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Red Velvet Ice Cream with Cookie Dough

Name: Red Velvet Ice Cream with Cookie Dough
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup heavy cream; 1 1/2 cups buttermilk; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 tsp salt; 4 large egg yolks; 1 1/2 Tbsp cocoa powder; 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 8-10 drops red food coloring; 1/3 cup Red Velvet Cookie Dough, (broken into pieces (recipe below)); 1/2 stick (4 Tbsp) unsalted butter, (room temperature); 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp packed light brown sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/8 tsp salt; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tsp cocoa powder; 1 Tbsp buttermilk; 3-4 drops red food coloring; 2 Tbsp mini chocolate chips

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Cookie dough ice cream is nice, but red velvet ice cream with red velvet cookie dough is a whole lot more fun. This buttermilk-based ice cream is packed with cookie dough and is pretty on the eyes.

Head-on view of red velvet ice cream with cookie dough in an ice cream cone sitting in a mason jar surrounded by sprinkles and a ice cream container with recipe title at top

I know reality TV is so 2002, but it's still pretty much my favorite variety of television. All I can really handle in my life right now is mindless, easy television that I can watch while I'm doing one of a million other things, including working, writing blog posts, recipe planning, playing/cuddling with my dog, and/or accidentally passing out on the couch.

I just love that I can half watch shows like The Bachelor and still, for the most part, understand what's going on. Also, it's oftentimes ridiculous and indulgent, which I absolutely love. I think most of us could use a little bit more ridiculousness and indulgence in our lives and I feel no shame in getting that from my television-watching.

And from my ice cream, too. I mean, I think red velvet in general is kind of ridiculous and indulgent, but in the most fun way possible.

Turn it into ice cream and add in red velvet cookie dough (double the red velvet!) and I'm just ridiculously happy. That's what I did here and I ended up with one of the most fun ice creams I've ever made.

I tried to keep this ice cream pretty true to red velvet, so I made it with buttermilk instead of milk and mixed in a little cocoa powder, too. I was going to do a cream cheese swirl, but started craving cookie dough and thought a little red velvet cookie dough would be even more delicious (sue me, but I'm not a huge lover of cream cheese in desserts).

I ended up putting some of the red velvet cookie dough in the ice cream and then snacking on way too much of the remaining. Oops!

The red velvet ice cream is a pretty typical custard-based ice cream and I promise it's not difficult to make. It just requires a whole bunch of chilling time, so make sure you plan ahead!

Collage showing process for making red velvet ice cream, including cream/milk mixture being stirred with red food coloring and ice cream mixture in bowl ready to chill in fridge

I'm big into making homemade edible cookie dough these days and it's super easy to do, too. Obviously there is no baking required! It just requires mixing all the ingredients together.

And then trying not to eat too much before you mix it into the red velvet ice cream.

Close-up overhead photo of red velvet ice cream with cookie dough in a cone in a mason jar surrounded by sprinkles with an ice cream container and bowl of red velvet cookie dough in background

If you thought reality TV was indulgent, you should try eating red velvet ice cream with cookie dough on the couch while watching reality TV. But come on, you work hard and you deserve it.

I haven't watched Big Brother since college, but I got a little sucked in this season. It's so bad that it's good. That really is a thing.

Overhead view of red velvet ice cream with cookie dough in an ice cream cone laying and melting on grey surface with bowl of red velvet cookie dough and sprinkles in background

The funny thing is that I would absolutely never be on a reality show. Chris basically died laughing when I asked him if he could see me on Big Brother. He said I'd be the worst player in history because I'd feel so bad about making anyone else feel bad or having to lie to anyone. True.

Also, I'd pretty much just want to sit in my bed reading a book and would basically avoid getting involved in drama or talking to anyone. Producers would love me.

Cone of red velvet ice cream with cookie dough being held out

However, I might actually make a lot of friends because when I wasn't hiding in a corner with a book, I'd be in the kitchen whipping up treats like this. If they let me? I am still not totally clear what they eat on Big Brother when they're allowed to eat.

Do you think they'd have an ice cream maker stocked in the kitchen? Would they purchase buttermilk upon request? Could I bring my own? I have so many questions.

But I don't have any questions on my love for this red velvet ice cream. It's different from other ice creams in that it has a distinct tartness (not quite as intense as yogurt) from the buttermilk and a little bit of richness from the cocoa.

It's fun to get bites of red velvet cookie dough and obviously looks pretty in a cone. All very important things when it comes to ice cream, in my opinion!

I am clearly a huge fan of edible cookie dough and have lots of recipes that feature it! Here are a few of my favorites:

Red Velvet Cookie Dough Bars (more red velvet, too!)
Funfetti Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes
Lemon Cookie Dough Bars
Cookie Dough S'mores
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cups
Lucky Charms Cookie Dough Bars
Cookie Dough Smoothie (from Nourishing Amy)
Pumpkin Cookie Dough Cake (from The Cupcake Chronicles)

I'm sure this won't be the last ice cream you'll see around this blog this summer. Let me know if there are any flavors you've been dreaming of that you'd like to see me whip up!

Are you a reality TV fan, too? Or am I all alone in my television watching shame?

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