This cookie dough ice cream recipe is more than just a lovely warm weather treat. Made easily without an ice cream maker, it actually keeps my gluten free son safe.
When my gluten free son was barely 9 years old, and I took him out for ice cream, he came home mad. It took me a moment, but I got it: he deserves to have the gluten free ice cream options that everyone else has in conventional ice cream!
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Sure, the basic ice cream flavors are gluten free. Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry. But heaven help you if you'd like something more exciting. Like perhaps… cookie dough ice cream.
Making cookie dough for ice cream
This recipe makes just enough edible gluten free cookie dough for the 3 pints of ice cream yield. If I were you, though, I'd double that part of the recipe and save some for snacking.
Most recently, we made gluten free cookie dough with heat-treated gluten free flour. It's the most “authentic” and completely safe because we heat-treat the flour in the microwave.
That's the recipe that I've included below. But you can use any of the three recipes with total success in your cookie dough ice cream.
How to make homemade ice cream without a machine
One way or another, you really need to make this ice cream. Even though it's pretty simple, I still made it a bunch of ways before I arrived at my favorite method and ingredients.
I used my basic no-machine 3-ingredient ice cream recipe below, but I've also made this recipe using our no churn marshmallow ice cream and it also worked beautifully.
When I first made this ice cream for my gluten free son, he was a mere 9 years old. He deserves to be able to have some sort of ice cream other than plain vanilla, chocolate or strawberry ice cream. And if I have to make his gluten free cookie dough ice cream myself, so be it!
Cookie Dough Ice Cream | Ben and Jerry's Style
Equipment
- Hand or stand mixer
Ingredients
- 1 recipe (70 g) edible cookie dough
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 pint (16 fluid ounces) heavy whipping cream chilled
- 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chunks (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the cookie dough bites according to the recipe instructions.
- Place the cream in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or a large bowl with a handheld mixer) and beat the cream on medium-high speed until soft peaks form.
- With the mixer on low speed, add the sweetened condensed milk in a slow, steady stream and continue to whip until none of the condensed milk is visible.
- Add the vanilla, and increase the speed to high and whip until thoroughly blended.
- Pour the ice cream into a 2 quart freezer-safe container with a lid.
- Add the chocolate chunks and the cookie dough chunks, and fold them in carefully to avoid deflating the ice cream.
- Smooth the top and cover tightly with the lid. Place in the freezer until firm (at least 4 hours).
- Serve frozen.
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Lauren Smith says
Verdict – delicious! Thank you x
Lauren Smith says
The cones!
Lauren Smith says
Just made this, waiting for it to finish freezing! I have obe excited 11 year old daughter waiting for this too. And to top it off, bought a waffle cone maker this morning so we have cones to go with it too! Thank you very much from Lauren and Kenza!
Diana says
Hi, I’m a newbie to GF cooking and baking. So excited to get my feet wet and whip up some tasty new recipes, but what is “xantham gum” and where can I buy it?
Karen says
how would this work with an ice cream maker?
aliciamyersleifheit says
Nicole, you SERIOUSLY just made my day! I just got home from the grocery and I think I’ll have to go back to get the few things I don’t have on hand! Thank you for all your hard work that makes lives for those of us and our kiddos living GF sooo much easier. I’ve never made one of your recipe that hasn’t had everyone (even Gluten eaters) asking for the recipe. Can’t wait for the new book!
Mare Masterson says
Oh, we will just have to suffer with you sharing recipes so your head does not explode…after all it is for the greater good, right? ;) Now in my Tazmanian devil voice…ICE CREAM!!! Cookie Dough ICE CREAM!!!
Nicole Hunn says
Exactly, Mare. It’s really for the best. That way, nobody loses her head. ;)
Kimmy Dawn Cox Wright says
yep. I’m making this today. It is to hot to bake! and I have to wait for tomorrow for more whey protein to arrive.
Nicole Hunn says
Oh no not too hot to bake yet, Kimmy! For a baking blogger like me, summer definitely requires some creative solutions. :)
Lauren O. says
You’re my hero! Just when I think you can’t possibly top what you’ve posted, you do! I’m beyond excited, this is my FAVORITE kind of ice cream, I have gone with out for 4 years, that changes today! Thanks for all of the great recipes that you put out here!
Nicole Hunn says
Oh that’s awesome, Lauren. Cookie dough ice cream is definitely a summer rite of passage. So glad you can have it back! :)
Lucy says
Wow Nicole! My head is exploding with this great recipe…Amanda’s favorite!
I don’t have much to do today in the kitchen, lots of leftovers from last nights dinner…so tonight ice cream for desert! HUGS :)
Nicole Hunn says
That’s so great, Lucy! If you get this in the freezer this morning, it’ll be perfect for tonight!
Jennifer S. says
Nice title!!! Are you cool with it? I hope you love it. I can’t wait to see the cover and the cookbook… can.not.wait! And yes, please take care of yourself and bring us many more beautiful recipes like this so we can keep your head intact. Who would replace you? NO ONE that’s who!
Nicole Hunn says
Aw, thanks, Jennifer! I’m very happy with the title. So far my editor likes it but we still need everyone else at the publisher to sign off. Ah, creativity by committee, it’s quite the challenge!
Anneke says
Please, Nicole! No exploding heads! That would make such a mess in the kitchen! :)
Nicole Hunn says
I know, right, Anneke? That would be the first thought in my exploded head: don’t get any in the food! ;)
Renee Nicholl says
im lactose intollerent so can i use almond milk?
Jennifer S. says
you should give it a whirl and let us know….
Nicole Hunn says
You cannot use straight-up almond milk in place of sweetened condensed milk or heavy cream, Renee. I recommend you use the search function on the blog to find my no machine dairy free ice cream recipes.
Sherry Lynn England says
will coconut milk work in this recipe?
Jennifer S. says
you should give it a try and let us know!
Linda says
I’d like to know about coconut milk or flax milk. I can’t do dairy or almond. This looks soo good.
Nicole Hunn says
Heavy cream cannot be replaced with any sort of milk. It can sometimes be replaced with coconut cream (not milk), but instead of that I recommend you use the search function on the blog to find my no machine dairy free ice cream recipes.