With summer just around the corner, don’t forget about the delicious mint-chocolate combination we love during the month of March!
This ice cream isn’t green {although you could add a little spinach to achieve that green color}, but it sure is minty.
Mint Cookies & Cream Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 3/4 C sugar
- 1 C whipping cream
- 2 C half and half
- 1 tsp. peppermint extract
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 C Oreo Cookies {or a similar variety}, crushed
Directions
Combine the 3/4 C sugar in a large bowl or measuring cup with 1 C whipping cream and 2 C half and half. Stir well until blended. Then, mix in the peppermint (1 tsp.), and vanilla (1/2 tsp.) extracts.
Place the ingredients into the base of your ice cream maker and make according to manufacturers directions.
2-3 minutes before the ice cream is done, add in the crushed cookies.
Scoop out into freezer-safe containers. Serve right away at a soft-serve consistency, or let the ice cream set in the freezer for 2-4 hours before serving for a more hard-scoop consistency.
Enjoy!
Peppermint in anything besides a candy cane just tastes so wrong to me. However, my husband simple loves it so might have to give this a try. It's definitely feeling like time to dust off the ice cream maker and make room for the bowl in the freezer.
ReplyDeleteYum! I think my best friend would like this.
ReplyDeleteI went through a time during this pregnancy when I was craving Cookies 'n' Cream ice cream. I made it a couple of times and fulfilled my craving. Anyway, I like BIG chunks of Oreos (or similar variety!) in my ice cream. So the second time I made it, I pre-chopped the Oreos (using one of those Pampered Chef chopper things) & also pre-froze them. That way the churning action didn't break them up too much, and I got the big ol' cookie chunks I adore!