My Ice Cream Pie is the perfect no-bake dessert for times when you need a frozen dessert fast. Easy to make with an Oreo cookie crust, ice cream filling, and chocolate sauce and chopped cookie pieces sandwiched in the middle.
Making our homemade Ice Cream Pie is more of a suggestion rather than a recipe because it really has no rules – you can create countless pie crust and ice cream flavor combinations to fit your family’s preferences.
I made this ice cream pie recipe with an Oreo crust and cookies and cream ice cream, but as long as you follow my foolproof formula, you can customize this frozen dessert with your favorite flavors and fillings.
Don’t care for Oreo cookies? Make your ice cream pies with graham cracker crusts! Want to make a mint flavored ice cream cake? Fill your crust with mint chocolate chip ice cream. For a fruity variation, use strawberry or vanilla ice cream mixed with strawberry sauce. Need a caffeine kick? Coffee ice cream may do the trick!
Why We Love Ice Cream Pie Recipes
- Quick and easy to make in minutes.
- Uses only 4 ingredients.
- No ice cream maker needed.
- A recipe you can return to again and again with different flavor combinations and decorations depending on the season or celebration.
- Perfect frozen treat for parties, holidays, birthdays, or serving something cool after main dish meals.
Ice Cream Pie Ingredients
- Oreo cookies: You can use Oreos or your favorite chocolate sandwich cookie instead.
- Salted butter – if you only have unsalted butter, add a pinch of salt
- Cookies and cream ice cream: Use your favorite store-bought brand.
- Chocolate sauce
- Whipped topping (optional): Feel free to use Cool Whip or make your own Whipped cream.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Substitutions and Additions
- Fill With Another Flavor: Feel free to use chocolate ice cream, vanilla, chocolate chip, or any of your favorite flavors. You can also make homemade ice cream instead of using a store bought brand.
- Create Your Crust: You can use regular or chocolate graham crackers, Nilla wafers, shortbread cookies, or even buy a pre-make Oreo cookie or graham cracker pie crust.
- Tasty Toppings: You can top your pie with Cool Whip, chocolate magic shell, chocolate syrup, hot fudge, caramel sauce, chopped candy bars, chocolate chips, crushed cookies, chopped nuts, M&M’s — the options are endless!
How to Make Ice Cream Pie
- Create The Crust: Mix the crushed cookies with melted butter. Press the buttered crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of the pie plate and place in the freezer to set.
- Prepare The Pie: Spread ice cream over the crust, drizzle with chocolate sauce and sprinkle the chopped cookies over the chocolate. Spread the remaining ice cream over the cookie layer.
- Freeze: Cover with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for at least 4 hours or until completely frozen.
- Slice And Serve: Garnish with the whipped topping, slice, drizzle with extra chocolate sauce, and serve immediately. Enjoy!
Tips For Making The Best Ice Cream Pie
- Feel free to use a store bought crust for convenience.
- Make sure to soften the ice cream before spreading it in the crust by letting it sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes.
- Before serving, let the pie sit at room temperature for a few minutes to make it easier to slice.
- To make cutting the ice cream pie easier, run your knife under warm water before slicing.
How to Store Ice Cream Pie
- To Store: Leftovers should be covered with plastic wrap and placed in an airtight container. Store in the freezer for up to a week.
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Ice Cream Pie
Serves — 8
Ice Cream Pie is an easy no bake dessert that takes minutes to make. Create your own crust and ice cream flavor combinations or follow my recipe for a cookies and cream cake!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Chill Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 34 Oreo cookies with filling or generic version (divided into 24 and 10 cookies)
- ⅓ cup salted butter melted and cooled
- 48 ounces (or 1.4 liters) cookies and cream ice cream your favorite brand
- ½ cup chocolate sauce + more for optional drizzle
- whipped topping optional garnish
Instructions
- Crush 24 Oreo cookies into fine crumbs. You can do this in a food processor or by placing the cookies in a zip-top bag and crushing them with a rolling pin or the smooth side of a meat mallet.34 Oreo cookies with filling
- Mix the crushed cookies with melted butter until well combined.⅓ cup salted butter
- Firmly press the buttered crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate to form the crust. Place the crust in the freezer to set while you prepare the other layers.
- Roughly chop the remaining 10 cookies into smaller pieces.34 Oreo cookies with filling
- Soften the ice cream by letting it sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes.48 ounces (or 1.4 liters) cookies and cream ice cream
- Remove the pie plate from the freezer and spread 3 cups of the softened ice cream over the crust. Smooth it out with a spatula or an offset spatula.
- Drizzle the chocolate sauce over the layer of ice cream and sprinkle the remaining chopped cookies over the chocolate sauce.½ cup chocolate sauce
- Add the remaining softened ice cream over the cookie layer. Smooth the top with a spatula.
- Cover the pie plate with plastic wrap and place it in the freezer for at least 4 hours or until the ice cream is completely frozen.
- Before serving, let the pie sit at room temperature for a few minutes to make it easier to slice.
- Garnish the outer edge of the pie with the whipped topping (I used a piping bag and decorator’s tip for my whipped topping garnish). Slice and drizzle with extra chocolate sauce if desired. Serve immediately.whipped topping
Jenn’s Notes
Storage:
- To Store: Leftovers should be covered with plastic wrap and placed in an airtight container. Store in the freezer for up to a week.
- Feel free to use a store bought crust for convenience.
- Make sure to soften the ice cream before spreading it in the crust by letting it sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes.
- Before serving, let the pie sit at room temperature for a few minutes to make it easier to slice.
- To make cutting the ice cream pie easier, run your knife under warm water before slicing.
Nutrition Info
Calories: 297kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 260mg | Potassium: 140mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 190IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 5mg
