“You had me at Monster Cookies” should probably be written somewhere as my brother Karl’s catchphrase. For as long as I can remember, Monster Cookies have been his thing. My grandmother’s recipe has been passed down and adapted and remade endlessly into new desserts for our family.
Monster Cookie Ice Cream
Monster Cookie Ice Cream has earned “best ice cream ever” comments from the family each time I’ve made it. It’s the latest in our line-up of monster cookie inspired desserts and it just might be the greatest. There are a couple of things to note before you make this ice cream. First, I recommend skipping the M&M’s on top of the cookies when you bake them. I’m not a big fan of the candies when frozen whole into the ice cream. Instead, roughly chop a handful of M&M’s to scatter into the ice cream or purchase mini M&M candies to use. All the classic Monster Cookie flavors will be there without any rock-hard candies to deal with in the mix. Second, don’t skip the peanut butter sauce. It adds a whole new depth of flavor to the ice cream that is truly memorable. When poured into the ice cream, the peanut butter mixture will firm and harden into something akin to magic shell. The shell it forms will melt smoothly when you bite into it, creating peanut butter chunks with the perfect chewy bite. I highly recommend setting aside some extra peanut butter sauce to pour over the top of each bowl as well. You won’t regret it.
Monster Cookie Ice Cream Ingredients
heavy cream milk sugar kosher salt vanilla extract Monster Cookies Peanut Butter Sauce
The peanut butter sauce in this ice cream is an optional ingredient. I’ve made the ice cream both with and without the sauce. It’s great with just the cookies if you don’t want to play up the peanut butter flavor.
Monster Cookie Recipes
I’m not going to name names here
