This easy Oreo ice cream dessert is phenomenal. Layers of Oreos, cookies and cream ice cream, and hot fudge make this one incredible dessert!
Want the easiest dessert for summer? This ice cream dessert is it! Not only is it crazy simple to throw together (no baking!), but it is highly adaptable to so many other flavor combos!
4-Ingredient Dessert
Four easy-to-find, everyday ingredients make up six luscious layers in this Oreo ice cream dessert. Here are the deets:
Ingredients:
- Oreos (or “chocolate sandwich cookies,” if you want to be politically correct and brand neutral 😉)
- Salted butter
- Cookies and cream ice cream
- Hot fudge (store bought or homemade)
This dessert is more than the sum of it’s parts. And you’ll see why as we dive into how the dessert is assembled. ⬇️
Assembling Oreo Ice Cream Dessert
- Coarsely crush the Oreos. You can use a food processor, blender, or just place the cookies in a bag and smash the guts out of them with a rolling pin.
- Mix 3 cups of the crumbs with butter and press into a 9X13-inch pan. Freeze for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Spread half of the ice cream on top of the crust.
- Swirl lightly warmed hot fudge over the ice cream.
- Sprinkle Oreo crumbs over the top.
- Evenly spread the remaining ice cream.
- Top with the final allotment of Oreo crumbs.
- Freeze for at least two hours before serving.
Pro Tip: when popping the crust in the freezer to chill for a few minutes, take out the ice cream so it can soften a bit, which will make it much easier to spread.
Ice Cream Flavor Variations
Because this easy Oreo ice cream dessert is a beautiful compilation of store bought goodness (OF COURSE FEEL FREE to make your own Oreos…will never talk you out of that), it is wildly adaptable to so many different flavors.
Here are a few flavor variation ideas:
- Mint Chocolate: mint oreos + hot fudge sauce + mint choc chip ice cream or mint cookie ice cream (like the Mint Moose Tracks ice cream at Albertsons or Fred Meyer)
- Peanut Butter: Nutter Butter cookies + hot fudge sauce (this recipe has a choc-PB version) + peanut butter ice cream
- Caramel: Shortbread cookies or golden Oreos + caramel sauce + caramel/caramel cone ice cream (the Tillamook waffle cone ice cream is 💯)
- Peanut Butter Chocolate: Oreos (regular or PB flavor) + hot fudge + Moose Tracks ice cream
- Chocolate Chip: crispy chocolate chip cookies + hot fudge sauce + cookie dough ice cream
- Holiday Peppermint: Oreos or Thin Mint cookies + hot fudge + peppermint ice cream
What other flavor combos come to mind?? Chime in below in the comments.
A Perfect Summer Dessert
This dessert is a dream for so many reasons:
- it is shockingly easy to make
- it can be made ahead weeks ahead of time
- it is simple enough for the kids to go crazy over but has enough pizazz to wow even the staunchest food snob
I mean, even if you don’t serve it to company, make it, stash it in the freezer, and cut off little (big?) pieces each night (each hour?), as needed.
The ice cream softens the cookie layers just a bit, which is what we want, because in combination with the ice cream, those cakey layers lend a delicious ice cream sandwich vibe to the whole dessert. 😍
Perfect for warm weather entertaining…but also equally appropriate to make year round…this easy Oreo ice cream dessert is really exceptional!
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Easy Oreo Ice Cream Dessert
- 3 quarts cookies and cream ice cream (I use two 1.5-quart containers)
- 39 to 40 Oreo cookies
- 5 tablespoons melted salted butter
- 12-ounce jar hot fudge (see note)
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Crush the Oreos into coarse crumbs (see note) using a food processor, blender, or by placing the Oreos in a bag and smashing with a rolling pin.
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Measure 3 cups of crumbs into a medium bowl. Add the melted butter and mix until the crumbs are evenly moistened.
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Press the buttered Oreo crumbs into the bottom of a 9X13-inch pan. This makes a very full pan of dessert, so make sure your pan is a legit 9X13-inch pan and not skimpy in dimensions.
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Freeze the crust for at least 20 to 30 minutes (this helps keep the crust in place while spreading the ice cream). While the crust freezes, take out the ice cream to soften.
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Scoop 1.5 quarts of the softened ice cream over the crust and spread into an even layer.
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Lightly warm the hot fudge until spreadable (but not piping hot). Drizzle or spoon the hot fudge over the ice cream and swirl and spread over the top. It’s ok for this layer to look messy.
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Sprinkle about 3/4 cup of the remaining Oreo crumbs over the hot fudge (leave enough crumbs to sprinkle on the top of the dessert at the end).
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Scoop the remaining 1.5 quarts ice cream in spoonfuls evenly over the Oreos/hot fudge and spread into an even layer. The Oreos and hot fudge may shift and move around a bit as you spread the ice cream; that’s ok.
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Top with the remaining crushed Oreos.
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Lightly cover the dessert with foil or plastic wrap and immediately freeze for at least two hours before serving. If the dessert has been frozen longer, take it out of the freezer 20 to 30 minutes before serving so it’s easier to cut and serve.
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This dessert keeps well in the freezer for up to two months.
Oreos: I use three sleeves of Oreos for this recipe (that come in the big Costco box). A regular 13.29 ounce package of Oreos has about 33 cookies, which is a few cookies shy of what’s needed for this recipe. Either use the smaller amount of cookies and cut down the amount of Oreo cookie crumbs in between layers OR buy two packages of cookies (or one larger party-size package) and enjoy the “problem” of having a few Oreos leftover. 😉
Crumbs: I prefer the Oreos in chunky, coarsely crushed pieces rather than in fine crumbs.
Flavor Variations: this dessert is very adaptable to other cookie/ice cream combinations like mint oreos + mint choc chip ice cream, Nutter Butter or other PB cookie + peanut butter or peanut butter chocolate ice cream, Oreos + Peppermint ice cream, etc.
Serving: 1 serving (1/15th of the dessert), Calories: 573kcal, Carbohydrates: 67g, Protein: 8g, Fat: 31g, Saturated Fat: 17g, Cholesterol: 93mg, Sodium: 305mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 53g
Recipe Source: from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe
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