Am I Blue?

May 21, 2008 9:17 PM

Let's say you wanted to make red white and blue ice cream treats for the 4th of July, or even Memorial Day. White I can do. Red I can do. What ice cream/sorbet would you do for blue?
posted by gimonca to food & drink (20 comments total)

Red, white and blue icicle pops.
Blueberry ice cream.
There's a blue-colored bubble-gum-ball flavor -- can't recall who makes it. I want to say Edy's, if they're not a Midwest regional brand.
posted by WCityMike at 9:23 PM on May 21, 2008

Blueberry! Or blackberry.
posted by GardenGal at 9:24 PM on May 21, 2008

Blueberry, although that tends to be rather purple, or that gross bubblegum flavor that is inexplicably a bright, terribly fake blue color. I've actually never tried it; the color has led me to firmly classify it as gross and likely to permanently dye my teeth.
posted by MadamM at 9:27 PM on May 21, 2008

> Blueberry, although that tends to be rather purple, or that gross bubblegum flavor that is inexplicably a bright, terribly fake blue color. I've actually never tried it; the color has led me to firmly classify it as gross and likely to permanently dye my teeth.

It's actually not that bad. ;-)
posted by WCityMike at 9:29 PM on May 21, 2008

Also ... dunno if this works, but vanilla ice cream + blue food coloring from the supermarket? Or blueberry syrup ice cream topping?

Also, Cold Stone Creamery's Cotton Candy ice cream is blue.
posted by WCityMike at 9:34 PM on May 21, 2008

They used to have bubblegum flavoured milk where I grew up; it may well have been blue. If I recall, its taste was what you'd expect: neither good nor bad, just like that generic gum flavour.
posted by astrochimp at 9:36 PM on May 21, 2008

Also, "blue raspberry" seems to be a popular choice among sugary foods, these days: perhaps there is a syrup to that effect.
posted by astrochimp at 9:38 PM on May 21, 2008

If alcohol's not out of the question, what about Blue Curacao Sorbet?
posted by scody at 9:41 PM on May 21, 2008 [2 favorites]

How about using some Bosco Berry Blue Syrup. I've purchased it for my daughter from my local grocery store.

Good luck!
posted by mcarthey at 9:56 PM on May 21, 2008

That old Australian milkshake standby, blue heaven! (vanilla and a bit of berry, coloured bright artificial blue)
posted by andraste at 10:37 PM on May 21, 2008

Great idea! The Bicentennial Neopolitan ice cream our local dairy made seared itself into my memory as the highlight of the summers of 1975/1976 -- they replaced the chocolate ice cream with a blue bubblegum-y flavor full of tiny white candy stars. I still haunt the ice cream aisle every summer hoping to find it again...
posted by Lazlo at 11:10 PM on May 21, 2008

Dunno where you're located, but Blue Moon ice cream is definitely blue.

Bomb pops.
posted by Oriole Adams at 11:43 PM on May 21, 2008

I came in to suggest blue curaçao but mccarthey beat me to it.

It could be improvised by softening a [not too brightly coloured] orange flavoured ice cream/sorbet and adding a whack of blue food colouring.
posted by rhinny at 12:07 AM on May 22, 2008

Kerosene. Give your patriotic ice cream that napalm kick.
posted by flabdablet at 1:10 AM on May 22, 2008

I have made Jell-O based sorbet with a recipe similar to this one with nice results. Jell-O has a variety of blue flavors, including blue raspberry (highly recommended). If you include some blueberries or raspberries as your fresh fruit, *muah* delish.

Sorbet's also amazing because everyone gives you the ZOMGYOUMADETHIS face when it's about the easiest thing you can make.
posted by whatzit at 3:52 AM on May 22, 2008

MIAMI VICE:
(you'll probably want two blenders for this)

Fill cup half-way with Strawberry Daiquiri
Fill cup almost to the top with Pina Colada
Top with Blue Curacao.

If you did this virgin, then it's not too far off from a patriotic shake.
posted by paperzach at 3:57 AM on May 22, 2008 [1 favorite]

For a kid friendly drink. Pour cranberry juice over ice, then slowly add blue gatorade and then diet sprite or 7-up (or any clear soda.) For info on how it works see Family Fun Mag

Turned out great when we did it. Very striking and tasted good too.
posted by nummies911 at 4:16 AM on May 22, 2008

If anyone's actually tried blueberry...my concern is about the texture. Blueberries can be a bit grainy and mealy on their own. There is blueberry syrup available that you could probably use to juice up the flavor a bit.

I have made blackberry sorbet before--lots of work to strain out seeds. Delicious, but it's definitely a deep ruddy purple.
posted by gimonca at 5:46 AM on May 22, 2008

Edy's becomes Dreyer's as you go west.
posted by brujita at 7:25 AM on May 22, 2008

Gimonica brought up a good point about blueberries (and blackberries too actually) - you have to first puree them and simmer them to make a syrup, before you make them into sorbet. (Add the zest of one lemon or lime, it's delicious!)

That takes care of the blueberry texture and it makes it a lot easier to strain the blackberry seeds. Though I just leave them in. Hey - extra fiber!
posted by GardenGal at 8:17 AM on May 22, 2008