Uncle Sam Ice Cream Cones

Uncle Sam Ice Cream Cones

1 wafer ice cream cone

White frosting

Blue fruit leather

Red and blue decorating gels

Red and blue M&Ms

Canister of ready-made whipped cream

Place a scoop of vanilla ice cream on a plate and return it to the freezer to harden. Meanwhile, construct an Uncle Sam hat out of a wafer ice cream cone.

Use frosting to attach a blue band of fruit leather around the bottom of the cone. Squirt vertical stripes of red decorating gel down the sides and blue gel on the top. *Hold the cone from the inside.*

Using a star tip, squirt on white frosting stars around the blue fruit leather, if desired. Remove the ice-cream scoop "head" from the freezer and top with the Uncle Sam hat. Working quickly so the ice cream doesn't melt, add blue M&Ms eyes and a red M&Ms nose. Finally, add a whipped cream beard. Serve immediately.

Recipe and picture from FamilyFun.go.com