Try this fun and easy homemade Cookie Monster Ice Cream Recipe! Rich and cream vanilla ice cream colored blue and loaded with crushed chocolate chip cookies and Oreos.
Skip the ice cream and make my chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies instead!
COOKIE MONSTER ICE CREAM
Name a more fun ice cream flavor than cookie monster! Rich and creamy homemade, no church vanilla ice cream that is mixed with blue food coloring and loaded with crushed chocolate chip cookies and Oreos. The best thing about this recipe is that it requires no ice cream machine, just a few simple ingredients and a little freezer time!
WHAT YOU NEED-
- Heavy Whipping Cream– The key ingredients for homemade, no churn ice cream is heavy whipping cream! The high fat content is what you need, you can NOT substitute for half and half or whole milk.
- Condensed Milk– Not only is condensed milk the main sweetener for this ice cream, but it also gives you the right ice cream texture. You can use regular or condensed coconut milk. Be sure you are using condensed milk NOT evaporated milk!
- Vanilla– I personally find that vanilla bean paste works way better for homemade ice creams! But if you can’t find vanilla pasta, you can use vanilla extract.
- Food Coloring– What makes this ice cream fun and blue is the food coloring! I used a dark royal blue food coloring to get a deep blue color. If you don’t want to use food dyes, you can keep the heavy whipping cream white.
- Cookies– For this cookie monster ice cream you want to use hard chocolate chip cookies. I love using the chips ahoy chocolate chip cookies.
- Oreos– Not only does this ice cream use chocolate chip cookies it also calls for crushed oreos. I recommend using the regular oreos!
HOW TO MAKE COOKIE MONSTER ICE CREAM
Have this delicious monster cookie ice cream recipe ready in no time, all while using simple ingredients and no ice cream machine!
- With a hand mixer or stand mixer, mix the heavy whipping cream and food coloring until it becomes light, fluffy and stiff peaks form.
- Adjust the color of the whipping cream until it becomes the desired color blue. (Skip the food coloring if you don’t want to use food dyes.)
- Add in the vanilla and condensed milk and mix just until combined.
- Pour 1/3 of the ice cream mixture into a loaf pan or ice cream container. Top with crushed chocolate chip cookies and Oreos and mix into the ice cream.
- Repeat the layers until all the ice cream mixture has been used. Top with a final layer of crushed cookies and Oreos.
- Cover the surface with plastic wrap or parchment paper and freeze for 8–12 hours, or until firm.
- Let the cookie monster ice cream sit at room temperature for a few minutes before scooping and serving.
| Ice Cream Scoop Tip: For easier scooping, keep a cup of hot water nearby and dip your ice cream scoop in the water before and between scoops! |
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE:
This popular ice cream is based on the cartoon character from Sesame Street. A blue Muppet that was obsessed with all things cookies and was called the cookie monster!
I use THIS 2-quart ice cream container for this recipe, and it fills the entire container. Typically, a 2-quart ice cream container contains about 16 servings.
Once you try to find out how easy it is to make homemade ice cream, you will make it all the time, so I recommend investing in these ice cream containers! But no worries, you can also use a metal loaf pan!
No, the cookies do not go soggy, they stay perfectly crunchy in the freezer, making it the perfect addition to ice cream.
No, you can totally use only crushed Oreos or crushed chocolate chip cookies, if preferred.
No, If you want to avoid food dyes, you can keep the vanilla ice cream base white.
Yes, you can totally just mix all the cookies before adding the ice cream batter to the container. I just like to do it in layers, so that each scoop can have cookies in it.
OTHER ICE CREAM FLAVORS TO TRY-
You have to give all my other ice cream flavors a try!
Cookie Monster Ice Cream
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup condensed milk
- 1 1/2 Tbsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp royal blue food coloring optional
- 1 cup hard chocolate chip cookies crushed
- 1 cup Oreo cookies crushed
Instructions
- Add the heavy whipping cream and food coloring to a deep mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat at high speed for about 4-5 minutes, or until stiff peaks form and the cream is light and fluffy. (It should resemble whipped cream.)3 cups heavy whipping cream, 2 Tbsp royal blue food coloring, optional
- Continue adding drops of food coloring, until the whipped cream reaches the desired blue color.
- Add the condensed milk and vanilla paste to the whipped cream. Mix at low speed just until fully combined and smooth. (Taste the mixture and if you prefer a sweeter ice cream, mix in a little more condensed milk.)3/4 cup condensed milk, 1 1/2 Tbsp vanilla bean paste, or vanilla extract
- Pour about 1/3 of the vanilla ice cream mixture into an ice cream container, loaf pan, or metal bread pan.
- Add some crushed cookies and oreos over the ice cream and mix to spread it throughout.
- Repeat the layering process 2–3 more times until all the ice cream mixture has been used. Smooth the top layer with a spatula, then top with the remaining crushed cookies and Oreos.
- Press a piece of parchment paper or plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the ice cream to help prevent ice crystals and freezer burn, then cover tightly with a lid or foil.
- Freeze for at least 8-12 hours, or overnight, until the ice cream is fully firm and scoopable.
- When ready to serve, let the cookie monster ice cream sit at room temperature for 4–5 minutes to soften slightly. Scoop into bowls or cones and enjoy. (For easier scooping, dip your ice cream scoop into hot water and wipe it dry before each scoop.)
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