
More and more, popular ice cream brands are using more milk and less real cream. Six hours later you have magic! Homemade Ice Cream is Creamier It takes 10 minutes to mix up a short list of ingredients and then you freeze it in any container you have on hand. You don’t need an ice cream maker or any special equipment. This is another No-Churn ice cream recipe. It is the cookies and cream flavor I crave with a lovely twist of mint! While I do love Cookies and Cream, if I’m going to splurge on “top shelf” ice cream I usually grab a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Mint Cookie Ice Cream. We loved it as kids and we still love it as adults! Cookies & Cream No Churn Ice Cream – Better than Boutique Ice Cream Brands! There is something kind of magic about rich, creamy vanilla ice cream loaded up with big chunks and little crumbs of Oreo cookies. The simple No-Churn method does not require an ice cream maker or freezing machine! Add a little mint extract and you have mint cookies and cream ice cream just like my favorite of Ben and Jerry’s – Mint Chocolate Cookie. If you’re looking for something that’s a little easier/quicker to make for St.You only need five simple ingredients to make this classic Cookies and Cream Ice Cream. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap or place in airtight container and freeze until set - about 30 minutes. Place one piece of ice cream on each of the cookies and top with remaining cookies. Using the same cookie cutter as you used for the cookies, cut circles from the ice cream. Transfer the baked cookies to a wire rack and let cool completely.Īssemble the sandwiches: Place half of the cookies face down. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes on the pan.

Place the cookies about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets and bake for 8 minutes. Poke holes into the cookies with the end of a wooden skewer. Using a 2.5-3-inch round cookie cutter, cut out circles. Divide dough in half and roll one half of the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Wrap in plastic and chill for 20 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low and slowly add the flour, cocoa, and salt. Add the egg yolk and the vanilla to the butter mixture and beat to incorporate. Cover and freeze 4 hours or until firm.ġ/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softenedīeat the butter and powdered sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gently swirl the ice cream & hot fudge with a knife. Drop spoonfuls of the remaining hot fudge over ice cream layer. Drop spoonfuls of the hot fudge over the ice cream layer, using about half the hot fudge. Pour about half of the ice cream into a 9×13 pan that’s lined with wax paper, making sure that the ends of the wax paper extend over the pans (to use as handles to lift it out). In the last 5 minutes of churning, slowly add in the cookie pieces.

Once mixture is completely chilled, churn the ice cream mixture in your ice cream maker. Cover and refrigerate 6-8 hours or overnight. Add green food coloring if desired and mix well. Let cool to room temperature (you can set the bowl in an ice bath to speed up the cool down process). Remove from the heat and strain through a sieve into a large bowl. Pour the egg mixture back into the pan with the remaining milk and heat over medium heat, stirring, until the mixture reaches 165-170✯. Keep adding the milk slowly, constantly whisking, until you have about 1/2 of the hot milk mixture stirred into the eggs yolks. Slowly pour about 1/2 cup of the hot milk into the yolks, whisking constantly, this gently warms the egg yolks (so they don’t become scrambled eggs!). In a medium bowl, whisk together egg yolks.

Heat over medium heat until very hot, but not boiling. In a large saucepan, whisk together the heavy cream, milk, sugar, salt, and mint extract. Mint Cookies ‘n Cream and Hot Fudge Ice Creamġ 1/2 cups Oreo cookies, broken into pieces (generic brand is fine) Makes approximately 10-14 sandwiches, depending on the size cookie cutter you use Mint Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwiches And at the last minute I had the inspiration to throw in some hot fudge and it is sooo good! You definitely don’t need to add in the hot fudge, but I recommend you do! We love mint chip, peppermint stick, mint-ting-a-ling…pretty much any variation of mint is good with us! I’ve had some Oreos to use up (I buy them to use for baking – they’re my “crust cookies”) so I decided to make a cookies ‘n cream version. Mint ice cream is a favorite in our house.

So now I can say that if you’re looking for a dessert for the 17th, these mint cookies ‘n cream ice cream sandwiches are just the thing! 😉 I love that green food – or any food you can turn green – is considered common fare for St.
