What Is the Simple Ice Creams Mod All About?
Minecraft has always been a sandbox where creativity meets survival, and mods constantly push those boundaries further. The Simple Ice Creams mod brings a delightful twist to your in-game cuisine by letting you craft a wide variety of ice creams, each with unique effects. From refreshing nature scoops to fiery magma treats, this mod turns an ordinary kitchen into an ice cream parlor. It also introduces a brand-new mechanic — Levitation Immunity — making it a sweet addition for both casual players and adventurers who hate being tossed around by shulkers.
Getting Started: The Ice Cream Machine
Before you can start serving frozen desserts, you need the heart of the operation: the Ice Cream Machine. This special block is where all the magic happens. Once placed, a simple right-click opens a colorful interface with five dedicated slots, each serving a crucial role in the ice-cream-making process.
Understanding the Machine’s Slots
The interface uses a color-coded system to guide you:
- Purple Slot: Holds the main ingredient — the flavor of your ice cream. This can be anything from an apple to a magma cream.
- Red Slot: Requires redstone to power the machine. Without it, nothing churns.
- Blue Slot: Accepts the Ice Cream Mixture, a mandatory base for every recipe.
- Yellow Slot: The structural support — either an Ice Stick or a Cornet — that holds everything together.
- Green Slot: The output slot where your finished ice cream appears.
It’s a straightforward system, but the real fun begins when you start experimenting with different ingredients.
Crafting the Essential Components
Two items are non-negotiable: the Ice Cream Mixture and a support item. The mixture is crafted from common resources like milk, sugar, and snowballs, though the exact recipe is easy to discover with JEI. For the support, you have two choices — an Ice Stick or a Cornet. The Ice Stick is a simple recipe using ice and a stick, while the Cornet requires a bit more baking (wheat and sugar come into play). Both are reusable in the machine, so pick whichever suits your style.
All the Ice Cream Flavors You Can Make
Once your machine is set up and you have the mixture and a support item, the possibilities expand quickly. Here is a complete list of the ice creams and their main ingredients:
- Nature Ice Cream: Ice Cream Mixture + Cornet
- Apple Ice Cream: Apple + Cornet
- Golden Apple Ice Cream: Golden Apple + Cornet
- Enchanted Golden Apple Ice Cream: Enchanted Golden Apple + Cornet
- Sweet Berries Ice Cream: Sweet Berries + Cornet
- Cake Ice Cream: Cake + Cornet
- Chocolate Ice Cream: Chocolate Bar + Cornet
- Chorus Ice Cream: Popped Chorus Fruit + Cornet
- Cookie Ice Cream: Cookie + Cornet
- Melon Ice Cream: Melon + Ice Stick
- Pumpkin Ice Cream: Pumpkin + Ice Stick
- Water Ice Cream: Ice Block + Ice Stick
- Sand Ice Cream: Sand Block + Ice Stick
- Glow Berries Ice Cream: Glow Berries + Cornet
- Magma Ice Cream: Magma Cream + Cornet
Every ice cream grants different status effects, and you can check them directly in the item’s tooltip. Some heal, some buff, and a few are just for laughs — like Sand Ice Cream, because why not?
Sweet Additions: Chocolate and Hot Chocolate
The mod doesn’t stop at frozen treats. You can craft chocolate bars using cocoa beans and sugar, then use them to make Chocolate Ice Cream or a comforting mug of Hot Chocolate. That warm drink grants regeneration, making it a handy item to carry into a fight or while exploring deep caves. If you’re looking to install this mod without any hassle, it can be easily installed via the foxygame.net launcher — a convenient, flexible, and modern Minecraft launcher where you can download mods right from the menu, so you can jump straight into crafting these tasty items.
A Game-Changing Mechanic: Levitation Immunity
One of the standout features is the Chorus Ice Cream’s special ability. Eating it grants the Levitation Immunity effect, which instantly clears any levitation you’re suffering from and destroys nearby shulker bullets. The destruction radius scales with the effect level plus one block, giving you a safe zone when fighting those pesky floating enemies in End cities. It’s a clever way to turn a frustrating mechanic into a tactical advantage, and it fits perfectly with the chorus fruit’s teleportation theme.
For Modpack Makers and Developers
The Simple Ice Creams mod is built with customization in mind. All ice cream recipes are data-driven, meaning you can add, modify, or remove recipes using datapacks or KubeJS. To create your own ice cream, you must always include an Ice Cream Mixture, and any new support item needs the tag simple_cream:cream_base. The recipe format is a straightforward JSON structure, and you can copy the example from the mod’s files. Just remember not to change the result count. The mod also includes built-in compatibility with Create, so mechanical crafters can join the fun. Supported versions are 1.19.2 and 1.20.1, with older builds no longer maintained.
Why You Should Give This Mod a Try
Simple Ice Creams adds a layer of culinary creativity that feels right at home in Minecraft. Whether you’re setting up a cozy kitchen in a village or preparing for an End raid, the variety of effects and the clever Levitation Immunity mechanic offer both utility and charm. The recipes are intuitive, the machine is easy to use, and the data-driven design means it plays nicely with modpacks. So gather your ingredients, power up that Ice Cream Machine, and start churning out some frozen delights — your taste buds (and your survival chances) will thank you.