty strong for this small batch so start with a little and add more to taste.
I bought this fun ice cream tub last summer when I started making homemade ice cream like crazy. I love it! But any freezer proof container will work just fine. Just spread the ice cream mix in and level it out.
Freeze for about 24 hours or until the ice cream is set. I added lavender sprinkles since the ice cream looks like vanilla. You will want to eat this within a day or so as it tastes best when fresh. I topped the ice cream with purple sprinkles and Horizon Snack Grahams in honey. The Horizon crackers are great additions for some crunch and more honey flavor to your sundaes. Plus they are just too cute! You could also top homemade peach ice cream or homemade vanilla ice cream with the snack grahams for a more traditional ice cream treat.
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Love the lavender? Check out my Lavender Cupcakes with Orange Buttercream Frosting!
Honey Lavender Homemade Ice Cream Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup Horizon Organic Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 toothpick tip of lavender essential oil
Instructions
- Put cream in a bowl and whip until stiff.
- Gently fold in honey, condensed milk and essential oil.
- Spread the ice cream mixture in to a freezer safe container.
- Freeze for up 24 hours or until ice cream is set.
- Serve with purple sprinkles and Horizon Snack Grahams within a few days.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving Size | |
| Amount Per Serving | As Served |
| Calories 1530kcal Calories from fat 1051 | |
| % Daily Value | |
| Total Fat 117g | 180% |
| Saturated Fat 73g | 365% |
| Cholesterol 434mg | 145% |
| Sodium 214mg | 9% |
| Carbohydrate 120g | 40% |
| Dietary Fiber 0g | 0% |
| Sugars 120g | |
| Protein 12g | |
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:
| Calories | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | Less than | 65g |
| Sat Fat | Less than | 25g |
| Cholesterol | Less than | 300mg |
| Sodium | Less than | 2,400mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 300g | |
| Dietary Fiber | 25g | |
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I love almost all things lavender: lavender brownies, lavender hot chocolate, lavender lattes, lavender lemonade, etc. My concern is the essential oil part. The essential oils I have are not food grade. I use them in foot soaks, bug sprays, etc. but not food. Most of my recipes actually use the real plant. Is there food grade extract I haven’t seen somewhere.
Hi Tatia! There are several companies that sell essential oils that are safe to ingest and use in food. Plant Therapy is my favorite!
What a combo! 🙂
Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight Party! Your being featured this week. Hope to see you again tomorrow for a new party! Pinned & shared.
So I just received a marketing email from Silk which included a reference to this recipe. Silk’s email states
“Make this yummy dairy-free treat together on Saturday night, and enjoy it on Mother’s Day Sunday!”
So to say I was just a tad be confused when I started to read this and hit the first reference to heavy whipping cream.
It may be a fine recipe, but sure does not fit my definition of dairy free!
Hi Paul! No, it certainly is not dairy free at all! Sorry about that. I do have an amazing chocolate gelato recipe that is dairy free! You can find it here: http://growingupgabel.com/chocolate-gelato/. Now I may have to play with the recipe and see if I can sub in Silk Soymilk to make it dairy free.
Love this recipe! I keep meaning to make a honey lavender ice cream and now i know how. Thanks! #SITSblogging
It’s such a nice change in flavor from the “usual”!
As always, Camille, looks delicious! Yummy. I love honey as a sweetener! Pinned. Thank you for sharing at Snickerdoodle. Hope to see you again tomorrow!
Too intrigued not to come right over and check out this recipe! 🙂
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Love this recipe! I am so ready for my lavender to bloom!
Soon, I hope!