This post contains affiliate links. I will receive a small commission if items are purchased through the links. I love celebrating the 4th of July. Picnics, cookouts, great food and decorating with red, white and blue. This year we are celebrating at home so I decided to make these patriotic ice cream cones to hold a big scoop of ice cream. My family loves sugar cones but you could certainly make these with cake cones or waffle bowls. If you’re making waffle bowls, or waffle cones, you will need to melt more chocolate since they are quite larger than sugar cones. I first tried using white chocolate chips. I must admit, I was impatient and it seized so I turned to candy melts. I have melted candy melts in the microwave in the past with tremendous success but chose to use my Wilton Candy Melts Melting Pot that I got for Christmas. Worked like a charm. I used the bright white melts. Once they were melted I took a rubber spatula and spread the candy around the outside of the cone. I had the small, round, non-pariels but you could also easily use sprinkles. Star sprinkles would be even more festive. I found it easier to put the non-pariels in a bowl and spoon them over the cone. The coverage was better.
Make ice cream shoppe cones easily at home. Melt candy melts according to package directions. Using a rubber spatula, gently spread the candy onto the sugar cone. Using a spoon, sprinkle the nonpareils over the candy. Place cone, upside down, on waxed paper to set. Store in an airtight container until ready to use. The cones I purchased had 12 in the package. I was able to make 10 decorated cones with one bag of candy melts. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.
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These are so cute and fun! Love the idea of using the candy melts, and the sprinkles are so festive! Have a Happy 4th!
These would be so much fun with homemade ice cream at our 4th of July hog roast next weekend! Thanks for sharing with us at #celebrate365!
So cute – my boys will LOVE this!
What a fun idea and such patriotic candy ice cream cones. The red, white and blue sprinkles do look so great against that lovely big scoop of ice cream. What I love about these are that they are so easy to make that anyone could do it, so perfect for even your toddler to get involved in making.
Not sure I can get Wilton Candy melts around here, I hope to find them, this looks really good
You can find them at Walmart, JoAnn Fabrics & Crafts and Michaels. Maybe Target?
I’m a microwave chocolate melter myself, but have to check out this Melting pot… curious! This is a fun idea, using sprinkles on the cone. Really adds a splash of color and taste, doesn’t it!
These are so cute, and perfect for July 4th! I bet kids would love them too.
This is such a fun idea for the 4th! I use the microwave to melt chocolate — slowly in 10-20 second increments. Always works well for me!
What a fun idea! It is so disappointing when chocolate seizes up like that. I’ll have to make a batch of these for MiMi’s homemade ice cream!