Luck O' the Irish Oreo Mint Ice Cream

We made an extra special treat this week.


Extra special.


The kind of treat that makes you feel lucky when you're feeling down and blue.  Or green, as the case may be.


And let me just say, we are feeling lucky, very lucky.  Mmmmmm-mmm-lucky. Yep.


You know us too well to think we would ever deny a little luck or happiness from you! And so... here is what is in the pot at the end of the rainbow.  It's chock-full of

Oh, yes it is.

But just in case the leprechauns 'round your way are too clever of hiders, I will share with you the recipe for

 Luck O' the Irish 
Oreo Mint Ice Cream.  

I got it straight from our heirloom copy of the Book of Kells, gifted from St. Patrick himself.  Or perhaps I found the recipe on recipezaar...  Either way, it's simple dimple.  You'll love it.

You will need:  

2 large eggs

3/4 cup sugar

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1 cup milk (I use whole)

2 tsp. peppermint extract

coloring, if you wish

1.5-2 cups oreo chunks (reserve until the end)

1. Chop your oreo chunks and place in a dish.  I don't dump the whole chopping session in the dish, I just pull out the large chunks.  You can reserve the mutilated bits for topping.  My cookies are probably chopped in sixths.  Not too small.  I like a healthy size cookie in my ice cream.  I used about 1.75 cups per batch.  Now refrigerate those cookies.  It's best if they are cold when you add them to the ice cream.
2. Beat the eggs with a whisk and mix the sugar in until fully blended.

3. Add remaining liquid ingredients: cream, milk, extract, and color.  Blend very, very well with your whisk.  

4. Add to the mixing bowl of your ice cream maker, hook it all up, and start it.  Don't forget to layer the ice and rock salt!  

When the churn is finished, it will look like this (except smaller--this is a triple batch):

Why not add the cookies at the beginning?  Because that's how you get ugly, gray cookies 'n' cream.  If you want chunks, do it my way.  It also preserves the color without murking it up.

5. It's time to add the oreo cookies.  Dump them in and

6. Now the patience test begins.  This puppy needs to freeze over night.  While you wait you can earn a bowl in a nice, friendly game of hurley or camogie.  Go on!  Get a workout!

I have to admit here... we cheated a little.  The kids had a bit of this ice cream a few hours later, but it was really soft.  Shane and I waited for the full setting effect.  We have  just a little more self-restraint-- we have seen a few more St. Patrick's Days than the kids, after all.

I guarantee you won't have to play games with the food to get people to eat this one.  Nope.

From the Kobialka's to you: