Strawberry Ice Cream Cake

Total Time Prep: 20 min. + freezing Bake: 15 min. + cooling
Yield 9 servings
We turned an iconic ice cream truck treat into a dessert you can make at home. Learn how to make a strawberry crunch ice cream cake.

Ingredients

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

Directions

  1. Line a 9x9-in. baking pan with parchment. Preheat oven to 350°. Finely crush 24 cookies. In a small bowl, mix cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake until firm, 15-20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
  2. Spread vanilla ice cream onto crust; freeze, covered, until firm. Spread with strawberry ice cream and then whipped topping; freeze, covered, until firm.
  3. Coarsely crush remaining cookies. Combine cookie crumbs and freeze-dried strawberries; sprinkle over whipped topping. Freeze, covered, until firm, 8 hours or overnight. Remove cake from freezer. Lifting with parchment, remove from pan. Gently peel off parchment. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. If desired, garnish with fresh strawberries.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 584 calories, 30g fat (16g saturated fat), 54mg cholesterol, 280mg sodium, 72g carbohydrate (33g sugars, 2g fiber), 6g protein.

While 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. —Lisa Kaminski, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
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