Name: Jello Rainbow Sherbet Ice Cream
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 490 min
Ingredients: 2 cups heavy whipping cream (make sure it is very cold); 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk; 2 tablespoons raspberry gelatin dessert mix (such as Jell-O); 2 tablespoons orange gelatin dessert mix; 2 tablespoons lime gelatin dessert mix

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This no-churn Jello Rainbow Sherbet Ice Cream is a super creamy, fruity, fun, and easy dessert…and you don’t need an ice cream maker to make it!

jello rainbow sherbet ice cream in a bowl with a spoonful being taken out

All you need is 5 simple ingredients and about 10 minutes of prep time, and this delicious jello ice cream is ready to pop in the freezer. The hardest part is the waiting (but it’ll be totally worth it)!

Two of the most popular recipes here on the blog, especially when the weather starts to warm up, are my Pistachio Pudding Homemade Ice Cream, which is flavored with pistachio instant pudding mix, and my Easy No-Churn Ice Cream.

They’re also two of my most favorite homemade ice cream recipes ever. Why? Because they’re both so rich, creamy, flavorful, and EASY!

A while back, one of my readers asked if lime jello could be substituted for the pudding mix in the pistachio pudding ice cream to make a key-lime-esque ice cream.

At the time, I honestly didn’t know. But it sounded like a great idea, and it has lingered in the back of my mind ever since. It sounded similar to sherbet – which I love – so I knew I had to try it.

And now that the weather is getting much warmer and summer is almost here, I figured it was the perfect time!

I didn’t feel like lugging out the ice cream maker for this one, so I decided to use the no-churn ice cream as my base instead and add the gelatin to that.

But instead of one flavor of gelatin, I decided to go with three – raspberry, orange and lime – and swirl them all together as a nod to my favorite rainbow sherbet (this recipe isn’t actually sherbet since it’s made mostly with cream and there’s no fruit or fruit juice).

Well, it turned out fantastic, and I’m so excited to share the recipe with you today (and a big thanks goes out to my reader Lauren for the inspiration)!

jello rainbow sherbet ice cream in a glass loaf pan with an ice cream scoop on the side

Ingredients you need:

Note: Ingredient amounts are in the recipe card below.

Heavy whipping cream
Sweetened condensed milk
Raspberry gelatin (such as Jell-O brand)
Orange gelatin
Lime gelatin

Here’s a look at how to make Jello Rainbow Sherbet Ice Cream:

Note: This is just a quick overview of the steps. Scroll down to the recipe card for the full recipe with detailed instructions.

2 images; one of whipped cream mixture in the mixer bowl with the whisk pulled out with text that says whip the heavy cream and sweetened condensed milk to stiff peaks; the other of the whipped cream mixture in 3 bowls with text that says divide the cream mixture evenly among 3 bowls

2 images; one of gelatin sprinkled onto each bowl of the whipped cream mixture with text that says add one flavor of gelatin to each bowl; the other of the three bowls with the gelatin mixed in with text that says gently fold in the gelatin until well-combined

2 images; one of the 3 flavors spooned randomly into a loaf pan with text that says randomly spoon each flavor into a loaf pan; the other of a butter knife swirling the flavors in the loaf pan together with text that says swirl with a butter knife

2 images; one a graphic of a refrigerator/freezer with text that says cover and freeze at least 8 hours or until firm; the other of scoops of the finished sherbet ice cream in a bowl with a spoonful being taken out with text that says enjoy

Tips & Tidbits:

When whipping the cream mixture, stop as soon as you get to stiff peaks. If you over-beat it, it can begin to separate, become grainy, and start to turn into butter.
I use raspberry, orange and lime gelatin since those are the classic flavors of rainbow sherbet, but you could use any flavors of gelatin that you want.
For a patriotic holiday, you could use red gelatin, blue gelatin, and leave the third plain white and add ½ teaspoon vanilla extract for a delicious and pretty red, white and blue ice cream dessert.
You could also just make the entire batch one flavor if you’d rather. Use one 3-ounce box of gelatin (it’s about 5 tablespoons instead of 6, but it should be enough to give you good flavor).
This ice cream doesn’t get super hard (perhaps the gelatin keeps it softer), so it scoops very easily right out of the freezer.
Keeping plastic wrap on the surface of the ice cream before you put the lid on the airtight container helps keep ice crystals from forming on the surface. Do this every time you put it back in the freezer (and don’t let it sit out too long; the more it melts, the more susceptible it is to ice crystals when it goes back in).
Properly stored, this ice cream should last up to 2 weeks in the freezer (ours never lasts that long, though, only because we eat it so fast!).

jello rainbow sherbet ice cream in a glass loaf pan with a scoop being taken out

Just look at those beautiful fruity colors all swirled together. And it’s sooo smooth, creamy and refreshing!

And although it’s a little different than a true sherbet – it’s more like a fruity ice cream – it’s incredibly delicious in its own right and is most definitely worth trying. I know I’ll be making a ton of it all summer long!

I hope you try this Jello Rainbow Sherbet Ice Cream recipe and love it as much as I do. Thanks for visiting today!

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Jello Rainbow Sherbet Ice Cream

This no-churn Jello Rainbow Sherbet Ice Cream is a super creamy, fruity, fun, and easy dessert…and you don't need an ice cream maker to make it!

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Prep Time: 10

Freeze Time: 8

Total Time: 8 10

Servings: (about ½ cup each; recipe makes about 6 cups total)

Calories: 250

Author: Michelle / Now Cook This!

Ingredients

2 cups heavy whipping cream, make sure it is very cold
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons raspberry gelatin dessert mix, such as Jell-O
2 tablespoons orange gelatin dessert mix
2 tablespoons lime gelatin dessert mix

Instructions

Place the heavy whipping cream and the sweetened condensed milk in the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.
You can use an electric hand mixer and mixing bowl instead of a stand mixer.
Beat on low speed for 30 seconds to a minute, just until the cream starts to thicken slightly (this will help prevent the cream from splashing out of the bowl). Then turn the speed up to high and beat just until stiff peaks form (when you pull the whisk out of the cream, it should form peaks that stand up straight and don't droop over). This should take about 2 to 3 minutes.
Be very careful not to over-beat the mixture, as the cream can begin to separate, become grainy, and start to turn into butter.
Divide the whipped cream mixture evenly among three bowls.
Add the raspberry gelatin to first bowl, the orange gelatin to the second bowl, and the lime gelatin to the third bowl.
One bowl at a time, gently fold the gelatin into the whipped cream mixture until it is thoroughly combined and one solid color (by gently folding, you will keep as much air as possible in the whipped cream).
In a 1½-quart (6-cup) freezer-safe container with a lid (I use a glass 9×5-inch loaf pan that came with a lid), randomly place spoonfuls of each flavor of the cream mixture (you will have several layers), scattering them so that you don't have too much of any one flavor in the same spot.
Use a butter knife to gently swirl the flavors.
Cover the sherbet with plastic wrap and then put the lid on the container. Freeze for at least 8 hours or until firm.

Notes

You could use any flavors of gelatin that you want.
You could also just make the entire batch one flavor if you’d rather. Use one 3-ounce box of gelatin (it’s about 5 tablespoons instead of 6, but it should be enough to give you good flavor).
This ice cream doesn’t get super hard (perhaps the gelatin keeps it softer), so it scoops very easily right out of the freezer.
Keeping plastic wrap on the surface of the ice cream before you put the lid on the airtight container helps keep ice crystals from forming on the surface. Do this every time you put it back in the freezer (and don’t let it sit out too long; the more it melts, the more susceptible it is to ice crystals when it goes back in).
Properly stored, this ice cream should last up to 2 weeks in the freezer.

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