Christmas Ice Cream Cake

You are going to want this Christmas ice cream cake for all of your holiday parties! It is SO yummy with the most perfect ratios! The Oreo crust (which is the perfect thickness) is topped with peppermint ice cream, whipped topping, hot fudge, and crushed candy canes. This dessert will make your days merry and bright!

Course Christmas, Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Freeze Time 4

Total Time 4 20

Servings servings

Calories 476kcal

Author Whitney Wright

Ingredients

3 1/4 cup Oreo cookie crumbs crushed into a fine crumb, about 32 regular Oreos
7 tablespoons butter melted (salted or unsalted butter is fine)
1/2 gallon peppermint ice cream softened
8 oz Cool Whip softened
hot fudge for drizzling
1/4 cup crushed candy canes about 8 mini ones (can use more or less depending on how much you want on top)

Instructions

In a medium bowl mix the Oreo crumbs and melted butter. Transfer this mixture to a 9x13” baking dish. Press into the bottom of the pan (not up the sides). Freeze for 10 minutes or until crust is firm. (We want the crust frozen and firm so that when we spread the softened ice cream overtop of the crust, it's not lifting it from the pan).
Spoon the softened ice cream over the Oreo crust and spread it in an even layer. Freeze for 3-4 hours or until the ice cream is firm.
Remove from the freezer and spoon the cool whip overtop of the ice cream. Spread in an even layer. Place in freezer for 1 hour or until the whip cream is chilled again.
Drizzle hot fudge overtop and top with crushed candy canes. Slice and serve immediately.

Notes

Make Ahead, Storing, and Freezing:

This peppermint ice cream cake will stay good in the freezer up to 3 months. I would simply freeze it with the Oreo crust and peppermint ice cream layers. Add the whipped cream layer the day you'll be serving it and continue following the step-by-step instructions beginning with the whipped cream layer. Be sure to freeze the cake well covered if freezing for more than 1 week.

Store this cake always in the freezer — covered to prevent freezer burn.

You don’t need a lot of hot fudge for drizzling. I made a homemade batch of my hot fudge and used about ¼ of it was all.

Nutritional information is an estimate and does not include the hot fudge for drizzling.

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