Cookie Monster Ice Cream

5 from 2 votes

Naturally colored Cookie Monster Ice cream.

Blue colored six ingredient vanilla based ice cream loaded with Oreo and Chips Ahoy! Creamy, dreamy and straight out of Sesame Street.

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Resting Time14

Total Time14 30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 346kcal

Author: Smruti

Ingredients

Instructions

Add milk, whipping cream and sugar to a pan.
2 cups Heavy cream, 1 cup Milk, ¾ cup Sugar
Heat on medium flame till the mix is just about to boil.
Turn down the flame and add the butterfly pea flowers.
½ cup Butterfly pea flowers
Let them steep for 15-18 minutes. Check if the color is deep blue. Else steep for additional 10 minutes.
Add vanilla extract and strain the mix. Mix well and refrigerate overnight for the flavors to develop.
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Place the cookies in a ziploc bag.
10-12 Oreo cookies, 10-12 Chips Ahoy cookies
Crush them lightly with the end of a rolling pin. Set aside.
Place the chilled ice cream machine base in the machine and add the blue mix.
Churn till the mix starts to thicken.
Once the mix thickens, add half the crushed cookies.
Run the machine till the cookies blend in the mixture. At this point soft serve consistency is obtained.
Remove ice-cream from the machine and transfer to a pan.
Sprinkle the remaining crushed cookies and freeze the ice-cream for a few hours.
Remove from freezer, scoop and serve topped with more cookie bites and sprinkles.

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Notes

Make sure the ice cream base is cooled enough before starting.
Moreover, the color turns paler on freezing so ensure the mix is deep blue.
Chill the ice-cream machine bowl overnight. It helps make the ice-cream perfectly.
The cookies in the ice cream tend to get soft on freezing. So pick crisp cookies like Oreo and Chips-Ahoy.
Replace the flowers with butterfly pea powder or even food color if you like.
Ensure the machine and everything else is away from anything acidic. The acid will turn the ice cream violet in color.
Add the cookies after the ice-cream starts to thicken. Else the cookies tend to settle down and not blend well.

Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates using an automated calculator. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

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