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The Ultimate No-Bake Ice Cream Cake: An Easy, Customizable Recipe

A slice of Ice Cream Cake being drizzled with chocolate and butterscotch sauce.

A simple, no-bake ice cream cake packed with a variety of textures and flavors. Softened ice cream is mixed with honey-roasted peanuts, chocolate and peanut butter morsels, crushed Crunchie candy bar, and chocolate biscuit crumbs. The mixture is frozen in a springform pan and served with a topping of more crunchy bits and a drizzle of butterscotch and chocolate sauces.

Ingredients

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  • 2 1/2 pints ice cream
  • 3/4 cup honey roast peanuts
  • 1 cup plus 1/4 cup swirled milk chocolate and peanut butter morsels or chocolate chips (recommended: Nestle)
  • 2 ounces Crunchie bar or honeycomb candy, broken into shards
  • 1 1/2 cups (150g) chocolate cookie crumbs (e.g., Bourbon biscuits)
  • Butterscotch sauce, for serving
  • Chocolate sauce, for serving

Instructions

  1. Let the ice cream soften at room temperature or in the refrigerator until pliable but not fully melted.
  2. Line an 8-inch springform tin with plastic wrap, ensuring it covers the bottom and sides with some overhang at the top.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the softened ice cream, peanuts, 1 cup of the chocolate and peanut butter morsels, the broken Crunchie bar shards, and 1 cup of the chocolate cookie crumbs. Stir until just combined.
  4. Scrape the mixture into the prepared springform tin and flatten the top to create an even surface.
  5. Cover the top with the overhanging plastic wrap and place in the freezer to firm up for at least 4-6 hours, or until solid.
  6. To serve, remove the cake from the freezer. Unmold it from the tin and carefully peel away the plastic wrap. Place it on a cake stand or serving plate.
  7. Sprinkle the top of the cake with the remaining 1/4 cup of morsels and the remaining cookie crumbs.
  8. Cut into slices and serve with a drizzle of butterscotch and chocolate sauces.

Notes

  • An 8-inch springform tin is required for this recipe.
  • If you prefer not to use two sauces, the recipe suggests that a single chocolate peanut butter sauce is a great alternative.

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