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DIY Drumstick Ice Cream

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DIY Drumstick Ice Cream: A homemade version of a chocolate dipped ice cream cone sprinkled with nuts. Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free and Naturally Sweetened Versions. 

Homemade Drumstick Ice Cream Cone

What were your favorite things about being a child?

I loved the care-free summers I spent playing outdoors at my grandparent’s house. Those days were filled with hours of building forts and visiting imaginary places with my cousins. And then coming in to have a huge family dinner that usually consisted of a Slow Cooker BBQ Pork and Papa’s Baked Beans.

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And of course ice cream.

Once in a blue moon, I was allowed to walk to a Lawson’s, a local convenience store, with several of my cousins.

Boy did we kids get excited when Papa would pull out his billfold and give us each a dollar. We were rich–well, back in the day we were junk food rich! 

We would rush down to Lawson’s (usually accompanied by a parent who was on the hunt for their famous chip dip) and debate between those wax candies that were filled with sugary syrup, interesting flavors of gum, or a treat from the frozen department.

I typically opted for ice cream, drumstick ice cream to be exact. Hello, chocolate!!!

Homemade Drumstick Ice Cream Cones

Years later when I met my husband, I quickly found out that drumstick ice cream cones were one of his all time favorite childhood treats as well. It was destiny! And we may or may not have been guilty in consuming our fair share of these cones while we were dating.

Fast forward 15 years, and I don’t think I have purchased or consumed a drumstcone more than once or twice during that time frame.

What happened?!! I think once I had children, I started to notice ingredients in products more. Once I was diagnosed with severe digestive issues, I REALLY started to pay attention to the additives to many store bought favorites.

Sad. Depressing. Disgusting.

BUT–do you know how easy making drumsticks at home happens to be?

How to Make Homemade Drumstick Ice Cream Cones

Let me tell you homemade chocolate dipped ice cones are simple!

You have to exercise a bit of patience, but with a few simple ingredients they can be yours! And there is NOTHING sad, depressing, or disgusting about these!

Step One: Start with ice cream cones.

Use sugar cones if you can and you can purchase organic , generic, or gluten free. Whatever floats your boat.

Step Two: Choose Your Ice Cream

Here is where I am particular. Skip all ice creams with carrageenan, corn syrup, food coloring, caramel color, etc. Your stomach will thank you.

Hint: if you think you get sick from ice cream it just may be the kind you are eating–anything with carrageenan makes me feel beyond ill these days!

Step Three: Prepare your Ice cream Cones

  • Place a chocolate chip in bottom of each cone (just in case their are any holes in your cone).
  • Stuff your ice cream cone with either chocolate or vanilla ice cream and using your hand (you can wash it later) shape the top scoop to make a perfect dome around the cone. Trust me using your hand works SO much better than an ice cream scoop. 
  • Place the prepared ice cream cones on a wax paper lined sheet tray and place in the freezer for 30-60 minutes or until frozen solid.

Step Four: Prepare your Ice Cream Cone Toppings

  • Crush up some peanuts or almonds, or skip nuts altogether. Sometimes I am a rebel and use these all natural sprinkles.
  • Melt some chocolate. Either cut up a chocolate bar or use chocolate chips. Again, use dairy-free chocolate if needed.
  • Another great option for these drumsticks is to use Homemade Strawberry Magic Shell from Go Dairy Free, in place of the chocolate for a strawberry version of this treat.

Step Five: Dip the Ice Cream Cones in Chocolate

  • Pull the ice cream cones out from freezer and dip into melted chocolate.
  • Sprinkle  chopped peanuts over chocolate.
  • Put cone immediately back into freezer and wait until chocolate is set.
  • Test your patience. It should only take 10 minutes to set back up, but it can be a hard 10 minutes to wait.

How to Melt Chocolate

For dipping ice cream in chocolate, you can choose one of several different methods for preparing the chocolate. My favorite way to melt chocolate is slowly in the slow cooker, BUT in a pinch, the microwave is my default method to melt chocolate.

Regardless of what method you use to melt chocolate, remember 2 things:

  • Do not get water in your chocolate—this will cause the chocolate to seize up.
  • Break up your chocolate of choice into small pieces for more uniform melting. Chocolate chips, mini chocolate chips, or even a leftover candy bar can be used.

Melting Chocolate in the Microwave:

Heat chocolate in a microwave safe bowl on medium high for about 1 minute to start with. Remove from the microwave and stir. Repeat heating at intervals of 20 seconds, stirring in between, until the chocolate is completely melted and has a smooth consistency.

Melting Chocolate in a Double Boiler:

Place chocolate in a heat safe bowl that fits over a stock pan. In that stock pan, bring about an inch of water to a simmer, over medium heat. Set the bowl over the pot, making sure the water doesn’t touch the bottom of the bowl. Stir chocolate occasionally as it softens. Once chocolate is just about melted, remove bowl from heat, continuing to stir until all the chocolate melts.

Melting Chocolate in the Slow Cooker:

Place chocolate in heat safe glass jar. Place jar in slow cooker and then carefully pour water into slow cooker until the water line reaches halfway up the jars. Be cautious not to get any water into the jar of chocolate. Turn slow cooker on high, do NOT put lid on the slow cooker, and in about 30 minutes your chocolate will be perfectly melted (no need to stir while chocolate melts). Check on chocolate after 20 minutes, as all slow cookers vary in temperature. 

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DIY Drumstick Ice Cream Cones

A homemade version of a classic childhood treat, these ice cream cones are made with natural ice cream and then dipped in chocolate and finished with crushed peanuts. 

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Drumstick Ice Cream Cones
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 257 kcal
Author A Mind Full Mom

Ingredients

  • 6 ice cream cones
  • 48 ounces vanilla or chocolate ice cream
  • 16 ounces chopped semi-sweet chocolate or chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped peanuts

Instructions

  1. Place a chocolate chip or morsel into the bottom of each cone.
  2. Stuff each ice cream cone with 8 ounces of ice cream, finishing with a perfect half sphere on top of each cone (use your hands, if needed.) Freeze on cookie sheet that has been lined with wax paper, until solid, about an hour.
  3. Melt chocolate and dip the ice cream into the melted ice cream up to the cone. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts.
  4. Place back on lined sheet and freeze for another 10-20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
DIY Drumstick Ice Cream Cones
Amount Per Serving
Calories 257 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 27mg 9%
Sodium 87mg 4%
Potassium 678mg 19%
Total Carbohydrates 42g 14%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Sugars 39g
Protein 11g 22%
Vitamin A 18.9%
Vitamin C 1.9%
Calcium 25.9%
Iron 17.5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  2. I used to eat drumsticks too. I loved them, but I’ve forgot about them. Thanks for reminding me. Nice post!

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  5. My husband loves Drumsticks. We will have to buy peanuts though because I do not like them and we never have them in the house!

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    • I am trying not to judge for you NOT having peanuts in the house. LOL. You can make these without the peanuts too.

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  6. Great minds think alike 🙂 I agree that the easiest way to mound the ice cream is to use your hands. You could always lick them instead of washing them 😉

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  7. Drumsticks are the best! I love the idea of making your own. It would be a fun family project and a great way to anticipate a fun treat. What a great idea!

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  8. Where we live the store bought nutty buddies are a the traditional dessert after a crab feast. We are hosting one in a few weeks. I’m going to try my hand at these….won’t that be a treat?

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    • That would be AMAZING Monica. From the crab feast to dessert–your guest are going to be some lucky people!

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  9. Your Drumsticks are way cooler than any store bought ones! Oh and tell me who these people are that don’t have peanuts and chocolate in their house. Hmmm! If they are not allergic then there is no good excuse! lol

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    • Totally agree with you Cindy. Food allergies are the ONLY reason you should not have these in your house!

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  10. Such wonderful memories…this officially marks the start of summer! Drumsticks were always a favorite in our house…love this homemade treat. xo, Catherine

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  11. These look fantastic and totally bring me back to my childhood! My kids love these too. Great post Kristen!

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  16. Oh, this takes me back! We used to buy drumsticks at our local convenience store too. This version sounds incredible and now I’ve got a major craving!

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  19. Thank you!!!! I have a child with a nut allergy who looks longingly at store bought drumsticks. I can just leave off the nuts now.

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    • I love when children (or adults) are able to enjoy treats without worry!! I am so glad you found this recipe.

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  20. Ice cream drumsticks were my absolute favorite growing up so I was worried these wouldn’t be as good. I should never had worried. I loved your DIY version SO MUCH!!!

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