Here is another case of  ‘saw a food and now I can’t get it out of my mind until I make’ it syndrome. On Facebook, I follow one of my favorite ice cream restaurants, Wilson’s. This particular place is in Northern Wisconsin, so luckily (unluckily?) for me, I don’t have access to all their flavors all the time. Most of the flavors they offer ranges from Mackinac Island  Fudge to Lemon Sorbet, with a lot of other ridiculously good looking ice creams in between. Visiting Wilson’s is always a ‘have to’ when we are vacationing in Door County, so I always get a look at which flavors they are rotating for the summer. 
What I didn’t spot was the Pirate’s Booty flavor they posted to their Facebook a few weeks ago. Also, I need to tell you that I Googled ‘pirate’s booty ice cream’ to make sure it was an actual flavor/thing and it would be recognized as something people would kind of know what it is (basically I wanted to know if they made it up). Pirate’s Booty is an actual thing and it is actually brilliant. The general idea is that caramel ice cream is mixed with chocolate sandwich cookies (Oreo like cookies) and chocolate covered candies (M and M’s). I ended up using chocolate covered peanuts because I couldn’t  find chocolate covered candies that were kind of vegan friendly and why would it hurt to add peanuts, right? Also, I sweetened the actual ice cream base with dates, because between the candies and the cookies, I felt like there was enough sugar floating around in there. Making caramel ice cream seemed like an extra step, so I’m counting the dates as caramel, since I can eat an entire bowl of caramel date sauce anyday. I also used coconut milk, one full fat and one lite, since this is a YOLO type ice cream, so there are no bananas here!
Do you have any have to make recipes that won’t get out of your head? Tell me! 
Pirate’s Booty Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 can light coconut milk
- 1 can full fat coconut milk
- 5 dates
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate covered peanuts
- 8–10 chocolate sandwich cookies (whole)
- 5–6 chocolate sandwich cookies (crushed)
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the light coconut milk, full fat coconut milk, dates and vanilla extract. (I also added a pinch of xantham gum at this point but that’s optional!). Drop in the 8-10 whole cookies and blend, making sure the mixture is smooth. Pour the ice cream base into a pan and mix in the crushed cookies and chocolate covered peanuts. Freeze for at least 4 hours, or until firm. Before serving, you may need to let the ice cream set out to thaw for a few minutes.
Medha @ Whisk & Shout says
These pictures are stunning and I love vegan ice cream recipes, especially creative ones in the summer 🙂
Saniel says
I thought those were cherry tomatoes at first you stuck in ice cream. Yummy
R says
OHHHH MAAHHHH GAAAWWDD! this looks incredible!
The Frosted Vegan says
That’s basically how I feel when I eat a cone of this ice cream!
Tom @ Raise Your Garden says
I’m not sure about the name but…. I know you didn’t come up with it. The ice-cream looks fabulous.
The Frosted Vegan says
I know, the name is a little strange, right?!
alison says
Where did you get the vegan chocolate covered peanuts?
The Frosted Vegan says
Hi Alison!
I got mine at Whole Foods in the bulk bins!
Julia says
I had never heard of Pirate’s Booty ice cream and now I feel like I’ve been missing out all these years! I love coconut milk ice cream and can’t wait to stuff it with pirate-y goodness!
The Frosted Vegan says
Hooray! All the pirate-y goodness makes it so much better!
Todd says
Thanks for introducing me to a new flavor Abby. Wilson’s looks amazing!! Open since 1906?!!? Holy cow!
The Frosted Vegan says
Thanks Todd! Isn’t it a weird name? But so good! Wilson’s is an establishment for sure, classic soda fountain and all : )
amber says
Hi Abby!
What a lovely blog you have! This recipe looks really delicious and I like the changes you made. I’m all about taking a recipe and making it my own based on my taste and what I have available in my kitchen. What I really like about it is that it doesn’t require an ice cream machine! I’ve found a few ice cream/sorbet recipes around that don’t require an ice cream machine but most do! And I don’t have one!!
This sounds like a really legit flavor and I know the kids will love it! I’d never heard of it before! There’s actually this stuff called “Pirate Booty” that are like organic/all natural cheese puffs that my kids are obsessed with so that is what I first thought of when I saw the post, lol! Cheesy puff ice cream would be quite…gross, lol. But M&Ms (or in your case peanuts!) and cookies sounds so good! Interesting subbing the dates instead of caramel! I’m all about caramel, but dates might give a uniquely different flavor, you don’t often see them in ice cream.
I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing it 🙂
The Frosted Vegan says
I was kind of afraid people would think of the Pirate’s Booty snack, gross! Haha! 🙂
Vanessa @ VeganFamilyRecipes says
For those who say “being vegan must be soooo hard” need to look at this recipe. It is absolutely brilliant! Love the name pirates booty ice cream too. Pinning this now 🙂
The Frosted Vegan says
Agreed! Thanks for stopping by Vanessa, I can’t wait to look around your lovely blog more!
Alexandra says
I’m running right now through the grocery store to buy all of the ingredients. This recipe is heaven ! Thank you for your amazing recipes 🙂
The Frosted Vegan says
Yay!! Enjoy!!
axiologisivouleytwnAnna says
Where did you find vegan “Oreos” and the chocolate covered peanuts were labeled vegan.
The Frosted Vegan says
Hi there! I found both at Whole Foods, but I know a lot of smaller health food stores have them as well, hope this helps!
Erica @ The Crumby Cupcake says
Had to click on this based on the name alone – and was not disappointed! Hooray for garbage can – or in this case, treasure chest – ice cream!
The Frosted Vegan says
Right?! A little bit of everything!
GiGi Eats Celebrities says
NOM NOM! It’s on the agenda to make COCONUT ICE CREAM this weekend 😉
The Frosted Vegan says
Hooray! 🙂