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Updated 26 July 2026

McDonald's Vanilla Cone
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McDonald's Vanilla Cone

200 Cal 5g protein

Enjoy our creamy vanilla soft serve in a crispy cone! It's the perfect sweet treat in addition to any McDonald's meal or on its own!

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Nutritional Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Total200kcal
Protein5g10%
Carbs33g11%
Fat5g8%
NutrientAmount% DV
Calories200kcal10%
Total Fat5g8%
Saturated Fat3g15%
Trans Fat0g—
Cholesterol20mg7%
Sodium80mg3%
Total Carbohydrates33g11%
Dietary Fiber0g0%
Total Sugars23g46%
Added Sugars17g34%
Protein5g10%
Calcium180mg14%
Iron0.5mg3%
Potassium240mg5%
Caffeine0mg—
Nutritional values come from McDonald's published data and may vary by location or customisation. Updated 26 July 2026. Compare this item against the rest of the menu with the nutrition calculator.

McDonald's Vanilla Cone Complete Information

A McDonald's Vanilla Cone carries 200 calories with 5g of protein, which makes it the lightest ice cream order on the menu and one of the lightest items McDonald's sells full stop. Reduced fat vanilla soft serve in a wafer cone, and nothing else.

The live restaurant listings this site verifies against publish no standalone price for the cone, so none is shown here rather than invented. It is one of the few items that almost never appears on delivery menus, which is usually a sign of something priced low enough that delivery makes no sense for it. What is certain is the calorie figure, and at 200 it sits at roughly half a 330 calorie sundae and under a third of an 410 calorie OREO McFlurry. The soft serve was reformulated in 2017 with real vanilla and no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. For anyone who wants dessert without rethinking the day, this is the order, and the Hot Fudge Sundae is the next step up when it is not quite enough.

Health Insight

At 200 calories and 23g of sugar, this one is best treated as an occasional order rather than an everyday one.

What Is in a McDonald's Vanilla Cone?

2 components, 19 ingredients in total, exactly as McDonald's lists them.

  1. Main Ingredients10
    • Milk
    • Sugar
    • Cream
    • Corn Syrup
    • Natural Flavor
    • Mono And Diglycerides
    • Cellulose Gum
    • Guar Gum
    • Carrageenan
    • Vitamin A Palmitate

    Contains: Milk

  2. Cake Cone9
    • Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)
    • Tapioca Starch
    • Sugar
    • Contains 2% Or Less: Canola Oil
    • Leavening (Baking Soda, Ammonium Bicarbonate)
    • Salt
    • Annatto Extract (Color)
    • Natural Flavor
    • Corn Syrup
Ingredient statements are published by McDonald's and can change without notice. Regional suppliers mean a restaurant near you may use a slightly different formulation.

How to Make a Vanilla Cone at Home?

The cone is the purest test of a soft serve base, because there is nothing on it. Real vanilla, proper milk solids, and served straight from the churn rather than frozen hard. Get that right and it beats the restaurant version, which is not something you can say about most of this menu.

255 min250 prep, 5 cookMediumdifficulty4 conesyield
Servings4

Ingredients0 of 7

Vanilla soft serve

To serve

Method0 of 5 steps

Tips

  • Extra milk powder over the shake base. Soft serve needs more solids to hold a swirl.
  • Serve straight from the churn. Once it goes in a freezer it is ice cream, not soft serve.
  • Chill the cones for a minute before piping; a warm wafer softens on contact.

Variations

  • Pour fudge or caramel over it for a home sundae, $4.34 in restaurant.
  • Dip the finished cone in melted chocolate for the version McDonald’s sells in other markets.
  • Fold crushed OREO through the churn for a McFlurry, $5.69 at the counter.

Serve immediately. The cone is 200 calories in restaurant, the lightest ice cream on the menu.

Allergen Information

This item may contain the following allergens

  • Milk / Dairy
  • Wheat
  • Gluten

Allergen information for the Vanilla Cone is based on McDonald's standard recipe. Cross contamination is possible in restaurant kitchens, so tell staff about any allergy before you order.

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Vanilla Cone Questions

How much is a Vanilla Cone at McDonald's?

The live restaurant listings this site verifies against publish no standalone price for the cone, so this page shows none rather than guessing. It rarely appears on delivery menus, which usually indicates an item priced low enough that delivery does not carry it. Counter pricing is set per restaurant.

How many calories in a McDonald’s Vanilla Cone?

200 calories with 5g of protein, the lightest ice cream order on the menu. A Hot Fudge Sundae is 330 and an OREO McFlurry 410, so the cone is a fraction of either.

Is the Vanilla Cone real ice cream?

Yes, reduced fat dairy ice cream with real vanilla. McDonald’s reformulated the soft serve in 2017 to remove artificial flavors, colors and preservatives, and the full published statement is in the recipe section on this page.

What is the healthiest dessert at McDonald’s?

The Chocolate Chip Cookie at 170 calories is lowest, then this cone at 200 and the Baked Apple Pie at 230. Everything else on the treats menu runs 330 and up.

Why can’t I order a cone sometimes?

The soft serve machine feeds the cone, sundaes, shakes and McFlurries from one unit, and it runs a long nightly heat cleaning cycle. When it is down or mid cycle, all four come off the menu together.

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