Last summer, when I had just had Liam and still had PPD, we traveled to ‘the beach’ (also known as Hilton Head Island) to visit family. It was great seeing everyone, but you try traveling 3 hours each way with a newborn, running on little sleep and then loosing your phone to the ocean. Thankfully the phone thing worked out and I got ice cream pie.
Can we just marry those three words? Ice Cream Pie.
You see, my aunt Laura made this crazy good chocolate and coffee ice cream pie. I don’t want to even know how many slices I ate. I basically killed one full pie by myself.
I lightened her recipe up a bit…your waist can thank me later…and it’s just in time for Frozen Treat Week!
This pie is so great because you can really make it what you want! Customizable is my new favorite thing. You could make it with:
- graham cracker crust
- whole wheat pie crust
- chocolate chip cookie crust
- chocolate ice cream
- vanilla ice cream
- strawberry ice cream
- ANY ice cream
- oreo cookies
- chocolate chips
- crushed candy bars
- fresh fruit
- ANY fillings!
You can’t go wrong. Make it your own!
For me, I’ll stick with chocolate on chocolate on chocolate…because that’s how I roll.
What do you think?
By the looks of it, I don’t think I liked it one bit. 😉
Cookies & Ice Cream Pie
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup 60% cacao Ghirardelli chocolate chips
- 1 pint of your favorite ice cream (I suggest chocolate or vanilla), softened
- 15 chocolate cream cookies (I used WhoNu), broken up into pieces
- 1 store bought 9 inch oreo crust (or homemade crust)
How-To
- In a small sauce pan, heat the heavy cream until it reaches a simmer. Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate chips until melted and a smooth ganache consistency.
- In a large bowl, stir the ice cream and 10-12 crushed cookies together. Spread into the prepared crust.
- Spread the chocolate ganache onto the ice cream.
- Sprinkle with remaining crushed cookies.
- Freeze for at least 4 hours until hard.
Now are you ready for a big giveaway!? Today’s Frozen Treat Week giveaway is brought to you buy Zoku and OXO. I’m going to be jealous of the winner’s of this one. I’ve always wanted to try the Zoku and I always love OXO stuff! 😀
 For other Frozen Treat Week posts visit:
- Rachel Cooks – Blood Orange Chocolate Yogurt Popsicles
- Sweet Remedy – Pineapple Mint Popsicles
- An Edible Mosaic – 3-Minute Easy Cherry-Chocolate Sorbet
- Katie’s Cucina – Mango Raspberry Pops
- Cooking with Books –Â Chocolate Blueberry Crumble Pop
- Cook the Story – Easy Cherry Frozen Yogurt Pie
- The Baker Chick – Bananas Foster Ice Cream
- Nutmeg Nanny – Mango Margarita Boozesicles
- Foodie with Family – 1 Ingredient Cherry Ice Cream + How to Freeze Cherries
- Eats Well With Others – White Chocolate Buttermint Ice Cream
- Damn Delicious – Strawberry Cheesecake Popsicles
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This pie looks divine!!!
I love super customizable recipes like this – I’d have to throw mint chocolate chip ice cream in there 🙂 But that said, I’d gladly eat your combo too because it looks heavenly!
Ice cream pies are always a good idea! Love this recipe!
I want a slice right now!!
This looks amazing! I love that it’s customizable but I honestly wouldn’t change a thing! I don’t know why I don’t make ice cream pie more often because it’s sounds like the perfect summer treat!!
I crave slushies and smoothies in the summer! But now I totally wan that pie!!
I love ice cream sandwiches!
That pie looks amazing.
I like orange sherbet with vanilla ice cream
Definitely ice cream!
Looks so good! YUMMY!
What a perfect looking pie. I don’t think it would last an hour in my house!!
I really love ice cream! It is pretty much my favorite dessert year-round
Oh my – I could definitely go from some of that right now. I love just about any flavor of ice cream. Add it to a pie & I’m really happy.
LOL I would eat this entire pie too! It looks soooooo amazing!
I LOVE how this is pretty much a foolproof recipe! No matter what ice cream/crust/filling combo you go with, it’s sure to be awesome. But if we’re being honest…the oreo thing totally stole my heart.
Oh man… stinks about last summer but so glad you got to experience the pie and make it for our frozen treat week!
Ice cream pie = best. pie. ever.
I need this. Like, seriously need.
This looks so good! It would be perfect for a summer birthday party – I have a friend’s birthday coming up and I was looking for birthday treat inspiration…this is it!!
Oh my gosh. Just when I thought I’d seen the best of the frozen treats, this came up! It’s winter over here at the moment so I’m woefully staring at your gorgeous frozen pie whilst wrapping my feet in wool socks. I can’t wait til the heat hits so that I can try this without losing feeling in my fingers. Yum! xx
Ice Cream Pie! I like those three words. They may be better than the other 3 words people say to eachother! 😀
This pie sounds awesome!
This pie looks crazy delicious! Perfect for the super hot weather going around