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Strawberry Crunch Ice Cream Cake

Source of Recipe

From "Taste of Home American Summer Cookbook"


Recipe Introduction

"Growing up, I loved treats from the ice cream truck that rolled through my neighborhood. This ice cream cake is inspired by one of those crunchy, strawberry novelties I adored so much."

List of Ingredients

â—¦ 36 Golden Oreo cookies, divided
â—¦ 4 tablespoons butter, melted
â—¦ 3 cups vanilla ice cream, softened
â—¦ 5 cups strawberry ice cream, softened
â—¦ 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
â—¦ 1 package (1 ounce) freeze-dried strawberries, coarsely crushed
â—¦ Fresh strawberries, optional


Recipe

Line a 9 x 9-inch baking pan with parchment. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Finely crush 24 cookies. In a small bowl, mix cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake until firm, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

Spread vanilla ice cream onto the crust; freeze, covered, until firm. Spread with the strawberry ice cream, then whipped topping; freeze, covered, until firm.

Coarsely crush the remaining cookies. Combine cook crumbs and freeze-dried strawberries; sprinkle over the whipped topping. Freeze, covered, until firm, about 8 hours or overnight. Remove cake from freezer 10 minutes before serving. If desired, garnish with fresh strawberries.

Makes 9 servings



• If you want even more flavor, stir crumbled freeze-dried strawberries into the strawberry ice cream.