Blending Oreos with cream and milk makes for a rich, smooth Oreo Ice Cream that tastes exactly like our favorite store-bought cookies. This is most definitely not your everyday cookies and cream ice cream.

After making my longtime favorite cookies and cream ice cream a while back, I had an idea for an Oreo ice cream and I couldn’t get it out of my mind. I picked up more Oreos at the store and as soon as I got home I dumped a dozen of them into the blender and went to work. (It’s a hard life, but someone has to live it.)

Oreo Ice Cream

Oreos are a weakness of mine and I have to admit that they are very rarely allowed into my house, because I have to exercise so much self-control when they are near me. And, while I really love making things from scratch, I also know that there are some things that you just can’t recreate at home.

For me, Oreos are one of those things. So, for the sake of having the best chocolate cookies, swirled together into this Oreo ice cream, keeping them in the pantry is a hardship that I’m willing to bear.

Ingredients and Substitutions

This dulce de leche ice cream is unbelievably creamy, rich, silky smooth, and swirled with ribbons of sweet caramelized dulce de leche in every bite. It tastes like something you’d order from a fancy ice cream shop, but it’s surprisingly easy to make at home.

If you love caramel desserts, this homemade ice cream is absolutely dangerous.

Cade has been obsessed with dulce de leche ever since serving a mission in Brazil years ago where they call it Doce De Leite. He LOVES ice cream and while on his mission, they ate a lot of Doce de Leite and leite condensada. He even ate it on his oatmeal occasionally. Gross.

I love making anything that is Brazilian because I know that Cade will adore it. Have you tried our pao de quejo or our torta de limão? Holy moly, yum!

What is Dulce de Leche?

Dulce de leche is a rich caramel-like sauce made by slowly cooking milk and sugar until thick, creamy, and deeply caramelized.

Unlike traditional caramel sauce, which is made from sugar and water, dulce de leche has a richer, creamier flavor thanks to the milk.

Ingredients You’ll Need

You only need 6 simple ingredients to make this ultra creamy homemade ice cream.

• Dulce de Leche: Adds deep caramelized sweetness and creates those signature ribbons throughout the ice cream.
• Whole Milk: Keeps the ice cream smooth and scoopable.
• Egg Yolks: Create a rich custard base and silky texture.
• Sugar: Adds sweetness and helps keep the ice cream soft.
• Heavy Cream: Creates the rich creamy base for the ice cream.
• Salt: Balances the sweetness and deepens the flavor.

How to Make Homemade Dulce de Leche Ice Cream

1. Make the Custard Base: Heat the milk and 1 can of the dulce de leche until smooth and very hot, but not boiling.
2. Temper the Eggs: Whisk the sugar and egg yolks together until pale in color. Slowly whisk a few ta

This luscious Chocolate Sea Salt Ice Cream is the kind of indulgence you whisper about at the end of a long day. I don’t know what it is about sea salt ice cream that has me hooked, but I’m in deep now, and there’s no going back!

Chocolate Sea Salt Ice Cream

Travel seems to inspire so many of my recipes. And this one was no different. My sisters and I visited Santa Fe, New Mexico recently, and while we were there we found a shop that served a chocolate sea salt ice cream just like this one. It was love at first bite, for me.

My older sister wasn’t a fan of the sea salt ice creams, but I would have happily increased the salt even more. I just knew that I had to recreate those ice creams when I got home. I’m happy to report that I’ve nailed them both now.

As it turns out, I like salted ice cream so much that I’ve started sprinkling salt over pretty much every scoop of ice cream I serve lately. If you think that sea salt and chocolate is a strange combination, then I can’t wait to introduce you!

Sea salt chocolate captures one of my absolute favorite combinations, salty and sweet. I always sprinkle Maldon sea salt flakes over desserts like these chocolate chip pudding cookies. It takes them from really good to downright glorious.

The most popular question I get is whether it’s possible to make ice cream without a machine. The answer is YES. You can make ice cream without a machine. Find the full directions here!

Salted Chocolate Ice Cream

I’m really proud of the way that this salted chocolate ice cream turned out. I’ve worked on a lot of i

There’s something gleefully unrestrained about turning a drink as comforting as horchata into ice cream. You still get the sweet, creamy flavors of cinnamon and vanilla in Horchata Ice Cream. But, let me tell you, it’s twice as luscious as an indulgent dessert.

Horchata Ice Cream

I was introduced to horchata at a young age because it was (and still is) my older sister’s favorite drink. Every time I travel with my sisters, we make sure to stop and grab some horchata for her wherever we arrive. It’s a tradition.

This is the same sister who shared her intense love of mangoes with me. So, I can say that she’s at least partially responsible for my mango ice cream, too. It reminds me of so many ways that I have been influenced by my siblings, and I am grateful.

When I first played with the idea of making a horchata ice cream flavor, I wasn’t really chasing the exact flavors. I wanted to nail the excitement of being a kid when my big sister would wink at me and then share a sip of her drink. It didn’t matter what was in the glass, it was pure joy to be trusted to drink it with her.

Rice Ice Cream

Flavor-wise, this ice cream is beautifully layered. Horchata is a sweet, spiced rice drink, and this ice cream mimics that. Warm notes of cinnamon hit you right away, while the vanilla remains subtle. The rice is more of an undertone throughout each bite. It’s there, but it’s not the thing that draws your focus.

If you make it with RumChata, the liqueur adds a wonderful element to the ice cream. It begins very sweet, almost hiding in the ice cream. As the ice cream melts in your mouth, the alcohol emerges and becomes more dominant toward the end of each bite. It’s an incredible experience. So, be sure to savor each spoonful.

The most popular question I get is whether it’s possible to make ice cream without a machine. The answer is YES. You can make ice cream without a machine. Find the full directions here!

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Waves of salty and sweet churn together in a luscious creamy base in this Sea Salt Ice Cream. Yeah, I’ll admit I could wax poetic on this one.

The salt and sugar enhance one another instead of competing for your attention. It’s exactly like one rolls in while the other rolls out, over and over again. This is one of those flavors that makes you pause mid-bite and wonder how is this so good?

Sea Salt Ice Cream

I first tried a salted ice cream while in Santa Fe with my sisters earlier this year. As soon as the first bite hit my tongue, I knew I’d be working on a sea salt ice cream to share with you.

I’ll tell you now that salt and ice cream isn’t a combination for everyone. I went crazy over it and my younger sister did as well. My older sister? She wants nothing to do with anything remotely salted with her desserts.

The salt in this ice cream is very subtle, verrrrrry subtle. It mostly enhances the sweetness and flavor. However, if you look closely at the photos, you’ll see that I generously sprinkled additional salt over the servings and am now a very happy convert to salting every scoop of ice cream. It’s transformative.

Salt and Ice Cream

Salt and ice cream may sound like a strange combination. I get it. But, let’s talk about salt for a second. See, I come from a long line of low sodium cooks. My mom and grandma each had their reasons for skimping on salt. Nevertheless, I grew up with very little first-hand experience for how salt actually works in cooking. So, I’m making up for lost time!

In a nutshell, salt increases our ability to taste four of the five primary flavor categories: salty, sweet, sour, and umami (savory). And, as an added bonus, salt actually decreases our ability to detect bitterness. This is why a teeny pinch of salt in your coffee can make even a basic brew taste noticeably better.

This dynamic is one reason why recipes like salted caramel sauce are all the rage. Yes, there is saltiness. And, if you’re not expecting it, that might be off-putting. But, that saltiness then gives way to an incredible, boosted e