Description
Creamy homemade Minty Cookie Crunch ice cream blends cool peppermint with chocolate cookie pieces. Refreshing mint notes and rich chocolate crumbles make this dessert a delightful summer treat you’ll savor with each spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (360 ml) milk
- ½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream
- 4 tbsps instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 4–6 drops green food coloring
- ¼ cup (40 g) chopped Thin Mint cookies (approximately 4–6 cookies)
Instructions
- Preparation: Sanitize Ninja Creami pint container and gather all ingredients for seamless recipe execution.
- Mixing Foundation: Whisk milk and pudding mix into a silky, homogeneous liquid without any lumps or inconsistencies.
- Flavor Infusion: Blend peppermint extract, heavy cream, and food coloring to create a vibrant green base with uniform color and aromatic depth.
- Freezing Process: Pour mixture carefully into pint container, respecting maximum capacity, then seal and position horizontally in freezer for complete solidification over 24 hours.
- Churning Technique: Remove frozen container and insert into Ninja Creami’s outer bowl, selecting Ice Cream function to transform mixture into creamy consistency.
- Texture Refinement: Assess initial churning results; if texture appears grainy, add milk incrementally and re-spin to achieve desired smoothness.
- Mix-In Enhancement: Utilize machine’s Mix-In function to gently incorporate chopped cookie pieces, creating delightful textural contrast within the ice cream.
- Serving Presentation: Transfer mint cookie crunch ice cream into serving dishes, optionally garnishing with additional cookie fragments for visual and gustatory appeal.
Notes
- Prep Ahead Wisely: Freeze the mixture completely for at least 24 hours to ensure proper ice cream formation and smooth churning.
- Texture Troubleshooting: If the ice cream looks dry or grainy after initial churning, add a tablespoon of milk and re-spin for a creamy, consistent texture.
- Color and Flavor Balance: Use food coloring sparingly to achieve a vibrant green hue without overwhelming the natural peppermint extract’s intensity.
- Container Care: Always clean and dry the Ninja Creami pint container before use to prevent unwanted flavors or ice crystal formation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks, Drinks
- Method: Freezing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 218
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg