No-Churn Cookies and Cream Ice Cream

Prep: 10 min1 servingsmediumAmerican
No-Churn Cookies and Cream Ice Cream

Homemade ice cream made without an ice cream maker by whipping heavy cream until thick, folding in sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, and coarsely chopped Oreo cookies, then freezing. Ready in 6 hours with a naturally soft, creamy texture straight from the freezer.

Ingredients

1 servings
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
    heavy cream1:1dairy

    same product, alternative name

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  • 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
    evaporated milk plus sugar1:1 evaporated + 2 tbsp sugar per cupdairysweetener

    texture and sweetness will differ slightly

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  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped
    other sandwich cookies (Hydrox, store-brand)1:1cookies

    adjust sweetness if cookies vary

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Add whipping cream to stand mixer bowl with whisk attachment or use hand mixer

  2. 2

    Beat on high speed until cream is thick

  3. 3

    Add condensed milk, vanilla, and cookies

  4. 4

    Mix on low speed until just blended; avoid overmixing

  5. 5

    Transfer to loaf pan and cover with plastic wrap and foil, or transfer to plastic bowl with lid

  6. 6

    Freeze for 6 hours until perfectly creamy

  7. 7

    Serve directly from freezer when ready

Tips

Tip 1

Do not overmix after adding cookies to avoid breaking them down too much

Tip 2

This ice cream serves soft and creamy directly from the freezer with no tempering needed

Good to Know

Storage

Covered in freezer up to 2 weeks

Make Ahead

Prepare up to 2 weeks ahead and freeze

Serve With

Serve directly from freezer; no softening needed

Common Mistakes

Watch

Do not overmix after adding cookies to avoid a dense or grainy texture

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Do not skip the 6-hour freeze time to avoid a soupy consistency

Substitutions

Dairy-Free Swaps

heavy whipping cream
heavy cream1:1dairy

same product, alternative name

Full guide →
sweetened condensed milk
evaporated milk plus sugar1:1 evaporated + 2 tbsp sugar per cupdairysweetener

texture and sweetness will differ slightly

Full guide →

General Alternatives

Oreo cookies
other sandwich cookies (Hydrox, store-brand)1:1cookies

adjust sweetness if cookies vary

Full guide →
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