Make a Copycat McDonald’s McFlurry At Home Using Just 4 Ingredients!
Love a McDonald’s McFlurry for dessert? If so, listen up!
Here’s a way to make a very similar DIY version at home using just a few simple ingredients and only 10 minutes or less of hands-on prep time. My kids personally love the M&M’s flavored McFlurries, and this is a yummy way to re-create the fast-food version with minimal ingredients and without the use of an ice cream maker!
No-churn homemade ice cream is the answer!
This method of making homemade ice cream is so easy and fun to do! It just involves whipping 2 main ingredients together – heavy whipping cream and sweetened condensed milk.
Adding some air to the cream will make it extra fluffy when frozen, and the condensed milk will give it great texture and a sweet flavor.
Essentially, the rest of the ingredients are up to you! I added vanilla extract and mini M&M’s as yummy add-ins to make my copycat McFlurry, but you can, of course, add in Oreos or create another fun ice cream flavor you’d like. Once frozen, you’ll get a delicious creamy ice cream treat the whole family will love!
If you’re a visual learner, Stetson actually made this fun YouTube video below showing how he easily made an Oreo McFlurry at home:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceHDwUmHMtY]
If you can’t see the video, click here to watch it on YouTube.
Hip tips for making this copycat McDonald’s McFlurry:
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- It’s recommended to use a metal loaf pan when making no-churn ice cream, as metal makes it freeze faster. Since I don’t have one, I used a metal pie pan instead, and it seemed to work fine!
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- Hold back some of the mini M&M’s to add to the top, as some will sink. I waited for about an hour after setting my ice cream in the freezer, and then I added more to the top and pressed them in.
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- Other fun add-in ideas for No-Churn ice cream are Oreo cookies, Circus Animal cookies, chocolate chips, a swirl of Nutella, or some fresh fruit.
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- You could even flavor the sweetened condensed milk with this Frappe Mix for a coffee-flavored McFlurry!
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- A full can of sweetened condensed milk is 14 oz. and I actually held back a little and did about 10 oz. Most recipes use the full can, but I felt like it was sweet enough using 10 oz. Test the sweetness level yourself and sweeten to taste.
Copycat McDonalds McFlurry
yield: 4 SERVINGS
prep time: 10 MINUTES
cook time: 5 HOURS
total time: 5 HOURS 10 MINUTES
Homemade creamy vanilla ice cream with candy - and no ice cream maker needed!
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 10 oz. sweetened condensed milk (or more to taste)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups mini M&M's (or desired McFlurry add-in)
Directions
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To a large bowl, add whipping cream and vanilla extract. Whip using a hand mixer or stand mixer until soft peaks form. I actually whipped mine just enough to get some air in, but it was still creamy!
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Whip in sweetened condensed milk until combined and stir in about 1 cup of the mini M&M's.
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Transfer to a metal loaf pan or pie pan and place in the freezer. After about an hour, add the remaining M&M's to the top.
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Ice cream will be ready to scoop in about 5-6 hours. If freezing overnight, cover with lid or plastic wrap.
This DIY version is even better tasting than a real McFlurry!
Yep, we all agreed this no-churn copycat version tastes amazing, and is even better than the McDonald’s version in our opinion! My daughter was saying how fluffy and yummy this is.
I am looking forward to trying some other flavors this summer using this same method. Enjoy!
Here’s how to make the BEST copycat Egg McMuffin breakfast sandwich!
thanks for the tip on the 10 ounces vs the full can…I have done this recipe only once and I would agree that the full can was too much…I will have to try again with less! 🙂
Oh good yes, I would add it to taste! Thanks for stopping by 😊
Anything that has sweetened condensed milk for a ingredient in it is going to be wicked good. (As we would say in Boston.)
Ha I agree! 💝 Thanks for stopping by!
This was fantastic and not too sweet! Thank you for the recipe, I was just what we needed since we don’t have a McDonald’s near by
Oh nice – thanks for sharing your feedback Sue!
Well, even if you had a McDonald’s nearby, their machine would probably be broken more often than not ;-D
Lol so true
Sweetened condensed milk? That is a lot of sugar!
If you’re worried about the sugar, you can make a low carb/keto friendly sweetened condensed milk from scratch. There’s a few different recipes out there. The one I make uses heavy cream, butter, Swerve Confectioners Sugar and vanilla.
We are trying this today, just did a full can of sweet cond milk and added about an extra cup of cream to balance it out. 👍
Oh smart!
We made it that day and my husband said it’s now his favorite ice cream. 😳 My daughter loved it too.
Oh ha! Awesome 👏
Has anyone tried a recipe like this in an icecream maker?
Yes this would work also in an ice cream maker! I want to try it in mine next!
We’ve used this in our ice cream maker and it is my favorite recipe! Not as heavy as some custard recipes with the ice cream maker.
ya it woorked so yummy my kids loved it.
On the video what kind of mega McFlurry you have 😱😱😱😱it’s like more than double or the general size. Here in 🇬🇧 we have small and regular and your is triple in size of the regular 😭🤯😱
Murica