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4 Ingredient Ice Cream Bread

If you want to try a new recipe, this 4 ingredient ice cream bread is simple to make, moist, and delicious. This is a  butter pecan ice cream bread, but feel free to substitute the butter pecan ice cream for YOUR favorite flavor ice cream!

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4 Ingredient Ice Cream Bread - The easiest bread to make!4 ingredient ice cream bread

I'll admit that we have a habit of leaving half-eaten containers of ice cream in the freezer begging to be finished. So, a quick fix is to make a quick and easy 4 ingredient ice cream bread. This bread is a butter pecan ice cream bread with some toasted pecans thrown on top and a little vanilla extract added. It can easily be made with any ice cream flavor you have.

I first heard of ice cream bread from my friend, Rebecca, who made a peanut butter & chocolate ice cream bread. I was instantly intrigued and knew it had to go on my list of things to make. So, here we are months later with my very own bread. Yay!

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4 Ingredient Ice Cream Bread - The easiest bread to make!

This could have easily been a 2 ingredient recipe, but I knew toasted pecans and vanilla extract could really amp up the recipe. Nuts of any sort just taste so much better toasted.

They become slightly brittle when you bite them which makes my mouth water just thinking about. I'm a sucker for perfect textures. Their flavors are more enhanced. Just everything about a toasted nut is wonderful.

I happen to have a couple of Blue Bunny® ice cream flavors in the freezer begging to be used. So, I used one. I grabbed the homemade vanilla and butter pecan flavors the last time I made a trip to Walmart.

I was drawn in by the pretty swirls in the ice cream which you can see with its clear packaging. I don't always have a craving for ice cream, but when I do I like to have a variety. Well, it's more that the husband and I can never ever agree on the same flavor. Isn't that how it goes though?

4 Ingredient Ice Cream Bread - The easiest bread to make!

Questions about ice cream bread

Is the ice cream bread sweet? Yes, but it's surprisingly not overly sweet.

What is ice cream bread? This is an easy one. It's a quick bread using melted ice cream and self-rising flour.

What does ice cream bread taste like? It tastes like the flavor of ice cream you used. It's not as sweet as just eating the ice cream.

4 Ingredient Ice Cream Bread - The easiest bread to make!

How to make ice cream bread:

Close up of two slices of 4 ingredient ice cream bread

4 Ingredient Ice Cream Bread

This 4 ingredient ice cream bread is moist and so easy to make. This is a butter pecan ice cream bread, but feel free to substitute the butter pecan ice cream for your favorite flavor!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 loaf
Calories 1014 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x5 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add in the ice cream, flour, and vanilla. Stir with a spatula until incorporated.
  • Pour into the loaf pan and spread out. Be sure to get into the corners and to the edges.
  • Sprinkle the toasted nuts on top of the bread.
  • Place into the preheated oven to bake for 45 minutes or until done. Place a toothpick into the center of the bread and if it comes out with moist crumbs or clean it's done.
  • Let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes and turn out onto a cooling rack.
  • Let cool completely, slice and serve.

Notes

To toast my pecans, I placed them on a pan and baked at 300 degrees for 14 minutes. I gave them a toss and checked on them a few times to make sure they didn't burn.

Nutrition

Calories: 1014kcalCarbohydrates: 97gProtein: 16gFat: 61gSaturated Fat: 28gCholesterol: 174mgSodium: 317mgPotassium: 889mgFiber: 5gSugar: 86gVitamin A: 1665IUVitamin C: 2.4mgCalcium: 524mgIron: 1mg

(Nutrition facts are an estimate and not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietitian for special diet advice.)

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2 Comments

  1. What a genius idea! I love how you can use this recipe with any Blue Bunnyยฎ ice cream flavor! #client

  2. I've never heard of this before, that is so interesting! I love the chemistry behind food, very cool!

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