Chocolate Oreo Elvis Ice Cream

I hope it's safe to say that the fact that Elvis Presley's favorite sandwich was peanut butter and banana is a part of our collective pop-culture knowledge. What started out as a desire to make chocolate banana ice cream became chocolate banana ice cream with peanut-butter covered Oreos. If you prefer just chocolate banana ice cream feel free to leave out the peanut-butter covered Oreos. Or add in whatever you want. As a side note, I think it's also part of our collective pop-culture knowledge that Elvis' middle name was Aaron. Free batch of ice cream for the person who can put two and two together.

Chocolate Oreo Elvis Ice Cream

2 cups soy cream

1 cup soy milk

2 ripe bananas

2 Tbls. cocoa powder

2 oz. baking chocolate

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 cup peanut butter

1 Tbls. vegan butter

2 Tbls. soy milk

6 Oreos

To make the ice cream batter, blend together the soy milk and bananas until smooth. Combine with the soy cream, cocoa powder, baking chocolate, and sugar over medium heat and whisk until the chocolate has melted. Let cool and whisk in the vanilla extract. Refrigerate until cool.

For the Oreos, melt the peanut butter and butter for 30 seconds in the microwave. Whisk in the soy milk until smooth. Crush the Oreos and stir into the peanut butter mixture. Line a small tray or plate with parchment paper and spread the Oreos in a single layer. Seal in a plastic bag and freeze for several hours.

Make the ice cream according to your ice cream maker's directions. In the last few minutes of churning, add the Oreos.

I know it just looks like chocolate ice cream. I swear there are peanut butter-covered Oreos in there.