Ingredients
– 24 chocolate sandwich cookies
– 4 tablespoons unsalted melted butter
– 4 cups chocolate ice cream
– 4 cups strawberry ice cream
– 4 cups vanilla ice cream
– 2-3 large ripe bananas, sliced
– Nuts (such as peanuts or walnuts), quantity as desired
– Chocolate sauce, quantity as desired
– Caramel sauce, quantity as desired
– Rainbow sprinkles, quantity as desired
– Whipped cream, quantity as desired
– Maraschino cherries, quantity as desired
Instructions
1-Getting started: Getting started with this pie is straightforward and fun. Begin by pulling together all your ingredients and setting up your workspace, like softening the ice cream a bit for smooth spreading. This helps everything layer nicely without any mess.
2-Crushing cookies and preparing crust: Next, crush the chocolate sandwich cookies in a food processor until they turn crumbly, then mix in the melted butter. Press this mixture firmly into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan and pop it in the freezer for 10-15 minutes to set.
3-Laying bananas and first ice cream layer: Once the crust is chilled, lay out the sliced bananas in a single layer on top. Now, spread the softened chocolate ice cream evenly over the bananas and freeze for about 1 hour to firm up.
4-Adding remaining ice cream layers: Follow that by adding the strawberry ice cream layer, freezing for another hour, and then top with the vanilla ice cream before freezing again. After the pie is fully set, add your toppings like nuts, chocolate sauce, and whipped cream just before serving for the freshest taste.
5-Final steps: Gather ingredients and soften ice cream for easy handling.
6-Final steps: Crush cookies and mix with butter to form the crust.
7-Final steps: Freeze the crust briefly before layering bananas and ice cream.
8-Final steps: Add each ice cream flavor one at a time with freezing in between.
9-Final steps: Finish with toppings and let it set completely.
Last Step:
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π¦ Remove ice cream from the freezer 15 minutes before layering to soften for easier spreading.
πͺ Substitute the chocolate cookie crust with graham crackers, speculoos cookies, or vanilla wafers if preferred.
πͺ Take the pie out of the freezer 5-10 minutes before slicing and run a warm knife between cuts for clean slices.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Freezing time: 3 hours
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Freezing and assembling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 352 kcal
- Sugar: 52 g
- Fat: 39 g
- Saturated Fat: 20 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 80 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 66 mg
