No Churn Ube Oreo Ice Cream

Made with only 6 ingredients, this easy no churn ube oreo ice cream is the dessert you didn’t know you needed. Ube and oreo seems like an odd flavor combination, but I promise you will only want ube ice cream with oreo after trying this ice cream recipe.

I have really been into experimenting with ube. I love the way ube makes a dessert look and taste. One thing I loved making with ube is ube ice cream. However, it can be time consuming to make ice cream from scratch using the churn method, so I thought I would write down how I would it using the no churn method! It is honestly so easy and involves far less ingredients. As an added twist, I added oreos to the ice cream base to make this no churn ube oreo ice cream! The combination is surprisingly good!

What is the difference between churn and no churn ice cream?

The difference between churn and no churn comes down to the method you use to turn your ice cream base into a creamy texture. The churn method utilizes an ice cream machine while the no churn method involves only a hand or stand mixer. Since both methods are so different, the ice cream bases also involve different ingredients. For the churn method, the ice cream is essentially a creme anglaise made of egg yolks, heavy cream, and sugar. In contrast, the ice cream base for no churn ice cream is made of heavy cream and condensed milk.

Personally, I prefer the consistency of the churn ice cream because the egg yolks make the ice cream so rich and creamy. No churn ice cream has some richness and creaminess, but it’s definitely not the same. If you are pressed for time though, no churn ice cream is a solid choice!

Ingredients, Substitutions & Adjustments

• Heavy cream – Adds richness and a bit of airiness to the ice cream. Whipping this heavy cream adds air to the ice cream base.
• Condensed milk – Adds sweetness and richness to the ice cream. Sweetened condensed milk is milk with no water mixed with some sugar.
• Vanilla extract – Adds flavor to the ice cream. Substitute with a vanilla bean or an equal amount of vanilla paste. I personally use vanilla paste because it has more flavor than vanilla extract.
• Salt – Brings out the flavor of the other ingredients.
• Ube extract – This ingredient gives the ice cream its ube flavor and purple color. Unlike my ube ice cream recipe, this recipe does not use ube halaya, so I increased the amount of ube extract to make sure you can actually taste the ube flavor. Feel free to increase or decrease the amount of ube extract you use.
• Oreos – Surprisingly, oreos are an amazing compliment to ube ice cream. However, you can add any kind of mix ins you want! If you don’t like oreos, feel free to leave them out.

What is ube?

Ube or ube halaya is a dessert made from boiled and smashed purple yam and is typically found in the Philippines. It tastes like a cross between almonds, pistachios, and vanilla (to me at least). When you have desserts like ube basque cheesecake or ube blondies, ube is what gives the dessert its purple color and flavor. Traditionally when you make ube, you combine grated purple yam, condensed milk, and butter together in a pan and cook until thickened to the consistency of mashed potatoes. That is then added to your dessert for flavor and color.

How to make my ube oreo ice cream at home

First, add 14 oz of condensed milk, 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract, 2 tsp of ube extract and 1/4 tsp of salt to a large bowl. Mix until well combined. Set aside. Whip 2 cups of heavy cream until stiff peaks (~5 minutes).

Add about half the whipped cream to the bowl with the ube condensed milk mixture from step 1. Mix together until a uniform purple color. Add the rest of the whipped cream. Gently fold it into the mixture. Be careful not to deflate the whipped cream too much.

Pour half the cream into a loaf pan. Sprinkle half the oreo chunks into the cream. Pour the last half of the cream into the loaf pan. Sprinkle the rest of the oreo chunks into the cream. Cover and let the ice cream base freeze for 6 hours. I like to do this overnight.

How do you store this ube oreo ice cream?

This ice cream can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.

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