Oreo Mint Ice Cream

Happy ice cream day! I adapted this from a recipe that claimed to be just like the Ben and Jerry's ice creams. It is soooo creamy and delicious.

3/4 C coarsely crumbled Oreos or Trader Joe's sandwich cookies
3 large eggs
3/4 C + 1 TBS white cane sugar
2 C cream
1 C whole milk
1-2 tsp mint extract or flavor

*Note mint extracts are not created equally! Mint oil is usually much stronger than extract. I used something in between--Simply Organic Mint flavor which is a combination of mint oil and sunflower oil. I used 1 tsp.


Mix egg and sugar with whisk over mixture over double boiler, until very pale and thick

Cool in the fridge for an hour, stirring occasionally.

Add milk, cream to the egg mixture, mix well. Add peppermint extract 1/4 tsp at a time, testing the flavor after each addition (some extracts are much stronger than others). If you like green mint ice cream (and I actually do despite my dislike of artificial dyes), this is the time to add a few drops of green coloring.

Cool in the fridge for another hour or two until ready to freeze. While egg mixture cools, chop or crumble oreos in to coarse chunks. Chill them in the freezer.

Freeze the cream mixture in an ice cream maker. When it is just about done, add oreo chunks and stir. Serve immediately for soft serve, or freeze in a deep freezer overnight for firm ice cream.