Homemade Oreo Ice Cream Recipe: A Creamy, Cookie-Packed Delight

This recipe delivers a rich and incredibly flavorful Oreo ice Cream, capturing the essence of your favorite store-bought cookies. It’s a surprisingly simple recipe, perfect for ice cream lovers who enjoy a decadent treat.

Ingredients

Cookies – I love Oreos. I’ve tried some off brand and other kinds of sandwich cookies, but for me, Oreos are the best. If you prefer another chocolate sandwich cookie, swap it here.

The Dairy – You’ll want to use milk and heavy cream to form the smooth, creamy base.

Sugar – I use slightly less sugar than average for my ice cream recipes, because of the sweetness contributed by the Oreos.

Vanilla – Vanilla is a classic ingredient for making ice cream taste rich and warm, while adding a touch of mild sweetness.

Kosher Salt – I love the way salt brings out more flavor in sweet recipes.

Equipment

Blender. This is THE blender. I’ve tried what feels like them all. The fancy ones. The trendy ones. I’ve come full circle. This basic blender is the same style that my grandma used, and I couldn’t be happier.

Measuring cups and spoons

Sharp knife

Cutting board

Ice cream maker

Freezer safe storage containers

Instructions

Blending the Milk and Cookies: To start, I place a dozen cookies in the blender and then pour in 1 cup of milk. I blend the two until well combined.

Adding the Remaining Ingredients: Once blended, you’ll add the cream, sugar, salt, and vanilla to the pitcher and blend again until the mixture is smooth.

Churning: After all ingredients have been thoroughly combined, I pour the mixture into the ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer’s directions.

Chopping the Cookies: As the ice cream churns, you’ll want to chop the remaining 12 cookies into bite-sized pieces.

Stirring in Chopped Cookies: When the ice cream has finished churning, I transfer it to a freezer safe container and layer in the chopped cookies, scooping a