This Oreo Ice Cream cake is super easy to make and uses a "cheater ice cream " recipe. It's such a fun frozen dessert that your family and friends will go crazy for!
The ice cream portion of this cake is something I've been making for over 30 years. Actually, I think I'm closing on 40 years of making it, if I'm being honest.
This recipe goes back to when I was a teenager. It's something I learned how to make from a gal I babysat for. Her name was Barb Howson.
She was the most amazing person to work for. I lost my Mom was I was 15 and missed out on a lot because of that. Barb taught me how to make some simple recipes which I still appreciate to this day.
This lady would order me pizza, leave my favourite snacks and drinks, and paid me way more than any other person I babysat for. She even let me raid her closet for special occasions.
Honestly, she changed my life and gave me an escape from my teenage angst. I could tell her anything and still think about how much she touched my life to this day.
This recipe is easy to make and I guarantee you everyone will flip their lids when they try it!
Ingredient Notes:
- Baking Crumbs -Â I used store bought Oreo baking crumbs for this recipe. You can also buy Oreo cookies or chocolate graham crackers and crush them yourself in a food processor if you like.
- Butter - Either salted or unsalted butter can be used for this ice cream cake.
- Ice Cream - I used a plain vanilla ice cream. The brand doesn't matter much since you'll be adding cookies to it.
- Cool Whip - Any brand of whipped topping will do but I prefer the taste of Cool Whip. On occasion I will make my own whipped cream, or use Dream Whip to make some for recipes like this.
- Extract - This recipe calls for almond extract because I love the way it pairs with chocolate. You can use vanilla extract if you don't have almond extract, or just prefer the taste of vanilla.
- Hot Fudge Sauce - You can use homemade or store bought hot fudge sauce for this cake. Sanders is my absolute favourite but use whatever you love.
How to Make Oreo Ice Cream Cake:
- First, combine the Oreo baking crumbs and melted butter in a bowl. Stir to combine. Press into full or mini size springform cake pans. Set aside.
- Next, in a stand mixer combine the ice cream and ¾ of the Cool Whip, reserving ¼ of it for garnishing the cakes. Whisk until it's combined.
- Crush ¾ of the Oreo cookies, setting ¼ of them aside for topping the cakes. Toss the crushed cookies into the ice cream-whipped cream mixture. Mix briefly to combine. The less you mix the more the colour will remain more white, the more you mix the more the colour will bleed into the ice cream. You can also fold in the crushed cookies by hand if you want the cake to be more white with flecks of Oreo in it. I didn't care so I mixed mine.
- Add the almond extract and mix just long enough to incorporate it. Set the bowl aside.
- Grab the hot fudge sauce and pour it over the crumb base. Do not overheat the hot fudge sauce, it just needs to be pourable.
- If using caramel sauce as well, just heat enough that it's pourable. Drizzle it over the hot fudge sauce.
- Don't try to smooth them out because if you move a spoon around too much while the sauces are warm you'll end up lifting the crumb base up.
- Wait for the sauces to cool down before the next step.
- Once the sauces are cooled down, pour the Oreo ice cream mixture over top of the base and sauce. Smooth out then pop them in the freezer for about 4 hours.
- Remove the cakes from the freezer just before serving. Add a dollop of reserved whipped cream to the cake and top with reserved Oreos. If you made into a full size cake you can pipe the cool whip around the outside edge and add cookies in intervals around it.
- Slice and serve!
FAQS:
Cool Whip:
- A note about differences in Canadian and American products. I'm in Canada and trying to convert things like Cool Whip and ice cream can be difficult because each country uses different sizes of tubs.
- When making this recipe the differences are pretty negligible in terms of how this recipe will turn out. I used a 1 L tub of Canadian Cool Whip, if you're in the states you would use the 12 ounce tub.
- They may be slightly off but it will not affect the final result. You can certainly measure out in cups if you want to be precise.
Ice Cream:
- For the ice cream, I bought and used a 2L tub of ice cream. I know in the states ice cream is sold in tubs that are 1.5 quarts/48 ounces.
- You can actually just use 1.5 quarts if you don't want to buy more and have to measure it all out. The ice cream cakes will just not be as tall but it will not affect the taste greatly enough to stress over trying to match up sizes. If you want to be precise, that's cool.
- Normally I advise people to be precise when baking but this cake recipe is forgiving. It's not like baking a cake where you are using ingredients where the science behind the ingredients and measurements need to exact.
Don't sweat the small stuff with recipes like this one!!
Serving and Slicing this Oreo Ice Cream Cake:
- Adding the cool whip the ice cream gives it a softer, creamier texture which makes this ice cream cake easier to slice and eat.
- You also don't have to take it out too far in advance because it won't be rock hard like some ice cream cakes tend to be.
Variations:
- The hot fudge and caramel can be omitted.
- Melted chocolate is a nice addition to drizzle over top.
- You can use magic shell over top of this cake if you like.
- Sprinkles or jimmies would add a nice pop of colour.
More Ice Cream Recipes:
- Roasted Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
- Strawberry Sherbert in Cooky Cups
- Apple Crisp Ice Cream
- Brownie Explosion Ice Cream Sundae
- Copycat Moosetracks Ice Cream
- Vegan Toasted Coconut Ice Cream
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Oreo Ice Cream Cake
Ingredients
- 4 cups oreo baking crumbs
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
- 2 quarts vanilla ice cream softened
- 12 ounces Cool Whip divided
- 10 ounces Oreo cookies divided
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- ½ cup hot fudge sauce
Optional:
- ¼ cup caramel sauce
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine the oreo graham crumbs and the melted butter. Mix thoroughly, and then press into mini spring form pans. Tamp the crumb mixture down, the bottom of a glass works, so does the blunt end of a honey dripped. Whack it down till it packs tight. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer combine the ice cream and about ¾ of the tub of cool whip. Whisk until combined.
- Place about ¾ of the cookies in a ziploc bag, take a rolling pin and whack the crud out of the bag until you break the cookies into small pieces. Now toss those pieces into the mixer. And good luck with this step, if you're like me you've inhaled about half the bag of oreos by now.
- Mix the oreo pieces and ice cream mixture till fluffy, add the almond extract and give it another whir till it's mixed in.
- Now before you pour this, right into your mouth if you're anything like me, let's go grab that hot fudge sauce. Don't even try to pretend you don't hide a jar in your fridge. We all do it. Just own it so we can move on.
- I want you to heat the sauce, but only slightly. It should be barely warm, just loose enough to spoon out. Take this mixture, while trying to resist drinking it straight from the measuring cup, and spoon it over the oreo crumb base. Do not try to smooth it, that will create the crumbs to lift back up. Just pour the hot fudge sauce over randomly. It you want it more even, just swirl the dish around a bit.
- You can also add a little caramel sauce if you like. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. Just pour it over the hot fudge sauce. Again, you do not want to heat this up too much. You just want it pourable.
- Wait for the sauces to cool down before the next step.
- Now pour the oreo ice cream mixture over top. Smooth the tops.
- Place in the freezer for about 4 hours, or even overnight.
- Remove from freezer and top with remaining whipped cream. Then top each one with a cookie.
- Serve with a big old "I'm so glad we had two bags of oreos in the house" kind of smile!
Notes
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Choc Chip Uru
Can I please have a big bite. A big piece. The whole cake. See how it escalates?
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Kim Beaulieu
Ha, dying laughing right now. Made my whole day.
Emily @ Life on Food
Given that cookies and cream ice cream is one of my favs I know I would just devour these cakes. I can see why this is one of your go to recipes.
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Emily. I just love this dessert. It's so good. The extra whipped cream keeps it soft and easy to eat. I can never get enough of this one.
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
Wow they look so perfect!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Erin. xx
sandra zimmer
Vanilla is my favorite, then I can put different topping on!
Kim Beaulieu
Good to keep your options open. Smart.
Tara
Oh my, what a gorgeous looking ice cream cake!! Pass me a fork/spoon or anything I want to dig in!! Thanks again for hosting such a fun week and for all the hard work you always put into these events!!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much Tara. I'm so glad you joined us. Was not uneventful but was so much fun.
Jennie @themessybakerblog
Kim, this ice cream pie looks amazing! I love Oreo cookies in my ice cream. Your photos are gorgeous!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much Jennie. I love ice cream, and ice cream week was awesome. Hope you're in next year. xx
Hezzi-D
This looks so good! It would be the perfect birthday cake for me!
Kim Beaulieu
I wish I could make you one. And we could share it over drinks. xx
Serena | Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch
I can never pass on anything with Oreo Cookies in it and ice cream! These look amazing!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much Serena. I feel the same way about anything oreo related.
Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
Cheater recipe or no-this cake is impressive! so pretty and SO tasty! No wonder it's a fave!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much Kayle. I love this recipe. It's as old as dirt.
Carol at Wild Goose Tea
Let's hear it for cheater ice cream. Also let's hear it for that pink lemonade ice cream pie. Oh my goodness that was gorgeous. Sooooo pink. Soooooo girly. Sooooo good that even the males would eat the girly pie. Ha!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Carol. I loved ice cream week. It was epic. I should have taken pics of the guys eating the pink pie. ha
Jessica @ Sweet Menu
Aww loving these darling Oreo ice cream cakes! Single serve is the best idea. They are awesome!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much Jessica. I love small bites, something about individual portions just makes me happy.
Tamika Taylor
My favorite is strawberry
Kim Beaulieu
Good choice.
LoriAnne in Oregon
French Vanilla! It goes with everything!
Kim Beaulieu
It really does. Classic choice.
Ramona
Another winner! Oreos, ice cream... whipped cream... yeah... you have me at hello here!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much Ramona. And lol, you slay me. xx
Francine
mocha
Kim Beaulieu
Lovely choice.
Brenda
What is 'Oreo graham' crumbs?
Kim Beaulieu
Hey Brenda, they look exactly like graham crumbs but they are dark brown, almost black looking. You buy them in either the cookie aisle or the baking aisle. If you cannot find them you can crush any kind of cookie into crumbs. I crush everything from chocolate wafers to chocolate chip cookies. I just pulse them in my food processor. Or slip the cookies in a ziploc bag and whack it with a rolling pin. Works like a charm. Hope that helps. xx
Robin
I am trying to make this for Thanksgiving today and do not have springform pans so I will do large cake. Where I am lost is the 2L for the ice cream and the 1 L for cool whip. Does this mean litre??? or Large???? Most all of the recipe is in tbls. or cup measurements so I do not want to get the ice cream/whipping cream measurement wrong. I will have to wing it today for Thanksgiving but will make again in January for my Bunco party with springforms I ordered online. I am assuming you mean litre? If not could you let me know. I know the conversation is around 4.22 cups to a litre. I know you are also in Canada, so I am guessing litre.
Thank you, can hardly wait to try it.
Kim Beaulieu
So sorry Robin, I just say this. I've been so busy lately, which is not typical of me. I usually respond quickly. Never hesitate to email if I miss comments. You can always reach mee at cravingsofalunatic@gmail.com. Email any time.
L is for litre, I'm Canadian so a lot of our stuff is in litres. I may add a link in each post to help with conversions for people overseas. Might be super helpful. That being said this recipe is hard to mess up. Even if the measurements are off it'll still taste awesome.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention though. It helps me make sure I'm writing the recipes so people can convert as needed.
Robin
p.s. to my original, I meant to say conversion. Also, I could not find oreo crumbs so I substituted two oreo pie crusts.
Kim Beaulieu
Any cookie will do. I use chocolate wafers often. Also just a good old chocolate chip cookie will do. If all else fails just use graham crackers. Works like a charm.
How did it turn out? I'm so sorry I missed your earlier comment.
Robin
Hi Kim, thank you so much for responding. I was not sure so I used to cartons of vanilla ice cream and 1 8oz container of cool whip and it was way tooooooooo much for my stand mixer. I had so much left over as I used two oreo pie crust shells. I finally received my 12 mini springform pans and will try again in January for my Bunco party. I still cannot get oreo cookie crumbs where I am and have put in a message to Nabisco. I did research online and it just shows using regular oreo cookies (even with the white center) and crushing them and adding butter to make the crust. I will try that. Even though my measurements were off, the tast was still great. I can hardly wait to make them in the springform pans for my party as they look so cute.
Thanks again for all your help.
Brenda
Hello Kim! This cake looks totally scrumptious. How many people does this feed? What size springform pan should I use?
Tx
Kim Beaulieu
Hey Brenda. You can use either an 8 or 9 inch. I made mine in mini springform pans. It can feed between 8 to 12 depending if you're a thick slice vs thick slice person. Hope that helps. If you need any more help just holler, or email any time. xx
sharon
would the quantities work in a 9x11 glass pan or 2 large spring form pans? i have a family bbq saturday and would like to make this in the larger form. i guess i will buy double the ingredients just in case.
Kim Beaulieu
Hi Sharon. Just saw this. It got stuck in the wrong place, sorry about that. Did you end up making this?