This cookies and cream ice cream is dairy-free, vegan, and full of delicious cookie sandwich crumbles in each bite!
July is National Ice Cream Month and this coming Sunday July 17th is National Ice Cream Day!
ICE CREAM FOR EVERYONE!
Yes, even those of us who are dairy-free.
When I discovered I needed to have a mostly dairy-free diet, I panicked not only because CHEESE (!!) but because ICE CREAM (!!).
Mint chocolate chip is my favorite ice cream flavor in the whole world. I love the crunch of the chocolate chips with the minty flavor. My kids love classic vanilla, chocolate, and of course, cookies and cream ice cream.
It’s so easy and so rewarding to make homemade ice cream. And, it’s almost always healthier, because you really just need 2-4 ingredients tops to make ice cream, and I love that we can enjoy sweet treats without all of the added processed ingredients you find in most store brands.
This cookies and cream ice cream is dairy free and made with coconut milk, but if you do not need to be dairy free, you can absolutely use heavy cream instead of coconut milk in this recipe.
And actually, if you don’t have to be dairy-free, I say do it: enjoy the heavy cream in your ice cream for those of us who can’t! My kids definitely prefer the heavy cream version of this recipe; they are not huge fans of coconut milk as I am.
I, however, loved this dairy-free ice cream!
This dairy-free, vegan cookies and cream ice cream is a cool, sweet treat. The consistency is between that of a traditional rich, velvety ice cream and a light sorbet.
I have found that between 10-12 cookies seems to be about the right amount but you can certainly adjust this to your personal preference as well. Just remember to wait until about the last five minutes of churning to add the crumbled cookies in.
Don’t forget to save a few cookie crumbles to sprinkle on top of each serving, too!
Because everybody deserves a little extra cookie love, don’t you think?
Happy National Ice Cream Month AND National Ice Cream Day, friends! Enjoy!
Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Recipe
Here are some of the tasks that kids can help you with to make this recipe:
- Crushing the cookies in a plastic bag
- Measuring out the sugar and vanilla.
- Adding the coconut milk, sugar, and vanilla to the blender.
- Pouring the liquids into the ice cream maker.
- Adding the cookie crumbles to the ice cream maker at the end.
Ingredients
- 1 14- ounce can coconut milk
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 chocolate sandwich cookies like Oreos
Instructions
- Either by hand or in a food processor, roughly chop the sandwich cookies into chunks. Set aside.
- Add coconut milk, sugar, and vanilla extract to a blender and pulse just enough to blend all ingredients.
- Pour coconut milk mixture into your chilled ice cream maker bowl and churn according to manufacturer's instructions.
- The last five minutes of churning, add the chopped sandwich cookies into the ice cream maker and continue churning for the remaining time.
- Transfer finished ice cream into a freezer safe container and cover then freeze until you are ready to serve.
What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?
Yummm… I actually don’t eat ice cream much because even though I eat all the cheese, I am a bit lactose intolerant and ice cream usually gets me in trouble so I tend to focus on sorbets. But, I definitely miss the creamy texture – the problem with this recipe is that besides the dozen in the recipe, I think there will be an extra dozen while making this…
Dozen cookies. forgot a word ha ha. I was too distracted with this thought of ice cream at 9:30 am…
Haha! Love it! I am easily distracted by ice cream thoughts any time of day ;)
wow…this is superb Marlynn! I was thinking making something with my-dunno what to do -coconut milk . bookmarked this !
Thank you, Citra! If you have more coconut milk you’re not sure what to do with, I also like to use it in curries and Asian dishes. Here are a couple of my faves:
Coconut Shrimp with Rice: https://www.urbanblisslife.com/2015/01/07/easy-coconut-shrimp-with-rice/
Thai Peanut Curry with Jasmine Rice: https://www.urbanblisslife.com/2014/09/01/thai-peanut-curry/
Enjoy! :)
It is hard to beat c&c ice cream, isn’t it? Your version looks scrummy!
I’m not an ice cream fan but coconut milk ice cream… that I can get behind! Now we need to get an ice cream maker! Damn you Marlynn ;)
This is a perfect summer dessert! My husband loves cookies and cream!
I adore cookies and cream ice cream. It’s a staple in our household throughout the summer.
Homemade ice cream is the best! I recently discovered coconut milk as an alternative for ice cream, and make about half our ice cream with it now. The consistency and flavor it brings is amazing, and when I use it, no one misses the heavy cream at all.
I so need an ice cream maker!! And I can’t believe I missed National Ice Cream Day!!!
Do you know if this can be made without an ice cream maker (no-churn)? Hoping to make this for a dairy-free coworker!
I’ve never made it that way so I can’t say for certain, but if you try let me know how it goes!
How about soaking the cookies in the ice cream mix for a while before staining to churn, just to soften them up a bit