When OXO asked me to jump in on their latest kitchen campaign - Ice Cream for OXO - I was literally wayyy to excited; it never fails to amaze me how ridiculously good homemade ice cream can be. Like, seriously?? It makes bearing 1,ooo degree summer temps totally worth it.
If I were to put this in the simplest words possible, I'd just tell you to make this ice cream because it's IN-CRE-DIB-LE. Incredible. I'm so tempted to call every new ice cream I make my favorite, but by now I've caught onto the fact that it's the whole homemade ice cream gig that gets me every time. I don't want to pick favorites, because I absolutely adore every ice cream recipe I've shared on this little space of the internet, but this ice cream? I still really want to call it my favorite all the same.
Generally speaking, I'm not a mint chip ice cream fanatic, which means that I'll usually pick coffee or dark chocolate over mint any day. And oreos? I can typically take them or leave them, emphasis on the leave them. (There are probably oreo lovers out there who want to shun me for saying that - sorry.) BUT, here's the kicker: mint ice cream with all kinds of crushed oreo bits mixed in is the stuff my dreams are made of. And this version... is like the best dream my taste buds could ever imagine. The ice cream is soft and creamy (always a requirement) and ultra minty thanks to a bundle of fresh mint and peppermint extract. If you like those pastel colored mint nonpareils (aka these), imagine them in ice cream form and you'll know exactly what kind of goodness I'm talking about here. Add all those oreos for crunchy bits of chocolate cookie mixed with sweet bits of creamy filling, and holy moly ice cream has possibly never tasted better.
The sugar dispenser, mini chopper, and ice cream scoop you see in the photos are just a few of the kitchen tools OXO shared with me to provide for this ice-cream making deliciousness. It goes without saying that I officially love them and have happily welcomed them into my very full kitchen. They're total keepers in my journey to make more ice cream ASAP. :)
Mint Oreo Ice Cream
This minty ice cream has a creamy, refreshing flavor reminiscent of nonpareil candies mixed with chocolaty bits of crushed Oreo.
- Yield: approx. 1 quart
Ingredients
- 1 lb ½ ounce (2 cups) heavy cream
- 5 ¼ ounces (¾ cup) granulated sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 ounce (1 packed cup) mint leaves*
- 8 ½ ounces (1 cup) whole milk
- 1 tablespoon vodka
- 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- green food coloring (I used ⅛ teaspoon of Wilton's Leaf Green Gel Coloring)
- 20 oreos, chopped or crushed
Instructions
- Combine heavy cream, sugar, and salt in a small saucepan and stir together. Submerge fresh mint in liquid and set over medium heat. Cook for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until steaming. Remove from heat, cover, and allow mint leaves to steep for 1 hour before straining them from the mixture.
- Add milk, vodka, peppermint extract, vanilla extract, and food coloring to cream mixture and stir in completely. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold, about 5-6 hours or more.
- Whisk ice cream base and freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. During the last 5 minutes or so of churning, add the oreos. Once finished churning, transfer ice cream to an airtight container (the OXO Medium Square Locktop Container works perfectly for this) and freeze well, preferably overnight, before serving.
Notes
*I used chocolate mint, but I'm sure peppermint would work well too. Feel free to experiment with whatever type of mint you have. However, depending on the mint you use, you may want to adjust amount of peppermint extract to taste.
Disclosure: I received free products from OXO to use for this post. All opinions are completely my own, and I've always been a huge fan of OXO kitchenware which is why I'm happy to recommend their products. This post contains affiliate links as well. Thank you so much for supporting the sponsors who make Confessions of a Bright-Eyed Baker possible!
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Jania says
Hi, do you remove the mint after steeping? Thanks!
alexandra says
Yes; you can either remove it immediately after steeping or wait until you're ready to churn the ice cream.
Daniel says
Great recipe ice cream ever seen, my kids love it so much. Thanks for sharing it
alexandra says
Aw that's awesome! Thanks for letting me know!!
Jamie says
There was a similar recipe I saw for this but used Thin Mint cookies for the taste. I don't know how similar to make it but this recipe looks amazing, too!
alexandra says
Thanks Jamie! I bet Thin Mint cookies would also be good in this ice cream. :)
Amy says
Any excuse to eat more Oreos! ;) And our BR in town does a $1 scoop night every Tuesday. Best night of the week, and the lines are always out the door!
alexandra says
omg fun!!!
Amy says
I spy a "new" vintage cookie sheet??? ;) LOVE the idea of combining mint + oreos! My favorite ice cream flavor from Baskin' Robins is their Oreos 'n Chocolate (chocolate ice cream, oreo chunks & fudge ribbon), so I can imagine that mint would make just as tasty of a pairing. Pinning lovely lady!
alexandra says
Yes, yes, yes, and thank you!! I haven't tried that BR flavor but I seriously loooove mint ice cream/froyo with oreos... so good!
Jen B says
If you don't have vodka, can you just omit it or is there something you can substitute?
Thanks for your great recipes! I also made your vanilla bean ice cream and it received rave reviews!
Jen
alexandra says
That's awesome!! I love that vanilla bean ice cream. (Actually, I love every ice cream recipe on the blog!). :) The vodka is there to help keep the ice cream from freezing too hard, since alcohol doesn't freeze. I think if you leave it out you should be fine, but you could also easily substitute any other alcohol that won't change the flavor of the ice cream.
dina says
great flavor. it looks delish!
Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking says
This looks heavenly! I just bought an ice cream maker and this will be one of the first ones I make! Love your photo styling, btw! Too cute!
Sandra Rose says
This ice cream is to die for! Incredible flavor; thank you!
Shashi @ RunninSrilankan says
I love all the flavors in this - mint and oreos are a wonderful combo - now if only I could come up with a lactose free version...
alexandra says
Aww, wish I could help you with that one!The flavors are so good though!
Jen B says
You can substitute whole canned coconut milk for the dairy and use glutinos Oreo-like cookies.
alexandra says
Thanks so much for the tips Jen!