Need a quick and easy recipe for a hot day? This is such a simple recipe and pretty much everyone loves it!
It’s perfect for a summer birthday or get-together. Plus, it doesn’t heat up the house and can be made ahead of time — which is always helpful!
Oreo Ice Cream Cake
- 1 package Oreo cookies
- 2 Tablespoons butter, melted (If you want a really firm crust, you’ll want to use more like 6-8 Tablespoons.)
- 1 (1/2 gallon) container of vanilla or chocolate ice cream, softened
- 1/2 bottle of chocolate syrup (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup)
- 2 (8 oz.) containers whipped topping, softened
Crush the Oreos into crumbs by running them through your food processor or putting them in a ziptop bag and crushing them with a rolling pin. Reserve 1/2 cup of the crushed Oreos for later.
In a mixing bowl, add the melted butter to the remaining crushed Oreos and stir. Spread the Oreo/butter mixture into a greased 9″ x 13″ pan, pressing firmly to form a crust on the bottom of the pan.
Spoon softened ice cream onto the Oreo crust. Spread evenly.
Drizzle chocolate syrup in a thin layer over the ice cream. Spread softened whipped topping on top of the chocolate syrup. Sprinkle reserved Oreo crumbles on the whipped topping.
Freeze for at least 4-5 hours, or overnight (for best results). Remove from the freezer about 10-15 minutes before serving to thaw slightly.
Serves 10-12.
I just volunteered to bring ice cream cake to church for our community supper for the homeless. I think the homeless will be enjoying this instead!
I live in Australia, what is whipped topping, is that like a store bought frosting? Thank you, Lyn xx
No it’s a non dairy substitute for whipped cream…. you could sub whipped cream
LOL! Totally cracked me up that this recipe came right after a giveaway for Gathering Grains granola (in my email update). 😀
All about balance, right? 😉
Hey, at least it wasn’t right after a post on Why You Should Never Eat Processed Foods or something. 😉
bahaha! truth. 🙂
Wow! I got this recipe from my mom many years ago and have been making it with many flavors of ice cream-coffee’s our favorite. However, my mom’s recipe uses a whole stick of butter, unmelted and processed with the cookies. I’ve tried to decrease the butter over the years, but so far have only taken away 2 Tbsp. I’m excited that yours only uses 2 Tbsp. Are you sure that’s enough for a firm crust?
If you want a really firm crust, you’ll likely want to use more. Ours usually sort of mixes in and freezes with the ice cream, as you can see from the picture.
Do you always use Oreos for the crust? I suppose one could substitute vanilla sandwich cookies or a graham cracker crust. Oreo crust sounds great with coffee ice cream!
This looks fantastic and I think I could pull this off. 🙂 Thanks for the recipe!
You’re welcome!
My mom would make this dessert for our summer birthdays! We called it “Mud Pie” and used hot fudge instead of chocolate syrup. So delicious! I love Shelia’s idea of mint chocolate chip ice cream! Thanks for sharing, brought back fond memories! 😀
We like to do this with mint chocolate chip ice cream (our personal favorite!). If we do this for a birthday cake, it’s easiest to put the candles in the cool whip while still thawed and then put it back in the freezer so the candles remain on the cake. Much harder to put candles in a frozen cool whip :). Now that we are gluten free, this cake is still easy, because we just use glutino oreo cookies and make sure the ice cream is gluten free and you are set!
I’m thanking the good Lord right now for letting me be born in the heat of July!!!! This will be my birthday cake this year.
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Yum! My mom used to make this for my birthday cake every year growing up. She did cookies and cream ice cream, a layer of hot fudge and m&ms or whatever other candy was requested on top. The possibilities are endless!
Oh, thanks for these great ideas for variations!
My 10 YO grand daughter & I made this in September for her birthday. It was super easy & yummy!! She loved helping make it!
Wow! Can’t wait to try this recipe- looks very yummy. My kids will love it. Thanks for sharing!