Name: Spaghetti Ice Cream
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 3 cups fresh strawberries (washed and chopped in quarters); 1/4 cup maple syrup; 3 cups softened vanilla ice cream; 3 tablespoons shredded coconut

Spaghetti Ice cream, also known as Spaghettieis is a german ice cream dish that is made with ice cream and homemade strawberry sauce to look like a plate of spaghetti. An easy and fun ice cream treat that the kids will love.

Spaghetti Ice Cream Recipe

Summer is here and I am on the hunt for ways to have fun with our food. As you all know I like to come up with tasty treats for us to enjoy and really live ice cream treats when the weather is hot. A friend of mine was telling me about an ice cream dish that her kids love called Spaghetti Ice Ceam. From the sound of it I thought it was going to be hard to make, but once she told me how and I realized how easy it is I had to make some for my kids.

My kids loved it, my youngest thought it was the coolest thing ever and the older ones enjoyed pushing the ice cream thru the strainer to shape the ice cream. If you are looking for a fun and tasty dessert recipe to make with the kids this summer add this one to the list!

What is Spaghetti Ice Cream?

Spaghettieis is a fun ice cream sundae recipe that was created in 1969 by Dario Fontanella who was the son of an Italian immigrant and owner of an ice cream parlor in Mannheim, Germany. Since its invention it has been a German specialty.

The traditional German name for this ice cream dish is Spaghettieis. Spaghetti Ice cream is softened ice cream that is pushed thru a spatzle press to make the ice cream look like spaghetti noodles. Traditionally it is made with vanilla ice cream and strawberry sauce.

Softened Ice cream is shaped to look like spaghetti noodles, then topped with a strawberry sauce to resemble spaghetti sauce and then shredded coconut or shredded white chocolate on top to resemble shredded cheese.

Tips for Making this Recipe

Remove the ice cream from the freezer 15 minutes before you are ready to make the sundae. It will be easier to make the spaghetti noodle with a softened ice cream.

Make sure your strawberries sauce is cold before pouring over the ice cream, you don’t want the ice cream to melt too much!

If you do not have a spatzel pusher you can use a potato press or a strainer to make Spaghettieis.

Variations of this Recipe

Change up the ice cream flavor. While traditionally vanilla ice cream is used you can use chocolate ice cream or strawberry ice cream. You can use store bought ice cream or homemade ice cream.

Change up the toppings. You can use shredded coconut or white chocolate shreds for the topping to resemble the shredded cheese normally found on spaghetti.

If you are looking for homemade ice cream recipe try our no churn ice cream or ice cream in a bag.

If you want to add additional toppings whipped cream and sprinkles, while not traditional are great options.

Spaghetti Ice Cream Ingredients

fresh strawberries
maple syrup
vanilla ice cream
shredded coconut

How to make Homemade Strawberries sauce

Wash and cut the strawberries in quarters, and place in a sauce pan.

Add the maple syrup and strawberries to a pot and cook over medium-high heat for 10-15 minutes. Until they are cooked down.

With an immersion blender, blend the strawberries until you obtain a smooth texture.

Place in the sauce in the fridge for 1 hour or until cold.

How to make spaghetti Ice Cream

Allow the ice cream to set out for about 10 minutes to soften.

Place 1.5 cups of ice cream in the potato ricer.

Over a plate squeeze the ice cream with the help of the potato ricer and swirl it a little to make it look like spaghetti noodles. Add the other 1.5 cups of ice cream and do the same on a second plate.

How to Assemble

Pour the strawberry sauce over each spaghetti ice cream and sprinkle with shredded coconut or shredded white chocolate.

Serve immediately.

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