Circus Animal Cookie Ice Cream

Are you as tempted by Circus Animal Cookies as I am?

I was grocery shopping and saw a package of 

these pretty pink and white critters.  I usually don't buy

them because I can't leave them alone, but we were

going to Lake Powell and the kids do like a lot of treats.

Then I got inspiration to try the Circus Animal Cookies out

in a batch of ice cream, so I surreptitiously hid them in 

the back of the pantry so they wouldn't be consumed.

It turned out to be a great ice cream flavor.

As a matter of fact, most of it had been eaten out

of the freezer before it was time for dessert, so I

was lucky to get any photos.

Circus Animal Cookie Ice Cream

(This recipe has been sized for a 2 Qt. ice cream maker, double it if you want more.)

1 1/4 C. white sugar

equivalent of 4 pasteurized eggs (Egg Beaters)

1/2 C. marshmallow cream

2 C. heavy whipping Cream

1 C. milk

2 C. crushed Mother's Circus Animal Cookies

red food coloring

additional Circus Animal Cookies

In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, Egg Beaters and marshmallow

cream on low.  Then stir in the whipping cream and milk.  Add a few

drops of red food coloring to make it pink if desired. 

Place the cream mixture in your ice cream freezer container.  

I love the Cuisinart 2 Quart Ice Cream freezer because it is big

enough to really get the ice cream frozen.

When ice cream is almost frozen, sprinkle in half of the crushed cookies.

Let the ice cream freezer mix them in.  When it is frozen as hard as

the freezer can make it, remove the paddle and hand stir the remaining

cookies into the frozen ice cream, being sure to stir all the way to 

the bottom.  Add additional crushed cookies if desired.

Place the ice cream in the freezer several hours until solid.

Garnish with additional cookies.