Cookie Monster Ice Cream
Cookie Monster Ice Cream features a churned blue vanilla ice cream base, and is delightfully overflowing with crushed Oreos and chocolate chip cookie pieces!
Equipment
- Set of 2 Reusable Ice Cream Tub Containers For Homemade Ice Cream 1.6 Quart
- Cusinart ICE-70P1 2-Quart Cool Creations Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt, Gelato and Sorbet Maker, LCD Screen with Countdown Timer, Makes Frozen Treats in 20-Minutes or Less, Stainless Steel
- KitchenAid KO117OHAQA Gourmet Ice Cream Scoop, One Size, Matte Aqua Sky
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- Blue food coloring
- 1 cup chopped, chocolate chip cookies
- 1 cup chopped, Oreo sandwich cookies
Instructions
- Chill the ice cream bowl for at least 24 hours or until solid. You should not hear any water sloshing around when you shake the bowl. In a large bowl, combine the heavy cream, whole milk, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and kosher salt.
- Whisk for 2-3 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved into the mixture. You should not feel any grit if you rub the mixture together between two fingers.
- Add blue food coloring until you have reached your desired color blue.
- Churn the ice cream mixture in the bowl of your ice cream machine according to your manufacturer’s instructions (mine took about 25 minutes), until it is thick and the consistency of soft-serve ice cream.
- In the last two minutes of the churn, add the chopped chocolate chip cookies and sandwich cookies. Reserve two tablespoons of each type of cookie for later.
- Spoon the ice cream into a shallow container or a loaf pan.
- Sprinkle the top of the ice cream with the reserved chopped cookies. Press plastic wrap or wax paper to the surface of the ice cream. Freeze for at least 4 hours, or until solid.
Notes
- Vary the size of your cookie pieces for a more interesting texture. The largest pieces should be about the size of a pistachio. Be sure to include all of the crumbs from your cutting board too!
- This recipe is gluten-free if you choose gluten-free cookies.
- Blue food coloring can be left out if you prefer. The ice cream will still taste amazing.
- Plan ahead by making sure that your ice cream maker bowl is in the freezer at least 24 hours before you're going to make ice cream.
- Cookie Monster ice cream can be stored in the freezer for up to one month. Keep it in an airtight container with a piece of plastic wrap or wax paper pressed to the surface of the ice cream to keep ice crystals from developing.
- Homemade ice cream should be easy to scoop if you let it soften at room temperature for 5 minutes after removing it from the freezer.