After years of wanting an ice cream maker I finally have one.
Seriously folks. Put this on your wedding registry. Heck, put it on your baby registry if you have to. Babies turn into kids and kids like ice cream. It works.
And my kids went crazy for this {take a deep breath} Caramel Ripple Oreo Chunk Mint Ice Cream {and exhale} just like I knew they would. It’s based off of one of our favorite desserts at a local restaurant, Asphalt Pie. I swear we are like hogs in a trough shoving for a spot to dig our spoons in, shoveling in bite after sweet bite of that stuff. It’s not pretty.
So when I was invited to participate in today’s Labor Day Ice Cream Social it was a no brainer to create an ice cream I already knew we loved and, most importantly, could have our own serving. No more shoving. Okay, maybe there was a little but I tried to behave myself.
Do yourself a favor and enjoy these last few days of summer with this indulgent treat…and try to keep the shoving to a minimum.
Be sure to check the rest of the lovely ladies tempting you with their promises of a creamy, smooth, double scoop mocha chip fudge swirl dream on a cone. Hmmm. I may have to try that one next.
Becky of Project Domestication
Lindsey of Cafe Johnsonia
Becky of Vintage Mixer
Carrian of Sweet Basil
Holly of Phemomenon
Kelly of Mountain Mamma Cooks
Karen of 365 Days of Slow Cooking
Marie of Food Nouveau
Rachel of A Southern Fairytale
Shawn of I Wash You Dry
Stephanie of Queen Scarlett
Wendy of 101 Gourmet Series
Ingredients
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- pinch of salt
- 2 cups mint leaves, packed
- 1/2 cup homemade or store bough caramel sauce
- 10-15 Oreo Cookies, cut into pieces
Instructions
- Pour 2 cups of cream in a saucepan and add the sugar and the salt. Warm over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and add the mint leaves making sure they are completely covered by liquid. Cover and allow to steep for an hour.
- Strain the mint infused cream through a mesh strainer pressing on the mint leaves. Discard the mint leaves and add the remaining cup of cream. Chill in the fridge then freeze it in your ice cream maker, according to the instructions.
- Once churned fold in the crushed Oreo cookies and caramel sauce. Freeze completely before serving.
Um, new ice cream flavor favorite? I think so!
That is some serious ice cream. Like…omg. YUM!
excuse me. I need to wipe the drool off my keyboard.
This looks and sound fantastic!
I will take 12 please! HOLY MOLY! this looks out of this world good!
You just said everything my daughter loves. I’ll have to surprise her with this soon.
Are you kidding me? Why do you have to tempt me? I just finished off a little treat and now I’ve got Cade headed to the store for all of these ingredients.
Fantastic way to break in the ice cream mixer! Yum!!
Would it be considered a cardinal sin if I found myself a husband just so I could put an ice cream maker on my wedding registry? This looks delectable–I might try my hand at the add-ins with my usual (no-ice-cream-maker-needed…for-now) recipe. Thanks for sharing!
I think finding a husband just so you can get yourself an ice cream maker is a genius plan! Plus, it’s always nice to have someone to share it with.
Oh…my…gosh. Okay, making this one too as soon as possible. I love Oreos and mint. Mmm.
So glad you joined us! Miss you too, by the way, neighbor.
Krista..holy freaking ice cream! You nailed this one.
I’m so happy you have an ice cream maker now. It’s life changing for sure…and in the best possible way.
My mom has an insanely huge mint plant that is due for picking. I know what I’ll be making with it!
Thanks so very much for joining the ice cream social!
I think my head just exploded a little. I. Need. This!
Mmmmmm ice cream perfection! Pretty pictures too!
Oh my, I think you’ve created the ultimate, irresistible iced treat! Caramel, Oreo and mint? What’s not to like!
Holy moly. I just bought an ice cream maker, and I have got to make this, this looks too good!