This Oreo Cookie Ice Cream combines your favorite chocolate cookies with creamy vanilla ice cream to make a tasty cookies and cream dessert.
When you love Oreos as much as I do, you look for all kinds of ways to sneak them in without just shoveling them directly into your mouth. This Oreo ice cream is one of the best, along with this dreamy no-bake Oreo cheesecake and Oreo Milkshake.
We use our ice cream maker for this recipe, so be sure to put the barrel in the freezer a day ahead so it’s good and frozen by the time you want to use it.
Why You’ll Love It
- So creamy: This ice cream is so creamy and delicious when you use heavy cream and whole milk.
- Easy to make: The hardest part is remembering to put the barrel of the ice cream maker in the freezer the night before.
- Adjustable: You can use any type of Oreo cookie you like (they have a variety of choices these days)!
Melissa says: 
My husband said this was the best ice cream he’s ever tasted in his entire life
manuel says: I love this Oreo ice cream recipe! It was so easy to follow. My family and friends couldn’t get enough of it.
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Ingredients You’ll Need
This ice cream uses a custard base, so it has egg yolks in it. If you don’t want to add any eggs, you can follow this vanilla ice cream base and add the Oreos to it.
- Oreos – You can use whichever type of Oreos you like. I usually just go with classic.
- Heavy cream – Be sure to use heavy whipping cream for the creamiest ice cream
- Whole milk – I always use whole milk – we’re not pretending this is a low-fat dessert
- Egg yolks – Set the eggs and milk out about 15 minutes before you start to get them to room temp
- Sugar – I use granulated white sugar
- Vanilla extract – It does make a difference so use one you like the flavor of. Also, a darker one can change the color of the ice cream.
- Salt – Just a touch of salt boosts the sweetness factor.
Helpful Tips
- Since Oreos are sweet on their own, you might want to slightly reduce the sugar in your base to balance the overall sweetness.
- For those irresistible chunks of Oreo in every bite, roughly chop your Oreo cookies rather than crushing them into fine crumbs.
- Add the chunks to your ice cream mixture after it’s partially frozen, or just before you churn it, to maintain their texture without them dissolving into the base.
How to Make Oreo Cookie Ice Cream
We use this same ice cream base for chocolate chip ice cream, cookies and cream, mint chocolate chip, and any other flavor of ice cream we make. It’s an easy base and it tastes great and very creamy.
The other great part about using this base for everything is that it starts to become second nature to make it. There are quite a few steps to making custard-style ice cream, but it’s not hard, and it’s very much worth the effort.
Step One: Heat the Milk Mixture
In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the milk, salt, and half the sugar. Stir the mixture constantly as you bring it just to a simmer. Remove from heat.
Step Two: Temper the Egg Mixture
In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar just until combined.
You need to temper the eggs, so they don’t cook. Tempering is just bringing the egg mixture up to a higher heat in a slow way so the egg doesn’t cook from flash heat. It will be easier to temper the eggs if you have allowed the eggs to come to room temperature before you started.
Slowly stir 1/2 cup of the milk mixture in a drizzle into the egg mixture. If you do this slowly enough, the eggs won’t begin to resemble scrambled eggs.
Step Three: Combine the Mixtures and Thicken
Pour that egg mixture back into the saucepan with the milk mixture. Heat over medium heat until thickened, about 3-5 minutes. Do not boil the mixture. If the mixture gets too hot and boils you could end up with scrambled eggs. Remove the pot from the heat.
Step Four: Chill the Mixture
Pour the mixture into a heat-proof bowl. To avoid putting the hot mixture in the refrigerator, you can chill the bowl over another bowl filled with ice for 10-15 minutes to cool it down first. Just get a second bowl that’s similar size or larger than the one your mixture is in. Fill it with ice and set the bowl with the custard over it. When it’s cooled down a bit, refrigerate it for about two hours, until it’s cold.
Step Five: Churn the Ice Cream
After the ice cream base mixture has completely cooled, stir in the cream and vanilla. Pour the mixture into your ice cream maker, and churn according to the manufacturer’s directions. After 5 minutes, add the chopped Oreo cookies so it can blend into the ice cream. Pour into a freezer container or loaf pan and store in the freezer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this ice cream have to be made in an ice cream maker?
This ice cream recipe is made in the ice cream maker. It’s an easy way to churn the ice cream mixture to make it freeze faster and make it super creamy, so we prefer it.
However you can still make it without an ice cream maker. At the end, mix in only half of the heavy cream and reserve the rest. Pour the mixture into ice cube trays and freeze until solid. When ready to eat, add the ice cream cubes to the blender with the remaining heavy cream and blend until smooth.
Do I have to add eggs to the ice cream?
Eggs add flavor, prevent ice crystallization, and create a smooth and creamy texture, so they are an important ingredient for delicious ice cream. You can make ice cream without eggs. Here is a chocolate ice cream recipe that doesn’t include eggs.
What Oreos to use for ice cream?
I mostly just use classic Oreo cookies but there are all kinds of Oreo flavors now. Try Toffee Crunch or Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie. There’s even Carrot Cake and Lemon flavors now. They all go really well in this ice cream base, though obviously that will change the flavor profile.
More Ice Cream Flavors To Try
With so many delicious flavors out there why stop at just one. Here are some of our favorite ice creams flavors to try. For even more flavors check out these 50 Homemade Ice Cream Recipes for the Ice Cream Maker.
- Homemade Blueberry Ice Cream
- Creamy Pistachio Almond Ice Cream
- Homemade Peaches & Cream Ice Cream
- Popcorn Ice Cream
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Oreo Cookie Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 cup (237 ml) whole milk
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.5 g) salt
- 3/4 cup (150 g) sugar
- 5 (5) egg yolks
- 2 cups (473 ml) heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) vanilla extract
- 18 Oreos roughly chopped
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the milk, salt, and half the sugar. Stir the mixture constantly as you bring it just to a simmer. Remove from heat.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar just until combined.
- To temper the eggs, slowly add 1/2 cup of the milk mixture in a drizzle into the egg mixture. Do this slowly so as not to cook the eggs.
- Pour the entire egg mixture back into the saucepan with the milk mixture. Heat over medium heat until thickened, about 3-5 minutes. Do not boil the mixture.
- Remove the pot from the heat. Pour the mixture into a chilled bowl and refrigerate for about two hours until cold. To avoid putting the hot mixture in the refrigerator, you can chill the bowl over another bowl filled with ice for 10-15 minutes to cool it down first.
- After the mixture has completely cooled, stir in the cream and vanilla. Pour the mixture into your ice cream maker, and freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. After about 15 minutes, add the chopped cookies (reserving a handful for garnish) so they can blend into the ice cream. Churn for another 5 minutes or until the ice cream is your desired consistency.
- Transfer the ice cream to a container to store in the freezer.
Notes
- You can store the ice cream for up to a month in the freezer.
- Use any type of Oreos you like in this recipe.
- This recipe makes 1.5 quarts.
Nutrition
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Laura is a home cook, with 25 years experience behind the stove, who spends an extraordinary amount of time in the kitchen cooking. She loves making new recipes and finding wonderful new things to eat, both at home or abroad. She spends a lot of time researching, crafting, and perfecting her recipes and currently has a cookbook in development.
My husband said this was the best ice cream he’s ever tasted in his entire life
Yum! I made this Gluten Free with GF Oreos and added some vanilla bean seeds/scraping as well. Family gave it 2 thumbs up. Thanks for sharing!
I love the gluten free option. So glad your family loved it!
I just made this and it’s SOOOOO GOOD! The base was delicious and then I added the crushed cookies. WOW! My son’s visiting from college so I’m making him lots of goodies and this will be a big hit! YUM!
Thanks Elise! We are so happy your son loved it!
I love this Oreo ice cream recipe! It was so easy to follow. My family and friends couldn’t get enough of it.
I love how creamy this ice cream came out. Can use this ice cream base for other flavors?
Absolutely! We use this base for many of our ice cream flavors.
I recently made this ice cream for my son’s 5th birthday. The other parents were asking for the recipe!
This Oreo ice cream recipe sounds amazing! However, I have a lactose intolerance. Do you think I could substitute the dairy ingredients with non-dairy alternatives like almond milk and coconut cream?
We haven’t tried that yet, but I think it would work just fine.
I didn’t have regular Oreo cookies on hand, so I used the mint-flavored ones instead. I have to say that it turned out amazing!
That sounds great, Matty!
Can you leave the mixture in the refrigerator for longer than 2 hrs?
Absolutely! I have chilled it for a few days with no problems.
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