Fun and Food: Triple Mint Ice Cream Dessert

You don’t have any time to bake? This festive and refreshing dessert features chocolate mint ice cream in a cookie crust. It's remarkably easy and great for entertaining.

Servings: 10 servings

Prep Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 9 hrs 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3  cupbutter, melted
• 1/4  cupsugar
• 1-1/2  cupsfinely crushed chocolate wafer cookies (about 25)
• 1  quartmint chocolate chip ice cream
• 1  cupcoarsely crushed peppermint sticks or candy canes (about 5 ounces)
• 1  cupchopped layered chocolate-mint candies (about 28)

Directions

Combine melted butter and sugar together in a medium bowl. Stir in crushed chocolate wafers; toss to mix well. Press mixture evenly on the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of an 8-inch spring form pan. You can also press evenly onto bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Chill for 1 hour.

Now soften ice cream by using a wooden spoon to stir and press ice cream against the side of the bowl in a large chilled bowl, Stir until soft but not melted. Stir in 1/2 cup of the peppermint sticks and 1/2 cup of the chocolate mint candies. Quickly spoon softened ice cream into the pan or pie plate. Cover and freeze for 1 hour or more.

Sprinkle top with remaining peppermint sticks and mint candies. Cover and freeze for several hours or overnight until firm. To serve, remove dessert from freezer. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

This mixture makes 10 servings.

Advance Preparation: Prepare as directed. Transfer to an airtight container; cover. Freeze up to 1 week.

Nutrition information: Per serving: Calories 393, Total Fat 19 g, Saturated Fat 13 g, Cholesterol 33 mg, Sodium 175 mg, Carbohydrate 51 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet