How To Make Healthy Makhana Ice Cream for Kids?

By Yashika Goel
09 Jul 2025, 17:00 IST

Looking for a creamy summer dessert? Makhana ice cream is the perfect addition for this weather. Try this easy recipe for kids at home!

Ingredients

One cup Makhana (fox nuts), one tablespoon of cocoa powder, 5-10 dates, 1-2 cups of warm milk, 5-6 Almonds or cashews, one tablespoon of cardamom powder, a pinch of saffron, and chopped rose petals & pista.

Roast makhana

Roast the makhana in ghee until crisp. Once crisp, add it to a mixer and grind the makahna into a fine powder.

Blend ingredients

Now, add cocoa powder, deseeded dates, milk, almonds and cashews, cardamom powder and saffron. Blend it into a smooth, lump-free mixture.

Cool the mixture

Cover the mixture with a plastic sheet and refrigerate it for 10-15 minutes. This will cool the mixture.

Freeze ice cream

Now, pour the mixture into a silicone tray or kulfi mould. Place wooden sticks in between and cover them with foil. Freeze the kulfi for 6-7 hours or overnight.

Serve

Once the kulfi is set, demould the ice cream and place it on the plate. Garnish each ice cream with chopped pista nd rose petals on top.

Information credits

This recipe is taken from the Instagram food influencer Kanak Gurnani from her official Instagram account, @kanak_gurnani.