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How to Make Dippin Dots

Learn how to make your own liquid nitrogen ice cream dots. These fun little beads of frozen ice cream are like a taste of the future.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 1 quart of liquid nitrogen ice cream dots
Author: Dahn Boquist
Cost: $50

Ingredients

  • 1 ice cream recipe
  • Liquid nitrogen

Instructions

  • Pour some liquid nitrogen into a large stainless steel bowl. We recommend using a wide bowl so you have more room to spread the drops of ice cream around. 
  • Put some of the ice cream mixture into a turkey syringe. We used a turkey syringe with a meat injector needle which gave us smaller, more uniform dots of ice cream. Moving the syringe in a circular pattern, drip the ice cream into the liquid nitrogen. When the dots freeze they will fall to the bottom of the bowl. 
  • Use a stainless steel slotted spoon to scoop the ice cream dots out of the liquid nitrogen. Wait at least a minute before you put the liquid nitrogen ice cream dots in your mouth. You need to let all the liquid nitrogen evaporate off the ice cream dots or it could give you frostbite.

Notes

  • Do not pour the liquid nitrogen into a glass bowl.
  • Wear loose-fitting gloves that you can remove quickly if liquid nitrogen splashes inside them.
  • You should have eye protection in case liquid nitrogen splatters.
  • Make sure you are in a well-ventilated area when you work with the liquid nitrogen.
  • Only use approved containers to store liquid nitrogen. Never keep liquid nitrogen in a sealed container. Approved containers have a special cap that allows the gas to escape.

Recommended Products

Loose-fitting gloves
Eye protection
Stainless steel mixing bowl
Slotted spoon

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