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Cookie Monster Ice Cream

Cookie Monster ice cream is an easy no-churn electric-blue vanilla base folded with Oreo pieces and cookie chunks for a fun, crunchy-sweet texture. This blue ice cream recipe freezes in a loaf pan so every scoop shows off the vibrant color and cookie mix-ins.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
chilling + freezing 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 420

Ingredients
  

heavy cream
  • 2 cup heavy cream Chill if you have time for faster stiff peaks.
sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
almond extract
  • 0.5 tsp almond extract
blue food coloring
  • 1 blue food coloring Use enough to reach a vibrant electric blue.
salt
  • 0.25 tsp salt
Oreo cookies
  • 8 Oreo cookies Crush into pieces.
chocolate chip cookies
  • 8 chocolate chip cookies Crumbled; mix in for cookie chunks.

Equipment

  • 1 stand mixer

Method
 

Whip and color the base
  1. Whip heavy cream on medium-high until stiff peaks form, about 6–10 minutes, and the mixture holds clear ridges when you lift the beaters.
  2. Whisk sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, almond extract, blue food coloring, and salt until smooth and vibrantly blue, about 2–3 minutes.
  3. Fold the condensed milk mixture into the whipped cream gently until just combined, stopping as soon as no streaks of white remain.
Add cookies and freeze
  1. Fold in the crushed Oreo cookies and the crumbled chocolate chip cookies until evenly distributed, and look for blue doughy streaks only where you can’t fully smooth them out.
  2. Transfer the mixture to a 9x5 loaf pan and freeze at -0°F/-18°C at least 6 hours or overnight until firm, and the surface should be solid with no wobble.

Notes

Pro tip: for the brightest blue, add blue food coloring gradually until the condensed milk mixture is a very vivid electric blue before folding—once frozen it can look slightly muted. Store covered in the freezer for up to 2–3 weeks; it’s not ideal to re-freeze after it softens. Dietary swap: use lactose-free sweetened condensed milk and lactose-free heavy cream for a lactose-free version (texture stays similar).