Circus Animal Ice Cream

 

• 2.25 cups heavy cream
• ▢ 14 oz sweetened condensed milk, (1 standard can)
• ▢ 1 TBSP vanilla extract
• ▢ pink gel food coloring – soft pink
• ▢ 6 oz chopped circus animal cookies, (about 1 ½ cups)
• ▢ ¼ cup assorted sprinkles

• Whip the cream to firm peaks.
• In a separate bowl, combine the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract, and stir well.
• Gently fold the whipped cream into the milk mixture, working in batches and stirring gently so the cream doesn’t deflate. Once combined, divide the mixture in half and color one half a soft pink color, and leave the other half white.
• Divide the cookies and sprinkles between the two bowls, reserving a few spoonfuls of each to use as toppings. Gently fold the cookies and sprinkles into both bowls.
• Take a 6-cup storage container or loaf pan, and alternate adding scoops of white and pink cream into the container. Swirl a knife through the cream until the colors are mixed up in pretty swirls. Sprinkle the top of the ice cream with the reserved sprinkles and cookie pieces. 
• Freeze the container for 4-6 hours, until very firm.