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Food

Tropical Cookies and Cream Recipe

You kind of can't screw up this dessert. And it's perfect for sharing with 1 or 2 other people (although, maybe you won't want to share? and that's ok, too).
Tropical Cookies and Cream Recipe

Servings: 2 to 4
Prep time: 5 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

for the whipped cream:
¾ cup|165 ml heavy cream
1 tablespoon|15 ml coconut extract
1 tablespoon|13 grams light brown sugar
1 lime, zested
1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
6 Nilla wafers

for serving:
5 Oreo cookies
vanilla ice cream
rum and coconut granita

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, mix the cream with the coconut extract, brown sugar, lime zest, and vanilla seeds. Using a hand mixer or whisk, gently beat the cream until stiff peaks form, then stir in the 'nilla wafers.
  2. In a medium bowl, crush some oreos into the bottom. Top with a layer of ice cream, then a layer of the whipped cream. Finish with a layer of granita and dig in.

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