There are many tough decisions people have to make at every stage of your life. Some are life-changing, others make no difference. I’d like to think that picking a falvor once you’ve walked into an ice-cream parlour is somewhere in between.
Standing there looking at the hues, what you’re really contemplating, rather than “What flavor should I pick”, is “How am I feeling at the moment.”
Am I feeling adventurous? Or do I need comforting? Do I want that first taste of the season’s fruit? Or should I stick with my favorite?
I think a similar parallel can be drawn when you are making your own ice cream too. The options are infinite. While there isn’t much to do while it churns, except wait and watch, there is much planning to be done. You make a selection, chart the course, prepare your custard and then wait anxiously for 12 hours to know if you got it right.
Because this was my first custard base ice cream, I was even more on the edgy. The strawberry cheesecake ice cream as well as the roasted banana ice cream were philadelphia style – which is basically a quick whiz of ingredients. Not worrying if the custard will burn or the eggs will cook.
I opted for cookies and cream because, for me, it was a combination of the known and unknown. While I’ve eaten it several times, I’ve never made my own. Happy to report it turned out well. I was in a hurry to take a picture and it hadn’t set properly yet after churning. Adding the Oreo chunks could be done either in the last two minutes of churning or while transferring it to an air tight container. You could also make a Coffee and Cookies and Cream Ice Cream. Refer the recipe for instructions.
Apart from serving it in waffle cones, this made for an extremely decadent dessert. I like to call it a Warm Mocha Brownie Oreo Ice Cream Cup. For this, all you need to layer a cup with small chunks of Oreos, a generous layer of mocha brownies, topped with a big scoop of cookies and cream ice cream finally topped with a couple of chocolate sticks.
Over to the recipe: Rich and creamy, Cookies and Cream Ice Cream – The quintessential summer dessert. Highly recommended.
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- ½ Tahitian vanilla bean, split and scraped
- 7 egg yolks
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ cups crushed Oreo sandwich cookies, storebought or homemade
- In a heavy saucepan, bring cream and milk to simmer. Stir in the vanilla bean, cover and let it steep for 30 minutes.
- Remove vanilla pod and reserve for another use.
- Return cream mixture to a simmer and heat on a bare simmer for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- In a bowl, whisk egg yolks and sugar together until pale in color and thick. Ladle about ⅓ of dairy into egg yolks, whisking constantly, then transfer yolk mixture back to saucepan.
- Cook on low heat, whisking frequently, until custard coats the back of a spoon but a swiped finger leaves a clean line.
- Add vanilla extract and salt, then strain into an airtight container and chill overnight.
- The next day, churn ice cream according to manufacturer’s instructions. Quickly stir in Oreos, then transfer to freezer to chill for several hours before serving.
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I love cookies & cream, this looks like the perfect frozen treat!
I love cookies and cream ice cream. I don’t make it often but I love it. I want to try your recipe. Love the presentation.
I love Cookies & Cream ice cream & the 7 eggyolks must’ve made this so creamy. And the Oreos? Oh my gosh, delish! Thanks for sharing the Ice cream love, An!
haha.. picking an ice cream flavor is indeed a life changing event for those few minutes when you eat some:)
those oreos and that cone filled with the delicious ice cream is perfect any dya!
Great minds think a like, your ice cream looks wonderful!
Thank you for all these delicious ice cream recipe links! I’m in the middle of enjoying ice cream making and this was a great timing! Cookie and cream… yum. I have so many favorite flavors that I have a hard time to pick recipes and put them in order of trying… =)
Good choice my friend, what a stunner :D
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I have some store bought cookies and cream ice cream in my freezer. I’ll trade you!
Yum! I just read yesterday that Cookies & Cream is the #1 ice cream pick in the US. Your ice cream amazing, way better than store bought!!!
Oooh love the cookies ‘n’ cream combo!!I just looks perfect and I can totally imagine the rich flavors in every bite!Scrumptious :) #Happy Icecreamlove my friend :)
Can these gorgeous icecreams be done without an ice cream maker? I havent bought one yet, but would love to try these delicious recipes…….can you help me? Thank you and best wishes from UK on a dreary Saturday afternoon!!!
It looks really yummy, Anuradha, love the texture of cookies in an icecream, but I have to think how to use the remaining 7 egg-whites! :-D
Sending you loads od #icecreamlove!
Oh, wow! I love the dessert you made with your ice cream….so yummy! And just straight up in a waffle cone would be wonderful, too :)
Ice cream with cookies…that sounds a perfect combo for me.
I have my own waffle cone maker, so I’ll be making your ice cream and cones soon!
I love it! My favorite ice cream from the local shop is the coffee Oreo frozen yogurt. With chocolate sprinkles. With your recipe now I can make my own! Delicious!
What a beautiful sight. Cookies and cream in a waffle cone and this – Warm Mocha Brownie Oreo Ice Cream Cup. You’re the best. What a cool blog hop.
Another ice cream recipe that is going to destroy my diet! :) Have a great weekend!
My favorite!! Looks amazing and I can’t wait to check out all the ice creams on the blog hop.
There is a store near us that makes the most unique flavors. Every time I go in it is a good 20 minutes before I can ever make up my mind and even then I am not sure it was the right decision. This looks marvelous!
Ooooh that looks good! I love cookies and cream!
I haven’t had cookies and cream ice cream in ages! This sounds so fabulous I would love some right now with fudge on top :)!
Mmmm, yea. Cookies and cream is one of the best flavours around!
I made a cookies and cream cake tonight, this would be great to compliment it! Thanks for the recipe! Happy to co host with you :) Cindy
That sounds divine and so creamy too! I love the chunks of cookie too! :)
With still a long way to go until winter , ice cream is a must for me ! lol Your gorgeous ice cream looks perfect on any given day :D And thank you for these scrumptious recipe links :) Hmmmm maybe another ice cream flavor to make later ?! ;)
You’re right; picking an ice cream flavor is one freakin’ difficult decision! I think you made a good choice though. Cookies & cream is one of my faves, and this looks divine.
How can I choose just one of these yummy ice creams to make??? I’d love to start with this one {with gluten-free cookies} and make your mocha brownie ice cream cup. Oh, my! That sounds absolutely amazing!!
Cookies and cream is my favourite flavour… and this quite easy to make… I’ll have to give it a go.
WOW, this kind of reminds me of a real good homemade version of a Carvel cookie ice cream cake.
Wow , lovely photos! I’d like to see if I could veganize this considering oreos are vegan :) Happy Bloghop!
I think that’s the best ice cream ever haha I soo love oreo’s!!
Yummy ice cream dessert! You are such an inspiration! All your recipes are super!!
Perfect!!
Cookies and creams… How can you go wrong right…
This looks yum!!
sending you loads of icecreamlove….
I struggle picking an ice cream flavour as well and I usually pick one loads with stuff in it. This cookies and cream looks delicious!
we love love love cookies and cream ice cream – i need to make this like immediately!
Love that tall sugar cone, and all that creamy ice cream!! A perfect treat on a hot summer day!
Oh yummy! Love your intro about trying to figure out what flavor you are in the mood for. In my book, you can never go wrong with Cookies & Cream and yours looks amazing!
I do try different flavors but usually stick with something crunchy and nutty. I can not eat this particular flavor but it definitely looks worth trying. I have heard somewhere that there are gluten free Oreo cookies.
great choice and I love the endless options in a blog hop, perfect for the summer!!
I just came from Triberr and I’m waiting for my peach and almond ice cream to firm up. It may not be as yummy as your cookies and cream but I’ m an ice cream lover, any flavor any time of the year! I’ll link up when I get my post published.
Thanks so much for sharing your delicious recipe. I will definitely give it a try,
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Joanne
Peach and almond sounds delish! Looking forward to your post! :)
Love that you chose cookies and cream, that is my favorite flavor! Looks soooooo good:-) Hugs, Terra
Looks really rich but why not a small serving of this tempting ice-cream now that I am dying here due to the heat wave.
I love your life analogy with picking a flavor lol, I so agree. And your choice was spot on, looks really great. Sending you some icecreamlove!
Wow is it possible to send me a Warm Mocha Brownie Oreo Ice Cream Cup??? That sounds insane and I know its before noon but I’d totally dig in regardless of the inappropriate hour! This is a fantastic recipe! YUM!!
Oh does that ever look good…one of my all time favorite flavors!
You’re right, picking a flavor is hard work! This looks just about right, and your coffee & cookies variation has my name written all over it!
Wow! Very nice recipe. It’s so great for you to share. It’s so perfect for this summer. Thanks a lot. :)
I loved your writing about picking a flavor! Certainly not an important decision in the grand scheme of things, but a decision I never dread.
Beautiful ice cream!
Love this recipe..Thanks for sharing it! I’ve tasted a homemade coffee flavor ice cream before…and it’s very great for your tongue. Love the aroma and how it melts on your tongue. :)
Wow! This is so awesome..love your ideas on it…thanks so much for sharing this recipe. :)
I’ve been having fun with ice cream month; this could become addictive, look at all of the options!