Incredibly easy to make and perfect for parties. If you like Pink this pie is for YOU!
Welcome to Ice Cream Week 2014! This year the event is hosted by myself, and Susan of The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen. We have teamed up with 25 amazing bloggers to bring you ice cream treats all week long. I hope you have as much fun as we did. Break out those stretchy pants and celebrate Ice Cream Week with us.
Ice Cream Week is an annual event meant to celebrate our love for ice cream treats. It kicks off today (August 18) and will continue until Saturday August 23. We have over 25 bloggers sharing recipes at least 3 days a week, many of us will be posting every day.
There will ice cream pies, ice cream cakes, ice cream sandwiches, milkshakes, floats, and even baked alaska. We’ve all gone above and beyond in our pursuit of ice cream nirvana.
We hope you will join us, and help us celebrate our love of ice cream. Not only are we sharing recipes but we’re giving away amazing prizes. One winner takes all. I wish I could enter because this giveaway is flipping amazing.
So keep reading, find out more about the event, the prizes and get the recipe for this amazing Pink Lemonade Ice Cream Pie.
A quick thank you to my co-host Susan, and to all our participants this year. It takes a special kind of crazy devotion to commit to a week of ice cream recipes. So I applaud everyone involved.
Our sponsors for the event have provided us with some great prizes. A huge thanks to Cake Boss, Anolon, Microplane, WÜSTHOF, Page Street Publishing and Quarry Spoon. Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Susan of The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen have tossed in a bonus prize of a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker because they think everyone should own one!
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- 2 cups of nilla wafers crushed
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 2 Litres just shy of 2 quarts if you're in the U.S. of vanilla ice cream, softened slightly
- 2 cups or 16 ounces in the U.S. of whipped cream, I made homemade but you can use store bought, divided
- 1 packet of crystal light pink lemonade 4.5 g
- 1 to 2 cups of coconut to taste, I like more
- 1 to 2 drops of red food colouring.
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Crush the nilla wafers in a food processor by pulsing until they resemble fine crumbs. Add the melted butter, pulse again.
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Press into a pie plate.
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In a stand mixer combine the ice cream, 1/2 of the whipped cream and crystal light packet. Whisk on high until well combined. If you want it to be a darker pink you can add some food colouring. Pour into the pie plate and smooth out. Place in the freezer for about 4 hours, or preferably overnight.
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Pull out the pie about 10 minutes before serving and top with the remaining 1/2 of the whipped cream. If desired top with the pink coconut.
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Pink Coconut Optional topping:
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You can make the coconut pink fairly easily. Start with a small amount of coconut on a glass bowl. Add 1 drop of food colouring and mix thoroughly, then add more coconut until you get the colour you want to achieve. Toss over top of the pie just before serving.
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Serve with a big old pretty in pink smile!
Recipe slightly adapted from Betty Crocker
Coconut topping inspiration comes from Blooming on Bainbridge
Okay now for the prizes, then be sure to scroll to the bottom for TONS of ice cream links. You are going to love every single recipe. Now check out these amazing prizes!
Here’s what is up for grabs, One Winner Takes All:
- 1 Cuisinart Ice Cream Machine in White
- One Cake Boss Mechanical Ice Cream Scoop with Red Silicone grips
- One Cake Boss 4Pc Ice Cream Bowl Set, Icing Pattern
- One Anolon Advanced Bronze 2 Qt Covered Straining Saucepan with Pour Spout
- One Microplane Herb and Salad Chopper
- One Microplane Premium Classic Grater in White
- One WUSTHOF CLASSIC 9-inch Double Serrated Bread Knife
- One Copy of the Cookbook Making Artisan Gelato by Torrance Kopfer
- One Copy of the Cookbook Everything Goes with Ice Cream by Koralee Teichroeb
- One Copy of the Cookbook Vegan Scoop by Wheeler del Torro
- One Copy of the Cookbook The Great Vegan Bean Book by Kathy Hester
- One Copy of the Cookbook Eat More Dessert by Jenny Kellar
- One Copy of the Cookbook The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz
- One Copy of the Cookbook Scoop Adventures by Lindsay Clendaniel
Whoever wins this one is going to be a very happy ice cream camper. I wish I could enter. Good luck to everyone. Keep scrolling to the bottom for the rafflecopter to enter. But first, more ice cream!
Make sure you swing by for a scoop from each of today’s Ice Cream Week Participants:
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Ice Cream Pie by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- Peppermint Fleck Ice Cream by Scoop Adventures
- Raspberry Lemonade Ice Cream Pie by The Redhead Baker
- Coffee Ice Cream by Cookistry
- Salted Caramel Ice Cream by Life Tastes Good
- Salted Caramel Peanut Butter Buster Bars by The Life and Loves on Grumpy’s Honeybunch
- Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream by Hezzi-d’s Books and Cooks
- “Fried” Ice Cream Pie by Renee’s Kitchen Adventures
- Mint Chip Ice Cream by Crumb
- S’mores Ice Cream Pie by Love and Confections
- How to Make an Ice Cream Pie at Home by Farm Fresh Feasts
- Gluten Free Sandwich Cookie Ice Cream Pie by Gluten Free Crumbley
- Fudge Topped Chocolate Ice Cream Pie by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Salted Caramel Ice Cream Pie by The Spiffy Cookie
- Caramel Coffee Milkshake by Wishes and Dishes
- Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Pie by The Messy Baker
- Majarete (Dominican Corn Pudding) Ice Cream by Mind Over Batter
- Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream Cake by The Gunny Sack
- Dirty Girl Scout Ice Cream by Quarter Life (Crisis) Cuisine
- No Churn Low Carb Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream by Yours and Mine are Ours
Other Blogs participating later this week:
Special Guest for the Week is Lindsay Clendaniel of the blog, Scoop Adventures. We’re very excited to have her join us. Lindsay is the author of Scoop Adventures which is chock full of ice cream goodness.
Enter the rafflecopter to win. You can enter once (by leaving a comment) or enter often (by doing the bonus entries). Good luck!
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If you dig ice cream follow our Ice Cream Week Pinterest Board: Follow Kim Beaulieu | Cravings of a Lunatic’s board #IceCreamWeek on Pinterest.
Stay tuned all week for more ice cream week madness! Er, I mean recipes!
Toodles and smoochies! xx
Liz says
August 18, 2014 at 7:57 AMSO gorgeous, Kim Bee!!!! You’ve outdone yourself! Thanks for squeezing in this “little” ice cream project into your busy schedule!!! xx
Kim Beaulieu says
August 30, 2014 at 2:11 AMThanks so much Liz. Ha, I’m all about squeezing things into my schedule. Now I can’t squeeze into my jeans though. Totally worth it though.
amanda @ fake ginger says
August 18, 2014 at 8:48 AMThis is so pretty! I love the pink coconut on top!
Kim Beaulieu says
August 30, 2014 at 2:12 AMAwe, thanks so much Amanda. I adore you site so I’m always stoked when you dig one of my recipes. xx
Vickie B. says
August 18, 2014 at 10:14 AMMy favorite flavor of ice cream is chocolate raspberry truffle……or really just anything with chocolate! YUM! This prize package is awesome. Someone (hopefully me) is going to be a very lucky person.
Kim Beaulieu says
August 30, 2014 at 2:12 AMBoth of those sound awesome. And thanks. We love doing ice cream week and are so lucky to have companies who enjoy it too.
Lauren says
August 18, 2014 at 10:30 AMI’m a huge fan of any ice cream with caramel! Totally not picky when it comes to caramel 🙂
Tonia says
August 18, 2014 at 10:40 AMNothing says summer like pink lemonade! Sounds delicious!
Pamela Gurganus says
August 18, 2014 at 12:08 PMMy favorite flavor of ice cream is chocolate peanut butter.
John@Kitchen Riffs says
August 18, 2014 at 12:17 PMPink Lemonade Ice Cream Cake? What an inspired idea! Love this! Great pictures, too — I particularly like the first one. Good stuff — thanks.
Cheryl W says
August 18, 2014 at 12:46 PMEgg Nog is my favorite flavour of ice cream.
Donna Currie says
August 18, 2014 at 1:10 PMHmmm … coconut “to taste” means I can leave it out, right? But I have to say it’s pretty 😉
Love the pie pinkness. I would have never thought of adding lemonade to ice cream, but now that you’ve done it, it makes perfect sense! LOVE IT!
Nicole says
August 18, 2014 at 1:22 PMFavorite flavor of ice cream.. cookies and cream! My daughter loves anything pink, so I will be making this ice cream pie this week for sure – yum!
Nancy @ gottagetbaked says
August 18, 2014 at 1:36 PMKim, holla to the best week evaaaaah! I love this simple yet elegant, delicious and oh-so-pretty pink lemonade ice cream pie. Seriously, you are the busiest lady in the blogging business. I don’t know how you manage to get everything done. I’m in awe!
Cindy taylor says
August 18, 2014 at 1:46 PMNeopolitan! (spelling?)
Shaina says
August 18, 2014 at 1:56 PMI’ve always been such a huge cookies and cream person, I just love Oreos with ice cream!!
Alicia J. says
August 18, 2014 at 2:05 PMVanilla is the best ever.
alice f says
August 18, 2014 at 2:11 PMI have two favorite flavors of ice cream…French vanilla and butter pecan. Boy, I would love to win this giveaway!
Terri/LoveandConfections says
August 18, 2014 at 2:23 PMLove the pretty pink color! Never had lemonade ice cream before. I will have to try it.
Sharon says
August 18, 2014 at 3:02 PMMy favorite flavor is cookies and cream!
Sara W. says
August 18, 2014 at 3:06 PMMy favorite flavor of ice cream is Mud Pie! I love coffee ice cream with anything chocolate added in (brownies, cookies, fudge)!
Laureen says
August 18, 2014 at 3:12 PMMy favourite ice cream is Tiger Tiger 🙂 crazy I know. Your recipe for Pink Lemonade Ice Cream pie looking unbelievably delicious!!
Mary B says
August 18, 2014 at 3:41 PMMy favorite flavor of ice cream is chocolate peanut butter.
Susan says
August 18, 2014 at 5:24 PMIt’s just so pretty Kim! I don’t think I’ve ever seen one so pretty (and girly before). Thanks for all YOUR hard work this week. mwuah!
Choc Chip Uru says
August 18, 2014 at 6:21 PMSuch a gorgeous colour, this pie looks so delicious 😀
Need to try it!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Alice // Hip Foodie Mom says
August 18, 2014 at 6:28 PMoh my gawd, Kim! this looks amazing!!! love the color. . so pretty!
Linda K says
August 18, 2014 at 6:43 PMChocolate ice cream is the best! Even vanilla with Oreos, or kaluha, or brownies, or hot fudge etc etc 🙂
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
August 18, 2014 at 8:13 PMYAYYY ICE CREAM WEEK!!!! I love how pretty and pink this pie is 😀
Shelby says
August 18, 2014 at 8:27 PMYour pie is so pretty in pink! I’m excited to be a part of ICW and am looking forward to all the yummy ice cream treats that are coming our way.
Hezzi-D says
August 18, 2014 at 8:29 PMLove all the pink! Sounds like a super fun summer ice cream pie!
Thom Anderson says
August 18, 2014 at 8:59 PMIn our house, strawberry rules!
Glenda T says
August 18, 2014 at 10:12 PMMy favorite ice cream is butter pecan, but I love vanilla too.
Nicole says
August 18, 2014 at 10:24 PMVanilla Bean is my fave!
Elaine says
August 18, 2014 at 10:42 PMwe love it ALL…..
Debbie Bray says
August 19, 2014 at 1:14 AMchocolate
Aaron B says
August 19, 2014 at 1:36 AMNice and chunky cherry ice cream is one of my favorites! Cherry Garcia from Ben & Jerrys is awesome.
Simone says
August 19, 2014 at 1:52 AMOooo… By pure coincidence ive made two types of icecream this weekend… Right on time for icecream week…:)
Marsha says
August 19, 2014 at 6:37 AMMy absolute favorite ice cream flavor is good old-fashioned natural strawberry.
Coleen @ The Redhead Baker says
August 19, 2014 at 8:30 AMI love pink lemonade! Very summery. That pink coconut topping is so pretty!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
August 19, 2014 at 4:51 PMI love how pink and girly this ice cream pie is!!!! Absolutely gorgeous! Pinned for sure!
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
August 19, 2014 at 4:58 PMI love how you topped this pie! So pretty.
Lindsay @ Scoop Adventures says
August 19, 2014 at 8:17 PMAbsolutely gorgeous! Love this ice cream pie idea. Need to put it on my ice cream to do list. Thanks for involving me in such a wonderful event!
lucy says
August 19, 2014 at 10:42 PMI love vanilla ice cream!
Annamaria @ Bakewell Junction says
August 20, 2014 at 12:09 AMKim,
I don’t have just one favorite. I love cookies and cream and chocolate chip cookie dough. Thanks for the giveaway.
Annamaria
Marion@Life Tastes Good says
August 20, 2014 at 1:18 AMThis has to be the most gorgeous pie ever! I love that pink color – it is perfect, and the flavor combo sounds totally refreshing and yummilicious! Beautiful photos!!
Lyn says
August 20, 2014 at 8:34 PMI love coffee ice cream
Renee says
August 21, 2014 at 12:42 AMMy favorite is Rocky Road
Karen says
August 21, 2014 at 12:17 PMRight now, my favorite ice cream flavor is blue moon!
Yuen C says
August 21, 2014 at 2:46 PMCookies and cream!
Jennie A. says
August 22, 2014 at 8:37 PMMint chocolate chip!
Chris says
August 23, 2014 at 2:19 PMMy two favorite flavors are pistachio and vanilla fudge swirl…or anything with coconut..or nuts..or mocha…;) so difficult to pick a favorite!
Suzie G says
August 23, 2014 at 2:44 PMI <3 ice cream but s a diabetic I am very choosy and want it to taste good if I am going to indulge.
Kim Beaulieu says
August 23, 2014 at 6:08 PMI bet this could be made sugar free. It’s a great treat. I love this one.
Karen D says
August 23, 2014 at 4:10 PMIt’s a toss-up between French vanilla and Butter Pecan
Eldon says
August 23, 2014 at 11:50 PMCookies and cream
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips says
August 24, 2014 at 7:34 AMSo so so gorgeous!!
Sherra Gray says
August 24, 2014 at 5:58 PMMy mother used to make Pink Lemonade Pie for me (I wanted that instead of B-day cake growing up!) when I was young. It used frozen pink lemonade and cool whip (along with evaporated milk and a few other things). I’m going to give this a try just to see if it brings back memories! Thanks for posting!
Natalie says
August 26, 2014 at 12:15 AMHonestly? I’m a big fan of vanilla. It’s allllll about the toppings!!! Mwahaha!
Amy @Very Culinary says
August 27, 2014 at 1:34 PMOh, Kim. Be still my ever lovin’ pie heart! LOVE.
Ramona says
August 28, 2014 at 8:12 AMPink lemonade ice cream… all I want to say is “HELLO!” and shove that whole piece in my mouth. 🙂
Wendy Janzen says
August 30, 2014 at 1:58 AMBeet ice cream. Not only is it yummy, but the look on people’s face when I tell them (after they have said how good it is) is priceless!
Melanie @ Bon Appet'Eat says
August 30, 2014 at 8:35 AMwow so much to win!! thank you so much!
Ayngelina says
August 30, 2014 at 10:17 AMI love your backdrop, where did you get it?
Kim Beaulieu says
August 30, 2014 at 11:58 AMHey Ayngelina. Actually both the thing under the food and behind it are tiles. I go to home depot or lowes and buy cheap tiles for photo backdrops. The one under it is marble. But what you can’t see is it’s broken. We bought an irregular, broken piece and paid half. We’ll cut the broken end off and it’s good as new. Any tile with a chip or imperfection they will usually discount. So it’s a really inexpensive option.
Ayngelina says
August 30, 2014 at 12:02 PMNow that is smart!
Asiya @ Chocolate & Chillies says
August 30, 2014 at 12:48 PMMy favorite flavor is Chocolate Mousse Royale from Baskin Robbins!
Choc Chip Uru says
September 12, 2014 at 8:37 AMThis is like ice cream lover heaven right here on a platter 😀
Gorgeous colour!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Kim Beaulieu says
September 13, 2014 at 3:26 AMThanks Uru. I had so much fun with this one. I’m such a pink girl.
Jo says
September 18, 2014 at 10:48 PMAnything ice cream works for me! This would be great for a baby girl shower! Thank you!