Welcome to Ice Cream Week 2014! This year the event is hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Susan of The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen. We have teamed up with 25 amazing bloggers to bring you ice cream treats all week long. I hope you have as much fun as we did. Break out those stretchy pants and celebrate Ice Cream Week with us.
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Who’s ready for ice cream? Despite the fact that I’ve been eating ice cream for almost every night for the last few weeks thanks to 6 new ice cream week recipes I’m still ready for some. That’s dedication isn’t it? Now while the weather is feeling more fall-like than summer at the moment, it’s still that time for ice cream cakes, shakes, cookies and pies. It is August after all!
Speaking of pies, how perfect is it that ice cream week is kicking off on National Ice Cream Pie Day?
Pretty good timing if I say so myself.
The idea for this pie was planted in my head after my brother made a candy bar pie featuring some chocolate peanut butter nougat and caramel. I think you can figure out what candy I’m talking about right?
That was the pie of peanut butter, chocolate and caramel lovers dreams but I knew it could be improved with one item.
Ice Cream!!
Actually I lie, my brothers pie could be improved with two items, ice cream and homemade all-natural organic ingredients. I splurge on the bad stuff now and then but when it comes down to it, if I’m already indulging in a chocolate, peanut butter and caramel laden pie it should use the best ingredients possible.
So what are you waiting for? On your way home from work tonight go pick up everything you need for ice cream pie! Make it before dinner and you’ll have one amazing dessert to win over your family.
Make sure you swing by for a scoop from each of today’s Ice Cream Week Participants:
- Pink Lemonade Ice Cream Pie by Cravings of a Lunatic
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Ice Cream Pie by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- Peppermint Fleck Ice Cream by Scoop Adventures
- Raspberry Lemonade Ice Cream Pie by The Redhead Baker
- Coffee Ice Cream by Cookistry
- Salted Caramel Ice Cream by Life Tastes Good
- Salted Caramel Peanut Butter Buster Bars by The Life and Loves on Grumpy’s Honeybunch
- Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream by Hezzi-d’s Books and Cooks
- “Fried” Ice Cream Pie by Renee’s Kitchen Adventures
- Mint Chip Ice Cream by Crumb
- S’mores Ice Cream Pie by Love and Confections
- How to Make an Ice Cream Pie at Home by Farm Fresh Feasts
- Gluten Free Sandwich Cookie Ice Cream Pie by Gluten Free Crumbley
- Fudge Topped Chocolate Ice Cream Pie by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Salted Caramel Ice Cream Pie by The Spiffy Cookie
- Caramel Coffee Milkshake by Wishes and Dishes
- Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Pie by The Messy Baker
- Majarete (Dominican Corn Pudding) Ice Cream by Mind Over Batter
- Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream Cake by The Gunny Sack
- Dirty Girl Scout Ice Cream by Quarter Life (Crisis) Cuisine
- No Churn Low Carb Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream by Yours and Mine are Ours
Other Blogs participating later this week:
Special Guest for the Week is Lindsay Clendaniel of the blog, Scoop Adventures. We’re very excited to have her join us. Lindsay is the author of Scoop Adventures which is chock full of ice cream goodness.
Ingredients
- 20 peanut butter chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- caramel sauce - homemade or store bought
- 1 pint chocolate peanut butter cup ice cream or gelato, softened slightly
- 1/2 cup roasted salted peanuts, chopped
- 4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate
- 2 ounces heavy cream
Instructions
- Mix together the crushed sandwich cookies with the melted butter and press them into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Place in the freezer for about 15 minutes to set.
- Make the caramel if using homemade or warmup store bought.
- Drizzle about 1/4 cup of caramel sauce on the bottom of the pie and then cover with the softened ice cream spreading it out in an even surface.
- Place the pie back in the freezer for another 15-20 minutes and remove to sprinkle the chopped peanuts across the top and another 1/4 cup of caramel sauce drizzled over.
- Place back in the freezer.
- In a small saucepan bring the heavy cream to a simmer and pour over the chocolate in a small mixing bowl. Let sit for 1-2 minutes before stirring to completely melt the chocolate. Continue to stir until the ganache has thickened up.
- Remove the pie from the freezer and pour the ganache over the top, place back in the freezer to firm up before serving.
- Serve any additional caramel sauce on the side with some chopped peanuts.
We love ice cream pie at my house and your pb-chocolate version looks irresistible! Thanks for hosting ice cream week, Susan!!!
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Hello, beautiful. I need you in my life, like yesterday. Best. Pie. EVER
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Butter Brickle is my all time favorite ice cream
I would love to win all these goodies!
Chocolate and peanut butter were meant to be together! Looks amazing!
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Oh, my. I think I need this.
Kudos to you and Kim for hosting this amazing week, Susan! I’ve been drooling over all of your recipes this morning. I’m in love with your chocolate peanut butter caramel ice cream pie – I don’t think you can cram any more deliciousness in there!
Susan, I could live on this ice cream treat!(for a while anyway)Then I’d have a sandwich and more ice cream for dessert!
Oops I forgot to say my fav would be this pb ice cream (in this pie);)
My favorite flavor is pistaccio ice cream.
Chocolate, caramel and peanut butter are definitely a match made in Heaven.
This looks so good. I can’t wait to make it!
Oh and my favorite is mint chocolate chip and moose tracks.
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Ice cream pie is the best. This one sounds great with chocolate and peanut butter. Always a winning combo!
Hmm, peanut butter caramel…we have a little bit of something in common today! Love your ice cream pie, looks delicious.
My husband is drooling over your ice cream pie…you’ve got three of his favorites in one pie!
Susan, this is utterly amazing!! love this!! sorry I didn’t get my act together to join you guys this week. . like I said to Liz, I’m going to support you guys but I’m here wishing I had a big slice of this ice cream pie!! yum!
Oh my gosh, I just want to swim in this stuff. This is the prettiest, most tempting ice cream pie in the whole wide world. I can’t wait to try this.
Thanks so much for doing this with me. So much work but so much fun. Happy first day of Ice Cream Week. xx
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So many delicious flavors in one pie! It’s almost too much!
Who doesn’t love ice cream? My fave has always been mint chocolate chip!
Love the idea of pouring a ganache over top of the pie. Yum!
Chocolate, peanut butter, caramel, and ice cream oh my! This can’t be anything but amazing! Where’s my fork?! I just want to dig in to all that deliciousness!
Oh yes, PLEASE! Nothing like an ice cream pie loaded with chocolate and peanut butter. This is glorious.
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yeah this is 110% my idea of the perfect ice cream pie. PINNING!
Blue Bunny Bordeaux Cherry w/chocolate chunks
My favorite ice cream is Mint Chocolate Chip!