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Circus Animal Cookie Ice Cream

Smooth, creamy, and lusciously pink ice cream brimming with Frosted Circus Animal Cookies and a rich Rainbow Chip Frosting swirl! All your wildest childhood dreams come true!
Prep Time 45 minutes
Chilling Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 egg yolks
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ⅓ cups heavy cream
  • 1 ⅔ cups milk (I used 1%)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • Pink food coloring (gel works best)
  • 2 cups Frosted Circus Animal Cookies chopped (plus more for topping)
  • 1 (16 oz) can Rainbow Chip frosting
  • 1 Tablespoon milk
  • Sprinkles

Instructions
 

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg yolks, sugar, and salt on high speed until yolks lighten in color and thicken into a ribbon as you lift the whisk out of the bowl, about 2 minutes.
  • In a medium saucepan combine heavy cream and milk. Stir over medium heat and bring to a simmer, about 5 minutes. With mixer on low, gradually pour 1 cup of warm liquid into egg mixture. Add egg mixture to saucepan. Stir and and continue to cook over medium heat until mixture begins to bubble slightly and is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
  • Immediately pour custard mixture through a fine mesh sieve over a bowl or large glass measuring cup. Whisk in the extracts. Cover and chill the mixture thoroughly in the refrigerator.
  • Once the custard mixture is chilled, freeze in an ice cream maker, following the manufacturer's instructions. During the last 2 minutes of churning, add the food coloring. While ice cream is churning, stir the milk into the can of frosting to thin it out.
  • Once ice cream is done churning, stir in the chopped cookies by hand. Pour half of the mixture into a freezer-safe container. Spoon blobs of the frosting evenly over the ice cream, then use a butter knife to swirl throughout. Add the remaining ice cream on top, followed by more blobs of the remaining frosting. Swirl again, then top with extra cookies and sprinkles. Freeze for at least 4 hours. Scoop and enjoy!