While living in the Middle East, I started to make my own ice cream. With the desert heat, my ice cream hobby was welcomed by my friends and colleagues. My Butterscotch Oreo Ice Cream was always on the request lists for parties, potlucks and any other gatherings. If you're a fan of baking and cooking shows like I am, then you've seen custard-based ice cream that might make you think making ice cream at home is daunting.
After tons of reading from various ice cream books & websites, I settled on the Ben & Jerry’s method for my ice cream base given it's simplicity. Please note this is a raw egg base, so if you have concerns about using raw eggs consider using pasteurized eggs, but I can't promise you'll get the same rich & creamy results.
For this recipe you'll need an ice cream machine as well as a mixer. I prefer a stand mixer when creating my ice cream bases. The recipe below makes a little over 1.5 quarts of ice cream.
Hope you enjoy my special spin on cookies and cream ice cream as much as my family & friends!
Liz
Ingredients
2 Cups of Heavy Cream
1 Cup of Milk
2 Large Eggs
1/4 Cup of Sugar
3/4 Cup of Butterscotch Chips
8 oz Bag of Mini Oreos
Kitchen Equipment Needed
1. Ice Cream Maker
2. Mixer, preferably a Stand Mixer
3. Ice Cream Container
Recipe
1. Use your microwave or double boiler to melt the butterscotch chips into your milk. If using you're using a microwave, heat for 30 second intervals and stirring between intervals until the chips are fully melted and you have a lovely butterscotch milk. Typically, I only need to heat up the milk twice to fully melt the butterscotch chips.
2. Place your butterscotch milk in refrigerator to cool while you begin to make the base.
3. Whip eggs on medium speed until they begin to peak.
4. Slowly add sugar until your eggs have soft peaks.
5. Turn mixer to slow speed and slowly add your heavy cream. Mix for 5 minutes
6. Add your cooled butterscotch milk to your base and allowing to mix on slow for 5-10 minutes to ensure all your ingredients are fully incorporated.
7. Transfer your base to an ice cream maker and follow your ice cream maker's churning instructions.
8. Crush your Oreo cookies. This is a great task if you have a mini sous chef helping.
8. Add your crushed Oreo cookies before your ice cream firms up. Allow ice cream to churn for 2-3 minutes after adding Oreo cookies and then remove to place in your favorite ice cream container. I'm a big fan of Tovolo's Glide-A-Scoop Insulated Ice Cream Containers.
