Ice Cream Pies

Be creative with these recipes. Obviously, you can make or buy any of the ingredients and you don't have to use the exact ice cream I say to use with each either. Like the Reese's Ice Cream Pie you can make or buy peanut butter ice cream (if you can find it) instead of using vanilla ice cream. Also, you can either put it in a pie dish or put it in a pyrex 9x9 or 9x13 dish, depending on how much you are going to make. The recipes below are for a pie dish, but really, the portions of each are up to you. Here is what I usually do:

Oreo Ice Cream Pie:
Oreo pie crust (make or buy)
1/2 container of Cookies'n cream ice cream
1/4-1/3 c. Fudge sauce(make or buy)
8 oz. Whipped topping
Extra Oreos (optional, for looks)

Reese's Ice Cream Pie:
Oreo pie crust (make or buy)
1/2 container of Vanilla ice cream
1/4 -1/3 c. Fudge sauce(make or buy)
1/2-1 c. Peanut butter
8 oz. Whipped topping
10 small Reese cups, broken up

Mint Ice Cream Pie:
Oreo pie crust (make or buy)
1/2 container of any mint ice cream (peppermint, mint choc. chip)
1/4-1/3 c. Fudge sauce(make or buy)
8 oz. Whipped topping
1/2 tsp. Peppermint extract
2 big handfuls of crushed mint candy (for looks)

Fudge Sauce Recipe:
2 cups Chocolate chips
2 TBSP butter
2 TBSP milk
1 can sweetened and condensed milk

Melt chocolate chips and butter in a small sauce pan. Then add both milks. Make sure well blended. If you are making the Reeses pie, add 1/2-1 cup of peanut butter to the sauce. If you are making the Mint pie, add the peppermint extract to the sauce. Put on crust. Store extras in the fridge.


Making the Pies/Cakes:
First, get out the ice cream you are going to use and allow it to soften on the counter. Now for each pie/ice cream cake I put an oreo crust down, then layer the fudge on top of that. Then goes on the ice cream, as much as you want. Next, I put on the whipped topping and crumble any other toppings on top like the oreos, crushed candy, etc. Put back in the freezer for at least an hour, probably two hours to be safe. Then serve. Again, be creative. There are lots of different things you can do with these basic instructions.

Brindy