Strawberry Ice Cream With Oreos

One of our favorite ice cream recipes here on WGC got a makeover just in time for the long weekend. Strawberry Ice Cream with Oreo is the perfect end of summer treat we all deserve in our lives this weekend.

Strawberry Ice Cream with Oreo chunks mixed through in a loaf pan that's sitting on a pink and purple terrazzo tile counter with an ice cream scoop, two small white bowls, and fresh strawberries on the counter beside it.

Why I Love This Recipe

Strawberry Ice Cream with Oreos - HELLO MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS. I live for an incredible fresh strawberry ice cream. Add to that some oreos and we are in business. We used to make a version of this when I was a kid and I will forever be a fan. Ask my 2.5 year old child what kind of ice cream she wants and the answer is strawberry. So it only made sense that we brought back this old school WGC favorite just in time for any end of summer parties!

Ingredients & Substitutions

Strawberries - you need FRAGRANT strawberries for this Strawberry Ice Cream with Oreo. Try and buy them from the farmers market as the more fragrant you find, the more flavorful this recipe will be!
Fresh Lemon Juice
Sugar
Whole Milk
Heavy Cream
Pure Vanilla Extract
Oreos
Mini Chocolate Chips

How to Make Strawberry Ice Cream with Oreo

In a small bowl combine the strawberries and lemon juice and ½ cup of the sugar. Combine ingredients and let sit for at least 2 hours. Strain the juice and reserve. Puree the rest of the berries and set aside.

In another bowl combine the milk and remaining sugar until fully dissolved. Stir in the heavy cream, strawberry juice, pureed strawberries and vanilla. Turn the ice cream machine on and pour the mixture into the freezer bowl. Mix until thickened, about 25-30 minutes. 5 minutes before it is done add the mashed Oreo cookies and the chocolate chips. Once done you can eat immediately or freeze for a firmed consistency.

Tips & Tricks

You need super in-season strawberries for this. None of the commercial ones that don't smell like strawberries - they will make the best ice cream - PROMISE!
If you don't have an ice cream maker, don't panic. This would be an incredible recipe to use as a sub and use the strawberries in place of the blueberries in the compote.

FAQs

What is ice cream made out of?

A typical homemade ice cream is made of of Sugar, Whole Milk, Heavy Cream, sometimes eggs and flavorings! In this case, we're adding strawberries, oreos, a but of lemon to brighten things up and chocolate chips. But you can explore the ice cream section of WGC for tons of other flavor options

Is homemade ice cream better with or without eggs?

You can't go wrong with either way - the eggs make more of a custardy ice cream and need to be cooked! The recipe below doesn't use eggs and thus makes the recipe even easier and great for getting kids involved.

If you want an ice cream maker for any other recipes – here are a few of my favs.

This is the king of ice cream makers and really only needed if you’re making ice cream regularly! Also available here on Amazon
This one is slightly less expensive and requires no freezing of the insert so you can make batch after batch after batch no prob.
This one we’ve had for years (got it as one of our wedding gifts) and it’s amazing! You just need to keep the insert in the freezer so make sure you have room. Also available here on Amazon.