Gather family and friends around the table for this dessert pie starring mint chocolate chip ice cream.
30 Oreo cookies
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/2 gallon mint chocolate chip ice cream, softened
1 (9oz.) Cool Whip, thawed
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Process cookies in a food processor or blender until ground; add butter, and process until blended. Reserve 12 cup crumb mixture. Firmly press remaining crumb mixture in an ungreased 13X9 pan. Chill 30 minutes.
Spoon ice cream over crust; cover and freeze 1 hour. Stir together Cool Whip, powdered sugar, and vanilla; spread over ice cream layer. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup crumb mixture over Cool Whip mixture. Cover and freeze 8 hours. Remove from freezer; let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Yield: 12 servings
"Scoops of mint ice cream with chips of chocolate cows."~Jim Bishop, "On the English Countryside," NY Journal-American, 28 September 1957, quoted in Simpson's Contemporary Quotations compiled by James B. Simpson
In Mama Joe's Shadow follows the day to day recipes, and the culinary journeys of Adele Forbes, an In-House Personal Cook. She has cooked for many different families over the last 30 years which has broadened her horizons and deepened her love for the art of good food. Be it her 'signature' dish of BUTTERMILK FRIED CHICKEN, a stately LEMON BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE, or her SHEPHERD'S PIE A'LA MACARONI & CHEESE, she is always searching for a culinary masterpiece.
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
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You had me from the start! Spoon ice cream over graham cracker crust...
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Cool recipe! Very easy to follow! Thanks for sharing such delicious recipe.
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