No-churn Cookie Monster ice cream brings Sesame Street fun to your freezer without an ice cream maker. This creamy vanilla base is swirled with chopped Oreos and chocolate chip cookies, and tinted a vibrant blue that’s downright mesmerizing.
Skip the trip to the ice cream shop—this easy homemade recipe is a hit with kids and adults alike. It only requires about 15 minutes of hands-on prep and no churning. Gel food coloring gives the best vivid blue with minimal product, and the combination of Oreos and chocolate chip cookies delivers a satisfying cookies-and-cream texture.
If you love themed desserts, try this Cookie Monster ice cream alongside other favorites like cherry ice cream or homemade ice cream cake. You can also use Oreos for mini cheesecakes, milkshakes, or cookie-dough desserts for variety at parties.
🍨 Cookie Monster Ice Cream Ingredients:
- Sweetened condensed milk – provides sweetness and helps prevent iciness in the final ice cream.
- Sea salt – enhances and balances the flavor.
- Vanilla extract – gives a classic vanilla base.
- Blue gel food coloring – gel produces a more intense color with less product than liquid coloring.
- Heavy whipping cream – whipped and folded into the condensed milk for a light, creamy texture.
- Oreo cookies and chocolate chip cookies – any sandwich cookies and chocolate chip cookies work; this recipe uses Oreos and Chips Ahoy.
For exact measurements, see the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Optional garnish: Serve scoops in cones or bowls and offer toppings like hot fudge, peanut butter, chocolate chips, marshmallow fluff, or extra whipped cream.
Equipment needed:
- Freezer-safe bowl or loaf pan – to freeze the ice cream.
- Ice cream scoop – for easy serving.
- Electric mixer – stand or hand mixer to whip the cream quickly.
Substitutions and Variations
- Cookies: Use any cookies you prefer to change the flavor profile—mix and match for texture.
- Cookie dough: Swap in small frozen cookie-dough pieces instead of baked chocolate chip cookies for a different texture.
- Ice cream maker: If you own a churner, you can adapt this base to your machine following manufacturer instructions.
- Flavor swaps: The base is essentially no-churn vanilla—add fruit purées, chocolate sauce, or other extracts to create new flavors.
🔪 Instructions:
Step 1: In a large bowl whisk together sweetened condensed milk, sea salt, vanilla extract, and several drops of blue gel food coloring until smooth.
Step 2: Add additional coloring so the condensed-milk mixture is a few shades darker than your desired final color—the whipped cream will lighten it.
Step 3: In a mixer bowl whip the heavy cream to stiff peaks. Fold the blue condensed-milk mixture into the whipped cream gradually.
Step 4: Fold gently to preserve the whipped cream’s air and maintain a light texture.
Step 5: Chop Oreos and chocolate chip cookies into chunks. Stir most of the pieces into the ice cream mixture, reserving some to sprinkle on top.
Step 6: Transfer the mixture to a freezer-safe loaf pan or bowl, smoothing the top.
Step 7: Sprinkle the reserved cookie pieces on top. Freeze until firm, at least 4 hours.
Serve: Scoop into cones or bowls and add your favorite toppings.
Pro tip: Vary cookie sizes for visual interest—use mini cookies for a few whole pieces on top or chop larger cookies for texture. The cookies placed on the surface are decorative and optional.
- Tint the condensed milk first for more even color; the whipped cream will lighten the shade.
- Use a mix of mini and regular cookies for varied texture and appearance.
- Decorative cookies on top are optional.
Fun Fact
The Cookie Monster character evolved from earlier appearances before becoming a Sesame Street staple.
Recipe FAQs
Cover tightly with plastic wrap or transfer to an airtight container and store in the coldest part of the freezer for up to one month.
A no-churn vanilla ice cream base colored bright blue to resemble the Cookie Monster, mixed with chopped cookies for a cookies-and-cream style treat.
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Cookie Monster Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Blue gel-based food coloring
- 2 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 15 Oreo cookies, divided
- 15 Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookies, divided (regular or mini)
Instructions
- Whisk sweetened condensed milk, sea salt, vanilla, and several drops of blue gel food coloring in a medium bowl. Tint darker than the final shade you want.
- Whip heavy cream in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form.
- Fold the blue condensed-milk mixture into the whipped cream a little at a time, stirring gently to keep the mixture airy.
- Chop Oreos and Chips Ahoy cookies and fold most of the pieces into the mixture, reserving some for the top.
- Transfer the ice cream to a loaf pan or freezer-safe bowl, sprinkle the reserved cookie pieces on top, and freeze until solid, at least 4 hours.
Notes
Keep tightly covered in the freezer up to one month in an airtight container.
Tip:
Tint the condensed milk before folding into whipped cream for more even color. The whipped cream will lighten the tint significantly.
We used a mix of mini and standard chocolate chip cookies for texture, but any crunchy chocolate chip cookie works. Decorative cookies on top are optional.
Nutrition
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Carbohydrates: 47 g
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Protein: 7 g
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Fat: 32 g