This post is sponsored by Blue Bunny. All opinions are mine.
Want happy kids? Serve ice cream for breakfast!! I wouldn’t normally do something so crazy, but yesterday, we decided to celebrate the end of summer with something a little outside the box. Summer’s not over yet, and we’re still having some wonderfully warm days here in Eastern Iowa. We turned breakfast into a delicious homeschool challenge – how to make the perfect ice cream cone. Each of my four kids had a different answer, but they all loved their cone the best!
How to Make the Perfect Ice Cream Cone #FinalConeDown
Start with great ice cream. Blue Bunny is a local Iowa company and one of these days, we want to tour their ice cream factory in Le Mars! We had a hard time agreeing on only three varieties, but we ended up with a good mix of premium ice cream, classic ice cream, and also frozen yogurt!
After you’ve agreed on the ice cream comes the fun part – creating! Each of us made our perfect ice cream cones a little differently. My personal favorite: drizzle hot fudge in the cone, add in fresh raspberries and whipped cream, then start layering ice cream and more hot fudge. Top with more fresh berries.
My oldest child prefers to nibble on her cone and then refill. 😀
And my son prefers to mix his on the slab, in the style of a certain ice cream parlor…
Regardless of technique, we all loved ice cream for breakfast! I highly recommend trying this one day, just to see the expression on your kids’ faces when you tell them ICE CREAM FOR BREAKFAST!
How to Make the Perfect Ice Cream Cone #FinalConeDown
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Nicky says
September 16, 2015 at 9:48 amWe do cake breakfast on occasion, but hadn’t thought about ice cream. I must give this a try. My favorite cone would be strawberry ice cream with slivered almonds and fresh strawberries
Michelle Marine says
September 16, 2015 at 5:55 pmThat sounds great, Nicky! 🙂
Linda says
September 16, 2015 at 6:04 pmI would choose a chocolate sugar cone and have mint chocolate chip ice cream with hot fudge, rainbow sprinkles and walnuts.
David says
September 17, 2015 at 3:48 pmI like the waffle patterned sugar cones. My favorite is the banana split variety, and I would dip it in crushed peanuts.
katy allred says
September 18, 2015 at 9:45 amI don’t think I’ve ever had ice cream for breakfast, but I have had some cheesecake before and it was amazing! One of my husband’s fondest memory of his grandmother was when she gave him chocolate cake for breakfast once. What a fun idea!
Jessica says
September 18, 2015 at 11:39 amI’ve never had ice cream for breakfast, but I think it’s an excellent idea. Count me in!
LydiaF says
September 18, 2015 at 2:48 pmLook at those faces! Seems like ice cream for breakfast was a big hit!
Kallee says
September 18, 2015 at 3:26 pmWhat a great idea to drizzle chocolate in the cone! Chocolate and raspberries is so delicious!
Sandra says
September 18, 2015 at 3:43 pmCoconut and chocolate
Joy @ Joy Love Food says
September 18, 2015 at 3:46 pmWe’ve done ice-cream for dinner but never ice-cream for breakfast, my kids would love it!
Ellen Christian (@ellenblogs) says
September 18, 2015 at 4:36 pmI don’t eat a lot of ice cream but if I did have some I think it would need to have loads of fresh fruit with it.
Kelly says
September 18, 2015 at 4:50 pmIce cream is definitely a treat we like to have occasionally. Of course, chocolate is the best 😉
Sandra - The Foodie Affair says
September 18, 2015 at 9:43 pmBlue Bunny is one of my favorite brands! So creamy and delicious. I tend to gravitate towards chocolatey flavors, but I never turned down any type of ice cream 🙂
[email protected] The McCallums Shamrock Patch says
September 19, 2015 at 8:46 amYou know looking at this, it really does look like my perfect ice cream cone lol…Now If I only had one.
Lauren says
September 19, 2015 at 9:08 amI would have chocolate malted ice cream with crushed malt balls on top for extra crunch.
Val - Corn, Beans, Pigs and Kids says
September 19, 2015 at 9:46 amLooks delicious! And we have never been on the tour at Blue Bunny but last year we did visit LeMars during Ice Cream Days and went to the Ice Cream Parlor and Museum!
Jill says
September 19, 2015 at 11:39 amI think ice cream for breakfast is a GREAT idea…in fact, I might do it for my kids tomorrow. I’m on my own with them all week and we have a ton of ice cream to eat. I love the idea of putting the syrup into the cone first…I never thought of that before. Awesome idea!
KC the Kitchen Chopper says
September 19, 2015 at 11:44 amLooks like you have this down to a science. The most delicious science! So fantastic!
Scarlet says
September 19, 2015 at 2:49 pmYum! We love Blue Bell ice cream and i love the fresh berries on the cone idea!
Laura at Mommy Maleta says
September 19, 2015 at 5:27 pmYou did eat the ice cream on waffle cones…so that should qualify as breakfast just for that! : )
Michelle Marine says
September 19, 2015 at 6:31 pmLol! There’s dairy, and fruit, and waffles! Perfect breakfast!! 🙂
Laura J says
September 20, 2015 at 8:54 amOh I would have to say my perfect cone would be one dipped in chocolate with vanilla and caramel inside!!!
Jenny.U says
September 20, 2015 at 6:33 pmI love their strawberry cheesecake…straight up!!
Andrea says
September 20, 2015 at 7:01 pmI can’t even tell you how much I want ice cream now! These look amazing! I may have to run to the store and get supplies!
Betsy @ Desserts Required says
September 20, 2015 at 7:26 pmWe used to do ‘ice cream for breakfast’ after each semester ended. I LOVE how you did this post. 🙂
Anne Campbell says
September 20, 2015 at 10:27 pmOhmygosh–yum, and yum! Now I’m having a craving!
JANICE TRINH says
September 21, 2015 at 3:42 amSo….I totally want ice cream right now – at 1:41 am! Thanks! LOL
Seriously, ice cram is one of my fave foods. Also, thanks for the giveaway opp! Heading there now! 😉
Birdiebee says
September 21, 2015 at 12:57 pmMy favorite ice cream is pumpkin (add pumpkin puree to vanilla) or vanilla with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Mmm!
[email protected] There Baked That says
September 22, 2015 at 8:40 amI like vanilla ice cream with fresh whipped cream and berries on top! Oh and waffle cones are always delicious!
That1Mom says
September 22, 2015 at 12:40 pmWe like vanilla ice cream, banana slices, butterscotch- in a bowl with waffle cone chunks mixed in.
Jenn says
September 22, 2015 at 12:51 pmI would choose strawberry ice cream with white chocolate chips, chocoloate chips, and chocolate syrup. I so want ice cream now!! 🙂
Ashley says
September 22, 2015 at 9:46 pmI like vanilla ice cream, and I like to add peanuts, caramel sauce and jimmies
Deborah says
September 22, 2015 at 9:48 pmI like vanilla ice cream with reeses peanut butter cups and chocolate sauce topped with whipped cream